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HISTORY OF CLERMONT & BROWN COUNTIES, OHIO
By Byron Williams
1913
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WILLIAM C.
SAVAGE. Mr. William C. Savage is the owner of one
hundred acres of good land in Perry township, Brown county, Ohio, and is
conducting a general farming and stock raising business in accordance with
the progressive ideas of modern times, and since October, 1912, has engaged
in the insurance business with the Hartford Company. He is meeting
with success in all his undertakings, and his honest dealings have won for
him an enviable reputation. He was born in Perry township, Brown
county, Mar. 19, 1869, a son of George and Sarah Ann (Kain) Savage.
George Savage was born in 1800, and was a native of
county Dublin, Ireland. He came to America as a young man, first
stopping in New York for some years, and finally settling in Brown county,
where he purchased a timbered farm in Perry township, which he cleared and
made his home until his death, in 1888. He married after coming to
Brown county, and became the father of thirteen children. Although he
had but, a limited education, not being able to write his own name, he was
very successful business man. He was a Democrat in politics and a
member of St. Martin Catholic church, the wood for the burning of the brick
of which this church was built, Mr. Savage furnish free.
Sarah Ann (Kain) Savage was reared in Brown
county, Ohio, being left an orphan, with a brother, Charles, and they
were put out with different families, she was "Old Pap Savage." She
was married on the place in front of the convent, and remembered the first
church that was built there and the first priest that said mass.
Charles was reared in Montgomery county, Ohio, where he died, about
1901. Mrs. Savage passed from his life in her ninetieth year,
she also being a devout member of the Catholic church.
Of the thirteen children born to the union of George
and Sarah Ann (Kain) Savage, eight are living, and all of these with the
exception of two, living at Blanchester, Ohio, and one at Marathon, Ohio,
are residents of Brown county.
Mr. William C. Savage was reared and has lived
near his birthplace all his life thus far. He attended the public
schools and also the church school and spent two years at the Fayetteville
High School. He has given most of his attention to the occupation of
farming, making all the improvements and putting his home farm in a fine
condition.
In 1884, Mr. William C. Savage first married
Miss Elodie Tissandier, a native of Brown county, Ohio, and her death in
1898 left five children, who are as follows: Laura Isabelle (Colliar);
George Alexander, at home; Irene (Clark); Mary Pauline,
at home, and Clarence William.
Mr. Savage married for his second wife, Miss
Rose McGranaham, who was born in Perry township, a daughter of James
and Margaret (Campbell) McGranaham, the former of whom died March, 1909,
and the latter of whom is living at the old home, they being early settlers
of Brown county. To this union one daughter, Marie Gertrude,
has been born.
In politics Mr. Savage is a staunch Democrat,
and is now serving for the fourth year as assessor, having been assistant
assessor for four years prior to that.
In religious belief, Mr. Savage and the family
are members of St. Martin Catholic church.
Mr. Savage has always been engaged in the
business of farming but has had other interests as well. He was
engaged for a period of four years in trading and dealing in stock and farm
equipments. He spent five years in Highland county, Ohio, where he was
engaged in farming and trading, and spent one year in Green township, Brown
county. Twenty years ago, he purchased the present home farm, and has
made practically all of the improvements.
The success which has made Mr. Savage one of the
prominent farmers of this section has been entirely from his own persevering
efforts and energy. He is well and favorably known.
Source: History of Clermont & Brown Counties, Ohio - Volume II By
Byron Williams - 1913 - Page 537 |
S. B. SHELDON, M. D.,
one of the prominent physicians and surgeons of Brown county, Ohio, and one
who has reached this position through manly endeavors and a most strenuous
life, is a citizen in which Brown county takes great pride. Dr.
Sheldon has practiced his profession at Five-Mile, Sterling township,
Brown county, for the past forty-four years, and by his skill, attention and
fidelity, he has endeared himself to all with whom he has been associated.
The birth of Dr. Sheldon took place at Bantam, Clermont county, and
his natal day is Dec. 16, 1842. He is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth
(Bradbury) Sheldon.
Thomas Sheldon was a native of New Jersey, his
birth having occurred Aug. 11, 1807, and his death on the 31st of March,
1884. He came west when about the age of seventeen years, locating at
Cincinnati for a time, and later removed to Bantam, Clermont county, Ohio,
where he read law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced his
profession in the county court; was one of the three judges of the county
court for some two terms. Mr. Sheldon was a minister of the
Christian church for many years and held the office of clerk of the Southern
Ohio Christian Conference for over thirty years, the oldest clerk in the
State at this time. He removed to Brown county, in 1853, and purchased
a farm in Sterling township, his home until his deceased. He was a
Whig and an old-line Republican in politics and held the various offices in
the township, including justice of the peace. He was a son of
Thomas and Mary (Burr) Sheldon, who came from New Jersey to Darke
county, Ohio, where Thomas Sheldon, Sr., conducted a grist and saw
mill at Eaton, Ohio, until their passing. The Sheldon family is
of English descent, three brothers of the name coming together to America
from England. The Sheldons in America are all related and all
had large families.
Elizabeth (Bradbury) Sheldon was from New
England, coming to Clermont county, Ohio, with her parents, Samuel
Bradbury and wife, the former of whom was probably a farmer, and died in
the 1830's. Elizabeth Bradbury was born in 1811 and died in
November, 1866. She was the mother of six children, of whom one sister
of our subject is living -Mrs. Anna Connor, wife of Taylor Connor,
of near Crosstown, Sterling township. Those deceased are: Mary,
married David McMullen; Caroline married Absalom Scott;
Elizabeth, married Rev. C. W. Garoutte, of the Christian church;
and Lydia, married Alfred Connor.
Dr. Sheldon received the education afforded by the
schools of the country and at Amelia, Clermont county, Ohio. He was
but nineteen years of age when he enlisted in Company G, Forty-eighth
regiment, Ohio volunteer, at Camp Dennison, in defense of his country.
He served first in Gen. W. T. Serman's division for about one
year, and after the battle of Corinth was transferred to the Thirteenth
corps, under Gen. McClernand. Dr. Sheldon participated
in many engagements, among which were Shiloh, through advance movements, and
the siege of Corinth, in front of Vicksburg, up the Yazoo river, Arkansas
Post (or Fort Hindman), at Port Gibson, at Champion Hills, Black River
Bridge, at Crossing of Black River, and all through the siege of Vicksburg,
including the assault of May 22, 1863. After the fall of Vicksburg, he
went to Jackson, where he participated all through the campaign. Later
he was transferred to the Gulf Department and went to Texas and thence to
Louisiana, where he was placed on detached service and sent to Columbus.
His regiment was taken prisoners at Shreveport, but he was not with them, as
he had remained at Columbus, and was discharged, Jan. 17, 1865, never having
been seriously injured.
At the close of the war Dr. Sheldon returned to
his home, and, in 1866, took up the study of medicine with Dr. A. F.
Deniston, of Westborough, Ohio. In March, 1869, he graduated at
Miami Medical College, of Cincinnati, and at once began the practice of his
profession at his present home, and has continued to the present time.
During his entire life thus far he has enjoyed the very best of health.
Dr. Sheldon was united in marriage to Mrs.
Ruth A. Hockett, who was born in Cincinnati, and is a sister of Dr.
A. E. Deniston and a daughter of James S. and Elizabeth (Dilley)
Deniston, who were from New Jersey. James S. Deniston was a
prominent business man of Cincinnati for many years and was also a resident
of Clinton county, Ohio, for some time, his death occurring at Columbus in
1864. Mrs. Sheldon's brother, Dr. A. F. Deniston, past
eighty years of age, is still practicing his profession at Westboro, Ohio.
They two are the only ones of the family now living.
Dr. Sheldon erected the substantial home many
years ago and the farm is located on the Marathon and Buford pike. He
has a step-daughter, Hattie M., whose husband, Harry L. Apgear,
is a clerk in a store at Mr. Orab and owns two farms in Sterling township.
The political views of Dr. Sheldon are in accord
with those of the Republican party and he has filled the various local
offices.
The fraternal affiliations of Dr. Sheldon are
with the Masonic order, at Williamsburg, and he is a member of the Clermont
Social Lodge No. 29, Free and Accepted Masons. He is also a member of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Mt. Orab, and of Lynchburg
Encampment. He has been pension examiner for twenty years.
Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon are members of the
Five-Mile Christian Church and are active in all worthy affairs of that
denomination.
Dr. Sheldon is a prominent member of the Brown
County, the Ohio State, and the American Medical societies. An
enthusiast in his profession and one whose ability is recognized generally
in this section, Dr. Sheldon is also a good citizen and takes an
active interest in all that promotes the welfare of Brown county.
* Source: History of Clermont & Brown Counties, Ohio
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Volume II -
By Byron Williams - 1913 ~ Page 520 |
Sterling Twp. -
JUDGE THOMAS SHELDON, farmer, P. O. Five Mile, son of
Thomas and Mary (Burr) Sheldon, was born Aug. 11, 1807, in the State
of New Jersey, of English and Welsh descent, and came with his parents to
Ohio, in 1818. He was married in 1831 to Elizabeth, daughter of
Samuel Bradbury, a native of Clermont County, of English descent; her
parents came to Ohio about 1800. They had born to them six children -
Mary S., still single; Caroline, wife of A. Scott, of
Green Township; Elizabeth, wife of Edler C. W. Garoutte of
Dayton; Lydia B., wife of Alfred Conner, of Perry Township;
Anna H. of Tayler Conner, of Sterling Township; and Dr. S. B.
Sheldon. Judge Sheldon settled in Tate Township, Clermont County,
Ohio, in 1833, and served as Justice of the Peace eleven years, when he was
appointed Associate Justice on the Common Pleas bench of Clermont County,
and served seven years. He was Trustee of Tate Township. He
removed to Brown County in 1853, and has been Trustee of Sterling Township,
and Justice of the Peace six years, also a Notary Public over forty years.
His business ability and sterling honesty have kept him in business all his
life, but he always operated a nicely kept farm. He is a member of the
Christian Church, licensed to preach in 1840 and Clerk of the General
Conference thirty-one years. He lost his first wife and married
Mary, daughter of Thomas Fitzwater, and widow of J. J.
Thompson, July 4, 1874. Few men can look back on a more busy or
well-spent life than Judge Sheldon, who is venerated and respected by
all.
Source: History of Brown County, Ohio - Publ. 1883 - Page 300 |
Green Twp. -
F. M. SMITH, Mt. Oreb. A little less than a
century ago, where we now live in the enjoyment of churches, schools,
railroads, telegraphs, daily mails, manufactories, National banks, and in
fact nearly everything which tends to make up civilization, and to give to
life enjoyment, lived another peculiar people, known as the red men of the
forest. Here he pitched his wigwam beside the flowing stream, and the
young Indian warrior wooed and won his dusky mate. Here the wild beast
roamed at will, and was seldom molested in his forest home among the hills
and along the valleys. Contentment reigned supreme, and the Indian was
monarch of all he surveyed. But at an unguarded hour the civilizer
crossed the beautiful Ohio, pitched his tent upon its shore, and proceeded
to take possession of the fertile spot now known as Brown County; and with
the oft repeated blows from the pioneer's ax the giant trees fell as doth
the grass before the scythe. With strong arms and brave hearts, homes
were established in the face of the savage and to the dismay of the wild
beast, and now as we look upon the broad meadows covered with green verdure
and golden fields of grain, and enjoy our pleasant homes, our hearts swell
with gratitude to our fathers who braved the storms and disappointments of a
then new and unbroken country, and established for us a free government.
Among the early settlers of Brown County were Benjamin and Rachel Smith,
who were both born in Maryland of Scotch and English parentage. From
Maryland they emigrated to Kentucky, where they lived several yeas; in 1804,
they came to Brown County, Ohio, and settled where Georgetown at present is
built. They cast their lot with others who preceded them, and made a
purchase of a considerable tract of land. They had nine children whose
names were respectively James, Nancy, Benjamin, Rachel, Mary, Benton,
Rebecca, Nicholas and Elizabeth. However, the father did
not live long to enjoy his home; for, soon after the close of the war of
1812, he died, leaving his family in comfortable circumstances. The
children proceeded to add to what was left them by their father, and
gradually increased their possessions of this world's goods. But that
spirit which characterized their father was inherited by the children, and
they began to think of pitching their tents toward the setting sun; so they
continued to travel Westward until several of the families are represented
in California. However, one Nicholas, the youngest son and
father of the subject of this sketch, remained in this county. He was
born in September, 1801, and when twenty-four years old, married Mrs.
Sally Richards, a widow with two sons - John and William.
They enjoyed the blessings of wedded life for more than half a century, when
death called him away to the bright land above from whence no traveller
returneth. He was the father of ten children, of whom four are now
living - Alexander, resides in Illinois; James G., Rebecca J.
and Francis M., our subject, who still lives near the old homestead.
Richard fell, defending the flag of the Union in the late rebellion,
at the battle of Pittsburg Landing, in April, 1862. About 1830,
Nicholas Smith moved to what is now known as Green Township, and began
to establish for himself a home in the forest. He participated in the
organization of the first Methodist Episcopal Church in the township, of
which he was a member, also a member of the first Sunday school, and is said
to have been the second Whig voter in Green Township. He had served as
Justice of the Peace, and was respected and honored by all who knew him.
His wife, Sally, was born in Maryland Apr. 13, 1800, and is of
English descent. With her parents, Richard and Rebecca Spires,
she came to Ohio in 1812. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church when first organized in Brown County. She is still living and
enjoying good health at the ripe old age of eighty-two years. Their
son, Francis M., subject of this sketch, the youngest child and
seventh son of the family, was born in Brown County July 10, 1844, at the
old homestead, two miles north of Mt. Oreb. He received a good common
school education, and when twenty yeas old began teaching school, which he
followed for perhaps three years. When twenty-four years old, he went
on a Western tour, visited a brother in Illinois and returned home in March,
1868. On Feb. 16, 1870, he married Miss Sarah E. Rice, daughter
of Benjamin and Eliza Rice, now of Clermont County, Ohio. At an
early day, July 3, 1871, death entered his home, robbed him of the companion
of his youth, and his home became broken up. On Oct. 28, 1871,
he formed with Joseph Clare, Esq., of Bethel, Ohio, a
partnership in the mercantile business at Mt. Oreb, and continued
therein six years, a portion of the time they having the only store in town.
In April, 1875, our subject was again married; this time to Mrs. Mary E.
Cochran, widow of the late John G. Cochran, son of Joseph
Cochran, President of the First National Bank at Georgetown, Ohio.
She was the mother of two children - Ella and Peggie.
Soon after his marriage, Mr. Smith quite the mercantile business and
retired to his farm north of and adjoining Mt. Oreb, where he now resides.
He became identified with the Cincinnati & Eastern Railway Company, in the
infancy also one of the incorporators of the Columbus & Ohio River Railway
Company, and was elected one of its Directors at the first election held by
the company, and now holds the office of Secretary. He has been
repeated elected and re-elected to office in Green Township, notwithstanding
his being a Republican and the township largely Democratic. He has
also been connected with nearly every public enterprise which would prove
beneficial to the township in which he resides. Mr. Smith has
for nearly nineteen years been identified with the Methodist Episcopal
Church; has held nearly every office in the church, and has repeatedly been
elected lay delegate to the Annual Conference. He is now in the ninth
year of his superintendency of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday school at Mt.
Oreb, which is in a flourishing condition. He has on child living -
Sallie V., born June 14, 1876. As a leading and respected citizen
of Brown County, there are none who are more worthy of representation in
this work.
Source: History of Brown County, Ohio - Publ. 1883 -
Page 269 |
Clark Twp. -
S. B. SMITH, minister, Hamersville. Samuel
Bernard Smith, a son of William and Elizabeth (Hoover) Smith, was
born in Bath County, Va., Mar. 24, 1820, both natives of Virginia.
Grandfather Hoover was a native of Germany; served six years and nine
months in the Revolutionary war, and died in 1844 at the advanced age of 107
years. The subject of this sketch, while young, had the advantage of
only a meager common school education, and came to Ohio in 1841 and engaged
in the ministry two years later, and which he was engaged for thirty-six
years, serving two years as Presiding Elder of the M. P. Conference.
Mr. Smith was one of the mild, quiet, persuasive preachers, and never
inclined to be stormy, but the high estimation in which he was held is
attested by the honor conferred by being twice Presiding Elder. He was
retired to the superannuated list in 1879. Mr. Smith was
married, in 1846, to Ellen Jane, widow of Samuel Davis, and
daughter of Robert and Margaret (White) Kennedy (see Clark Township
history). They have five children - Samuel K. (married and
living at Piketon, Ohio, and Principal of Schools), Ella Bell (widow
of Elsberry Young, killed by the falling of the C., G. & P. R.
R. Bridge across the Little Miami July 24, 1877), Emma (wife of
Thomas M. Lucas), Charles Garwood, Jessie Estella.
Grandfather William Smith, of English descent, was a soldier in Gen.
Marion's army, and lived to be one hundred and four years old.
Mr. Smith is an honored member of Fayette Lodge, No. 107, F. & A. M.
Was initiated in West Union Lodge No. 43, I. O. O. F., and is now a P. G. of
De Soto Lodge, No. 374, and officiating Chaplain. Mr. Smith is
an honest, quiet citizen, who only needs to be known to be esteemed.
Source: History of Brown County, Ohio - Publ. 1883 - Page 192 |
Huntington Twp. -
O. B. SPEARS, tobacconist, Aberdeen. In the year
1879, Mr. Spears located in Aberdeen and engaged in the tobacco
trade, and has since dealt largely in the article. During the tree
years he has been engaged, he has purchased on an average about 125,000
pounds per annum. For five years previous to his coming to Aberdeen,
he was engaged in the same business, handling in the meantime large
quantities. He was born in Brown County, Ohio, in 1849, and is a son
of Spencer Spears, whose sketch appears in the history of Union
Township. The boyhood of our subject was spent on the farm till he
attained his majority, at which time he began handling tobacco. He is
a member of the Gretna Green Lodge, No. 99, K. P., to which he has become
connected some years, and is an honored and worthy member.
Source: History of Brown County, Ohio - Publ. 1883 - Page 176 |
Franklin Twp. -
PHILIP STEPHAN, P. O. Ash Ridge, a prominent farmer of
Franklin Township, was born in France Oct. 12, 1836. His father,
John J. Stephan, was also a native of France, and a farmer by
occupation. He came to America about 1837, locating on the farm now
occupied by our subject, where he resided till his death, in March, 1880.
He married Sarah Bohl, a native of France, who ore him three
children. Mrs. Stephan is still living, enjoying good health,
and resides at Cailisle, in her eighty-second year. Philip is
the only child living of the three born to his parents. He grew to
manhood on the farm, receiving a fair common school education. When
twenty-four years of age, he rented Peter Devore's farm in Pleasant
Township, where he resided five years. He then purchased 113 acres of
his father's farm, where he has since resided. He subsequently bought
eighty-four acres in Jackson Township0, and sixty-four acres of woodland in
Franklin Township, both farms adjoining his first purchase. Mr.
Stephan is a prominent Democrat of the township; in 1876, was elected
Trustee, and has since occupied that position. He is connected by
membership with the Protestant Evangelical Lutheran Church of Arnheim, in
which body he has acceptably filled many positions. He was married in
November, 1857, to Catherine Arn, a native of this county. They
have had three children - Jacob J., Philip F. and Catherine M.
Mrs. Stephan and the children are also members of the Lutheran Church.
Source: History of Brown County, Ohio - Publ. 1883 - Page 211 |
Pleasant Twp. -
ADAM STEPHEN, Georgetown, one of the most prominent
grocers of the village, was born in the kingdom of Bavaria June 12, 1829.
His father died when our subject was quite young. His mother was
Mary (Baker) Stephen. She was the mother of two children - our
subject, and a sister Sarah (now the wife of Jacob Kancher, of
Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Stephen accompanied his mother and sister
to America in 1830. The three located on a farm in Franklin Township,
near Arnheim, this county, where Mrs. Stephen died in 1850.
Mr. Stephen was reared on a farm and when fifteen years of age went to
Dover, Ky., where he remained some time. In 1847, he worked on a farm
in Mason County, Ky., for $6 per month, and soon after volunteered to go to
the Mexican war, but the company was full and his services were not needed.
In 1849, he removed to Georgetown, where he resided till 1853. He had
learned the cooper's trade, and in the latter year went to Quincy, Ill.,
where he worked at his trade six months. He then went to Aurora and
Peoria, in the same State, and thence to Georgetown, where he has since
resided. He worked at his trade for eighteen years altogether, and
then engaged in the saloon and boarding house business, which he followed
for five years. In 1872, he engaged in the grocery business, and has
succeeded in building up a large and profitable trade. Mr. Stephen
owns a very nice two story brick residence on North Main street, the "old
George Shields farm," of 187 acres; the "Old Thomas L. Hamer and
Devore property," the "old Hamer homestead" of eight
acres, and many village lots. Mr. Stephen has been a
member of the Masonic fraternity since 1856, and is a charter member of
Confidence Lodge No. 307, I. O. O. F., of Georgetown. Mr. Stephen
was united in marriage, in 1865, to Elizabeth Reohn, a native of
Wurtemberg. She died in 1863. Mr. Stephen was again
married, in 1865, to Sarah Clump, a native of Wurtemberg also.
Seven children have been given them, living - Frank, Elizabeth, Albert
G., King William, Charlie and Hattie. Mr. Stephen and
wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. S. is also
connected with the K. of P. Lodge.
Source: History of Brown County, Ohio - Publ. 1883 - Page 41 |
Green Twp. -
JOSEPH STEPHENS, farmer, P. O. Five Mile.
John B. Stephens, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in
Belgium, where he married Theresa Fasty, by whom he had two children
- Joseph and Rosalie. In March, 1847, he emigrated to America,
came to Brown County, Ohio, and settled in the northern portion of Green
Township, where our subject now resides. He settled in the woods, but
with undaunted courage and the energy which characterized the pioneer of his
day, he began to clear off his land, and to-day it is in a high state of
cultivation. He died Sept. 2, 1864; his wife survived him until 1878.
Joseph Stephens, subject of this sketch, was born Jan. 23, 1835, in
Belgium, and, when about twelve years old, with his parents, he came to
America. In January, 1857, he married Jennie C. Baune, daughter
of Jacob J. and Catherine Baune, and by her has had eight children -
Mary, Frank, Philip, Mary J., John, Rosa, Jennie and Theresa.
Mr. Stephens has served as Justice of the Peace for Green Township nine
years, and on all occasions gave his decision in favor of justice with
unswerving firmness. HE is the owner of ninety-five acres of land, and
is recognized as one of the leading agriculturists of Green Township.
Source: History of Brown County, Ohio - Publ. 1883 - Page 270 |
Huntington Twp. -
F. M. STEPHENSON, farmer, P. O. Ripley, was born in
Union Township in the year 1843, and is a son of Mills and Eleanor (Flaugher)
Stephenson, old settlers, whose sketches appear in this book. She
is a daughter of David Flaugher, of whom mention is made in this
work. The early life of our subject was passed in this and Union
Townships, and he received a common school education. He was married,
Dec. 16, 1875, to Sarah E., the daughter of Hon. E. M. Fitch,
an old settler, of whom mention is made in this work. After his
marriage, he lived two years at Logan's Gap, where he was engaged in
handling and pressing tobacco, after which he removed to his farm, but still
continued to handle tobacco. He owns 165 acres of well improved land,
which has been accumulated by him since living on the farm. He still
continues in the tobacco business, began to 1873. He has been Trustee
of this Township two terms, and is a member of Ripley Lodge, No. 71, F. and
A. M., and Chapter No. 82. He has the following children:
Portia, Clay, Black, Marian, Oliver, and Eleanor West.
Source: History of Brown County, Ohio - Publ. 1883 - Page 176 |
Union Twp. -
LEMUEL STEPHENSON, farmer, P. O. Ripley, fourth son of
Robert P. and Mary Stephenson, was born on his father's farm, near
Ripley, Mar. 18, 1832. He was reared on a farm and educated in the
schools of Delaware, Ohio. He taught school one term, then engaged in
the grocery business in Ripley with Ephraim Stephenson, and pursued
it one year, then returned to his farm and followed agriculture and
horticulture up to 1874, when he turned his attention to the dairy business,
his present avocation. He was married, Feb. 21, 1856, to Miss Sarah
E. Devore, daughter of Nicholas and Hestoria Devore.
Mrs. S. was born in the county and died Feb. 23, 1858, leaving one child
- George W., now deceased. Mr. S. again married Dec. 22,
1860. This time to Miss Emily Wilson, daughter of Jacob T.
Wilson a native of Huntington Township, where she was born Feb. 9, 1838.
Four children were the fruits of this union, of these three are living -
Mary M. born Nov. 13, 1861, wife of W. T. Vance; Amasa,
born Oct. 12, 1865; and Anna L., born Aug. 21, 1869; Wady
(deceased), born Aug. 27, 1863, and died Aug. 1, 1864. Mr.
Stephenson and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Politically, he is an advocate of Democracy. During the late war, he
was Captain of Company B, of the Brown County Militia.
Source: History of Brown County, Ohio - Publ.
1883 - Page 87 |
Union Twp. -
ROBERT P. STEPHENSON, Ripley, was born in Union
Township, June 21, 1801. His father, Col. Mills Stephenson, was
born in Delaware, and came to Mason County, Ky., in 1792, and in 1794
crossed to the Ohio side and located near Ripley. He bought a farm of
100 acres and settled on it. He served in the Indian war, and through
the war of 1812 as Colonel. He built Fort Stephenson in Ohio, and by
the order of the Governor it was given his name. As a man, Col.
Stephenson was prominent in his day, and as a citizen he labored in the
good of the people and in the interest of the county. His death
occurred June 16, 1822. Mrs. Stephenson, his wife formerly
Miss Jane Kilpatrick, was a daughter of Frank Kilpatrick, who was
a native of Ireland. He came to America, and in 1791 came down the
Ohio River in a flat boat with his two daughters - Isabell and
Jane, aged ten and twelve years respectively. When just above
Maysville, then known as Limestone, Ky., the Indians endeavored to decoy
them ashore, but failing in the attempt they fired two balls into him, one
entering his head and the other his heart, killing him instantly. His
daughters came on to Limestone, where they saw their father buried.
They were taken by a Richard Applegate of Mason County, and reared to
womanhood. Isabell married James Stephenson and Jane
married Col. Mills Stephenson. The latter died June 30, 1815.
Robert P., the subject of this sketch, was reared to manhood on his
father's farm, and received his educational training in the common schools.
He aided his father in clearing up a farm and in effecting many
improvements. Sept. 23, 1819, he was married to Mary Wallace, a
daughter of Thomas and Catherine Wallace, who were natives of Ireland
and Pennsylvania. They came to Mason County, Ky., in 1791, and lived
on the "Old Washington trace" till 1815, when they came to Brown County.
Mrs. Stephenson was born n Mason County, Ky., June 9, 1801.
Eleven children were the fruits of this marriage, seven of whom are
living - Thomas, Lemuel, Young, Mary A. (wife of Abner Howard),
Robert A., Catherine J. (wife of Edward Martin), and William
R.; Mills, Elizabeth, Ephraim and Jane are deceased. In
1835, Mr. Stephenson located on his present farm, which he cleared up
and improved himself with the aid of his children. He assisted in many
of the prominent public improvements of the township and county. He
now owns a farm of 128 acres of well-improved land. He was one of the
earliest and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In
politics, he is a supporter of the doctrines and principles of Democracy.
Source: History of Brown County, Ohio -
Publ. 1883 - Page 86 |
Union Twp. -
THOMAS STEPHENSON, farmer, P. O. Ripley, son of
Robert P. and Mary Stephenson, was born on the old Stephenson
homestead, near Ripley, July 2, 1826. He was reared on his
father's farm and received his training in the common schools of his native
place. His marriage occurred Sept. 12, 1850, with Miss Elmira J.
Wiles, born in Union Township Aug. 29, 1829, and a daughter of Joseph
B. and Harriet Wiles. Eleven children were the issue of this
union, of these all but one are living - Harriet A., a school
teacher; Mary E., a teacher, Julietta, wife of George
Miller, of Springfield; Edwin E., Florence G., Edith W., Lucy C.,
Newton J., Daisy A. and Myrta M. Jocasta A. is deceased.
In 1850, Mr. Stephenson located on the farm he now occupies and has
since resided on it, except five years he lived on the old homestead.
Mr. Stephenson's occupation has always been that of an agriculturist,
giving his principal attention to cultivating tobacco, which he has raised
successfully for thirty-five years. He owns a farm of eighty-three
acres of good land. Mrs. S. is united with the Christian
Church. His political views are Democratic.
Source: History of Brown County, Ohio - Publ.
1883 - Page 87 |
Union Twp. -
WILLIAM R. STEPHENSON, farmer, P. O. Ripley, son of
Robert P. and Mary Stephenson, was born near Ripley May 12, 1843.
He was brought up to farming and was educated in the common schools of the
neighborhood. He took a commercial course in Grundy's College and
graduated in March, 1864. He began reading law, in 1872, with W. H.
Sly, of Ripley, and was admitted to practice in the Circuit Court in
September 1874. He practiced his profession there one year, then
engaged in buying and shipping tobacco at Logan's Gap till 1880. He
resumed his law practice in Ripley, and, in the early part of 1881, took
charge of his father's farm. Nov. 7, 1879, he was married to Miss
Sarah B. Myers,, daughter of James and Salina Myers. Two
children were born to this marriage, viz.: Myrtie L. and James R.
Mr. Stephenson is identified with the Masonic body and Knights of
Pythias. Politically, he is a Democrat.
Source: History of Brown County, Ohio -
Publ. 1883 - Page 87 |
Pleasant Twp. -
Y. STEPHENSON, Georgetown, a prominent physician of
Georgetown and Brown County, was born in Union Township, Brown County, Ohio,
April 19, 1834. He is a son of R. P.... Stephenson, who was
also born in Union Township in 1801. His father was Mill Stephenson
probably a native of Delaware, and from whom Fort Stephenson was named.
He located in what is now Union Township, Brown County, Ohio, about the
latter part of the eighteenth century, and there lived till his death.
His son, R. P. Stephenson, the father of our subject, was a
boat-builder; also ran a saw-mill in early life, but has mainly been engaged
in farming. He married Elizabeth Wallace, a native of this
county. Nine children have been given them, seven living. Both
parents are living, and each in their eighty-first year. Dr.
Stephenson was the fifth child and fourth son of these parents, and was
reared on the homestead farm. He received a liberal education at the
Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, remaining there four years. At the
commencement of the civil war, he returned to Brown County, and soon after
obtained a situation as teacher in a district school. He followed the
profession of teaching probably sixteen years altogether. He read
medicine at Dr. Beasley, of Ripley, remaining with him two years.
He attended a course of medical lectures at the Ohio Medical College of
Cincinnati, and subsequently at the Starling Medical College of Columbus,
Ohio, graduating from the latter institution in the spring of 1865. He
first located at Bentonville, Adams County, Ohio, and a year later at
Georgetown, where he has since resided. Dr. Stephenson has met
with very good success in his practice. He has always evinced
considerable interest in educational matters throughout the entire county.
He was Principal of the Georgetown Public Schools for three years, and the
Higginsport Schools two years. He was President of the Brown County
Teacher's Institute for four years; has been a member of the Georgetown
Board of Education ten years, and is its oldest member in point of service.
He is also connected with the Brown County Academy of Medicine; of the
Knights of Pythias, and the Lodge of Encampment of Odd Fellows.
Politically, he is a strong and earnest Democrat. Dr. Stephenson
was married, in the fall of 1856, to Susan Vananda, a native of Ohio.
Both are members of the M. E. Church.
Source: History of Brown County, Ohio - Publ. 1883 - Page 41 |
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