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A History and Biographical Cyclopædia
of
Butler County, Ohio
with
ILLUSTRATIONS AND SKETCHES
of Its
Representative Men and Pioneers
Western Biographical Publishing Co.
Cincinnati, O
1882
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BENJAMIN
W. HAIR. M. D., discoverer and manufacturer of Dr.
Hair's Asthma Cure," was born July 26, 1819, in Washington County,
Pennsylvania, being the youngest of thirteen children. His parents,
James and Rebecca (McCowen) Hair, were both born in Berkeley County,
Virginia. A few years after their marriage (about 1806) they removed to
Pennsylvania, where they lived the remainder of their days. Farming was
their life vocation, being pursued both in Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Mr. James Hair was also justice of the peace for thirty-four years
of his life. At his hands justice was indeed found, for during this long
period as a magistrate, both in Virginia and Pennsylvania, there were,
out of hundreds of cases, but six that he did not succeed in
compromising, and which finally came to trial. He always used every
possible influence to secure an amicable settlement between the
contestants, in which he was almost invariably successful. He was a true
peacemaker, and for this, and many other excellent traits of his
character, he was greatly esteemed and respected by all who knew him. He
died while yet holding his office. His wife had preceded him, having
died in 1840.
Two brothers of Dr. Hair made themselves
widely known in the ministry. They were both Presbyterians. One of them
died a few years ago in Chicago, while still laboring in his profession.
A circumstance worthy of note, as not having a parallel, perhaps, in the
United States, is connected with the family of Dr. Hair's oldest
brother. The widow, with four generations, all females, constituting the
entire posterity of Mr. John Hair, are still living in Sigourney,
Iowa, making in all five generations.
Dr. Hair attended the common schools until he was nineteen years
of age, when he entered Washington College, in Washington County,
Pennsylvania, then in charge of the Rev. Dr. McConaha, where he
was a school mate of Hon. James G. Blaine, and joined him in
debate at college societies, where he graduated in 1842, in high
standing. He then began the study of medicine in the office of the noted
Dr. Biddle, of Monongahela City, Pennsylvania, and in the
meantime entered the Ohio Medical College, at Cincinnati, where he
graduated as a doctor of medicine in 1845. A location for practice was
the next question to determine, and finally Fairview, Hancock County,
Virginia, was selected, where he remained actively engaged till 1849. He
next removed to Hamilton County, Ohio, remaining in Sharonsville and
vicinity till 1853. From that place he moved into Butler County, where,
with the exception of four years spent in Princeton, Illinois, and an
equal time in Franklin County, Indiana, he has since remained. In 1864,
while in Indiana, he went out as assistant surgeon of the One Hundredth
United States Infantry, serving in that capacity until the close of the
war. He was with the army of the Tennessee, under General Thomas.
Returning to Butler County, he resumed practice, which
was continued till 1879, when a new departure in his professional career
took place. While in the army he contracted spasmodic asthma, which
developed in a few years into an exceedingly severe case. For eleven
years there was not a day or night that he did not experience asthmatic
paroxysms, and was finally reduced to a mere skeleton. He had, during
all these years, been studying the disease carefully, and had made many
experiments to ascertain its true nature, the method to alleviate it,
and a rational philosophy of cure. But finally, on the 8th of January,
1876, he began treating his case with a remedy which he compounded upon
scientific principles, based upon his own observations, study, and
experiments. It relieved him immediately, and since the first
forty-eight hours succeeding its first application he has not, in a
single instance, experienced a recurrence of his malady.
He then began treating other asthmatics, and found that
in a very large majority of cases a perfect cure was effected. To test
the medicinal powers of his discovery thoroughly, he treated many cases
gratuitously all over the country, and the result was that in a short
time his medicine met with a general demand, so that in the Spring of
1879, he began the manufacturing of "Dr. Hair's Asthma
Cure" in Hamilton, which was carried on with great success till August,
1881, when the enterprise was removed to Cincinnati under the firm name
of Hair & Son. Until recently Dr. Hair has supplied his
patrons directly, but the demand became so universal that he decided to
furnish all druggists instead, by which means a more general
distribution of the cure could be effected. It is now known and used all
over America, and has been the means of curing thousands of suffering
humanity, its discoverer included. Though established but three years,
the enterprise is reputed worth upwards of $300,000, of which Dr.
Hair & Son are sole proprietors.
Dr. Hair was married September 24, 1844,
to Miss Margaretta L. Hamilton, of Florence,
Washington County, Pennsylvania daughter of John and
Margaretta Hamilton of that place, farmers by occupation.
Mrs. Hair died March 4, 1882, leaving three daughters and one
son. The oldest is the wife of Virgil Gilchrist, of
Cincinnati, her second husband, and was born August 8W 1844. West
Anna, wife of the Rev. T. J. McClelland, of Piqua,
Ohio, was born January 25, 1847. James W. was born the 10th of
May, 1851, and Margaretta R., wife of Robert Cochran,
of Millville, Butler County, was born March 4, 1856.
Dr. Hair is a man of great earnestness
and enthusiasm in whatever interests him. In temperance work he has been
very active and influential. He has devoted much time and spent much
money in organizing and sustaining temperance organizations. His work in
this direction has been followed by great good, and reflects great
credit on him. In Church work he is no less prominent, being one of the
largest supporters of the Presbyterian Church in Hamilton. His
benevolence in these particulars are but symbols of his relation towards
all worthy enterprises. As an illustration of his zeal and liberality,
his action in the recent efforts to enforce the Sunday laws will show.
He, upon the first resistance being offered to the law, came forward and
sustained Mayor Puthoff, and offered to give five hundred
dollars, or even one thousand dollars if needed, to enforce the law.
In politics he is an enthusiastic Republican, and never
fails to vindicate the principles he espouses. Socially he is genial and
hospitable, and with friends self-sacrificing.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 354 - Hamilton Twp. |
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EPHRAIM HALL was born in Pennsylvania about 1785. He
married for his first wife, in Pennsylvania, Hannah Wynn, who
died in 1819, leaving two children. Benjamin was born about
1815, is married, and lives in Mercer County, Ohio; Jonathan,
born February 18, 1818, is married, and lives in Morgan Township.
For his second wife, Ephraim Hall married Dorcas Callahan.
She bore him three children Jeremiah, whose whereabouts is
unknown; Matthew, who is dead; Nancy, how is supposed to
be alive, but whose residence is uncertain. Mr. Hall was a
resident of this township before 1812, taking up his residence on
Paddy's Run. He died about 1853. Jonathan Hall
married Catherine Brandenburg, who was born November 10, 1823,
daughter of Jacob Brandenburg. He is the father of eight
children, as follows: Hannah, wife of Nelson Shroyer,
now of Kansas; Jacob, a resident of Kansas; Mary, wife of
David Burnett, of Morgan; William, married and at home;
another, wife of Leander Selyer, now of Kansas; Charles
and Albert, both single and at home; and Hiram, who
also is the oldest. Mr. Hall, is a self-made man. He
began work as a farm-hand, and has continued to prosper, until now he
owns one hundred and sixty-three acres of land. He is surrounded
by many of the comforts of life.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 436, Morgan Twp. |
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JOHN
M. HALL (Hanover Twp.) was born in Hanover Township, in 1809.
He is the son of John Hall and Elizabeth Morris, who came here in
March, 1806, from Kentucky. He is a farmer, and has been
supervisor and school director. His father was in the
Revolutionary War as a private in a South Carolina regiment, and
received a pension a few years before he died. This was in the
year 1836, his wife dying May, 1838. They were both buried on
their farm.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 447, Hanover Twp. |
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JOHN
W. HALL, D. D. was president of the Miami University from 1854 to
1866, and during that time a citizen of Oxford, Ohio. He was born
Jan. 19, 1802, in Orange County, North Carolina, and was educated
chiefly in Harpeth Academy, near Franklin, Tennessee, then under the
presidency of the celebrated Rev. Gideon Blackburn, D. D., who
was afterward president of Center College, Kentucky, and the founder of
Blackburn University, Illinois. After completing his academic
course, Mr. Hall studied theology under Dr. Blackburn, his
former teacher, and in the year 1835 was licensed to preach as a
Presbyterian minister. He became successively pastor of the
Presbyterian Churches at Jackson, Murfreesboro, and Gallatin, Tennessee,
when, in 1840, he was chosen pastor of the Third Street Presbyterian
Church at Dayton, Ohio. His efforts in this field were eminently
successful.
In the year 1852 Mr. Hall removed to
Huntsville, Alabama, for two reasons; taking charge of the Presbyterian
Church and assuming control of the presidency of the North Alabama
College, which was about to be located at that place.
In the year 1852 Mr. Hall removed to Huntsville,
Alabama, for two reasons: taking charge of the Presbyterian Church and
assuming control of the presidency of the North Alabama College, which
was about to be located at that place. While here he was elected
to the presidency of the Miami University, of Oxford, Ohio. This
position was unsought, and Mr. Hall knew nothing of the honor
conferred upon him until he received official information of the fact.
By the same mail came congratulatory letters from old friends, urging
him to accept the situation. After mature deliberation and the
advice of his most intimate friends, he removed with his family, in the
latter part of 1854, to Oxford, and on the first day of January, 1855,
entered upon his duties.
When Dr. Hall took charge of the university he
found that the preparatory and normal departments be found that the
preparatory and normal departments were largely attended by students,
but he found that the finances were in a bad condition. He
immediately proposed a change, and at the end of his administration, in
1866, there had accumulated a surplus in the treasury of over $10,000.
Notwithstanding the eminently successful presidency of
Dr. Hall, a majority of the board of trustees, during 1866,
became dissatisfied, and, if possible, would have forced his
resignation; but Mr. Hall, hearing of their intentions, refused
to allow his name to go before the board as a candidate for election,
and Dr. R. L. Stanton was chosen his successor. Previous to
this action the board had been presented with a memorial, signed by
nearly all the alumni who had graduated in the twelve preceding years,
the students of the university at this time and the leading citizens of
the town protesting against the change. Dr. Hall bade
farewell to Old Miami, and has since resided in Covington, Kentucky,
honored and respected by all.
On Thursday, July 5, 1866, 3 P. M., the trustees
elected a new faculty, all the chairs having been declared vacant at the
end of the college year. As soon as the above action was made
known the students assembled on the streets and at the depot, when the
train was leaving, cheering for Dr. Hall and hooting, yelling,
and swearing at the trustees. In the evening Dr. Hall was
serenaded by the Oxford brass band.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 527 - Oxford Twp. |
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GRIFFIN HALSTEAD. Col.
Halstead, in 1875, wrote the following account of his life:
My father and mother were John Halstead, of
Currituck, North Carolina, and Ruth Richardson, his wife.
Early in their married life they removed from the shore of Albemarle
Sound, to the northern central part of the State, where, near Guilford
Court-house, I was born, June 11, 1802. I was the oldest son of
the family who survived infancy. When I was two years old, my
parents left their native State for the blue grass regions.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 462 - Ross Twp. |
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EZEKIEL C. HAMILTON was
born in Portland, Maine, in 1812. He came out here in 1842, and
settled in Fairfield Township, being married in 1848 to Mary A.
Blackburn, born in 1821, and daughter of James Blackburn and
Sarah Lytle. They had nine children. Sarah Augusta
is the wife of Albert Huston, who lives in Hamilton County;
Charles is married, and lives in Fairfield Township; Arthur
is dead, and the others are Albert, Ettie, Ida, Kate, James and
Lillie. Mr. Hamilton was justice of the peace, real estate
assessor, personal property assessor, township trustee, and school
director. He died in 1880.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 481,
Fairfield
Twp. |
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ALFRED HANCOCK, M. D.,
was born in Reily Township, Nov. 27, 1820. His father was a
farmer, and he remained with him until the age of sixteen, attending
school and helping him on the farm. After that date he attended
and taught school until 1844, when he began the study of medicine under
Doctor McAlister, of Oxford, there remaining about a year.
He went to Cincinnati and attended the Ohio Medical College, then under
the supervision of Professor Harrison, until his graduation. He
then returned to Butler County, beginning practice, and has been here
ever since, with the exception of a year and a half. His father
was Joel Hancock, and his mother Sarah Lintner. He
is the second child of his father's first wife, his father being married
twice. They came to this county about 1803. His grandfather,
John Hancock, was in the Revolutionary War, and his father in the
War of 1812.
Doctor Hancock was married on the 23d of
January, 1845, to Emeline DeCamp, daughter of Walter DeCamp
and Sarah Bird, who came to this county in 1812 from New Jersey,
and are still living. She was born in 1828. Doctor
and Mrs. Hancock have had three children. Walter was
born May 25, 1847; Joel, Feb. 26, 1849; and James, Oct. 5,
1854.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 467 - Ross Twp. |
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JAMES
E. HANCOCK was born in Butler County, June 24,
1839, being the son of Henry G. Hancock and Ella Watson.
Henry G. Hancock was born in Kentucky, coming to Ohio in 1835,
and settling in Reily Township. He was a farmer by occupation, and
reared a family of ten children, of whom six are living. He
removed to Indiana about 1840, where he died in 1876. James E.
Hancock was educated in teh common schools in Indiana, and was
brought up to farming. Upon the death of his mother, in his
fourteenth year, he left home, and was for five years a resident of
Illinois. In 1859 he came to Ohio, locating in Oxford, and
entering the employment of C. F. Billings, a broom manufacturer.
He continued with him for four years. In the Fall of 1863 he came
to Hamilton, in the employment of Bennett & Caverly, broom
manufacturers, and was with them three years. He began business
for himself in the firm of Rump & Hancock, in the same line, in
1866. He also engaged at the livery business the next year, and
carried on both at the same time. The latter was discontinued
after three years. He then engaged in farming and raising
broom-corn. He employs in his manufactory from fifteen to
twenty-five hands, supplying a demand that exists in Memphis, Natchez,
and New Orleans. Mr. Hancock was married in 1865 to Miss
Ella, daughter of George W. Louthan. The are the
parents of three children, two now being alive, Ida Iola and
Lula May. Mr. Hancock is a member of the Baptist
Church.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 384 - Hamilton Twp. |
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WILLIAM HANCOCK, son of Elisha
and Bertha Hancock, was born in Preble County, Sept. 9, 1818.
He came to this county in 1847, and was married in Rush County, Indiana,
Jan. 31, 1840, to Elizabeth Jones, daughter of William and
Mary Jones. They have had five children. Elisha M.
was born Jan. 16, 1842; John, Apr. 4, 1844; Isaac, Aug.
20-, 1848; William Thomas, June 30, 1850; and Wiley Ellsworth,
Mar. 1, 1864. Elisha and John were in the war of the
Rebellion. Elisha Hancock, the grandfather, came here in
1812, and was burnt out the first Winter. Mrs. Hancock was
a seamstress and tailor. The present Mr. Hancock is a
farmer.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 572 - Milford
Twp. |
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JOHN HARPER
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 496, Liberty
Twp. |
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ROBERT HARRIS settled in the county in
1810, having been born in Kentucky, Nov, 1809. His parents were
Joseph and Sarah Jane Harris.
Among the remembrances of his childhood is that of being lost. A
great search was made, and his parents prepared to go after him, as it
was supposed he was in the hands of the Indians. He was married
Dec. 11, 1833, to Julia McCaine, daughter of Robert and Jane
McCaine, who came to this county in 1798. The former was a
brave soldier in the War of 1812. His grandfather Lytle was
in the Revolutionary War.
Mr. and Mrs. Harris have had seven children, of
whom the oldest is dead. Mary Jane was born Jan. 20,
1837; Joseph, Nov. 28, 1838; Robert, Nov. 22, 1840; William,
June 28, 1843; Rebecca, Feb. 6, 1845; Henry, Apr. 22,
1848; and George W., Feb. 22, 1854. Joseph and
William Harris was engaged in the last war. William
was in the Seventy-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was reported missing
one day, and is now supposed to be dead. The children are all well
to do. Mr. Harris has lived on his present farm
since 1876.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 572 - Milford
Twp. |
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GEORGE W. HASLET
is the son of
John Haslett and Ann Cummins. He is a farmer. He
was born the 4th of November, 1840, in this county. He was married
on the 8th of November, 1864, to Catherine Cooper, daughter of
John Cooper and Phenner Dill, who are now both dead.
She was born on the 19th of January, 1842. They have had seven
children. Ida May was born July 26, 1865; George M.,
July 10, 1867; Charles G., Nov. 18, 1869; Maggie I., Oct.
4, 1872; Mary J., Apr. 30, 1875; Rosa Ann, Mar. 28, 1877;
and John E., Oct. 22, 1879.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 616, Wayne
Twp. |
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MANNING HATHAWAY was born in New
Jersey on the 6th of April, 1788, and died in Butler County, Mar. 29,
1861. He married, Dec. 7, 1812, Sarah Beach born in New
Jersey, Aug. 26, 1793, who died June 9, 1868. They had seven
children, of whom two are living. John, born Apr. 23, 1814,
died May 2, 1844; Eliza, Sept. 25, 1815, died Sept. 22, 1819;
Catherine, widow of James Graham, Oct. 2, 1817, lives
in St. Louis, Mo.; Calvin, born Jan. 10, 1819, died Oct. 27,
1819; Alpheus, July 24, 1821, died June 6, 1822; Amanda,
Apr. 12, 1824, died Dec. 16, 1850; and Silas, Feb. 8, 1832, lives
single in Fairfield. Manning Hathaway moved to Ohio about
1812, and settled in Fairfield Township. He was a mill-wright, and
followed this vocation as long as he was able. He began with
nothing, but saved enough to buy sixty-eight acres, which was divided
among his children, and which is now owned by his son Silas. The
latter is a member of hte Butler County Grange, and has held the office
of secretary to the Grange for three years.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 481,
Fairfield
Twp. |
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METCALF BRADLEY HATCH was born
in Genesee County, New York, Mar. 5, 1835. His father, Timothy
Hatch, died Mar. 27, 1844, and his mother, Lucretia Buell,
died in 1865. Daniel Buell, an uncle, was a captain
of infantry in the War of 1812, and was killed in the battle of
Chippewa. His remains were never found. Mr. Hatch
settled in this county in 1858, and was married Dec. 30, 1862, to
Martha A. Sutphin, daughter of John Sutphin and Jane Potter.
Mr. and Mrs. Hatch have three children, Harry S., Metcalf B.,
and Jennie R. He has been township trustee, being first
elected in the Spring of 1877, and continued till 1878, and was
re-elected in 1880 for one year. His brother, Hobart Henry
Hatch, went out in the war, and was promoted to captain. A
nephew was out in the war as general, and is still in the service.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 646 - Lemon Twp. |
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BENJAMIN HAWK
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 467, Ross Twp. |
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JOHNSON B. HAYTHORNE was
born in Hamilton County, Dec. 17, 1842, and was married in 1867 to
Rachel A. Divley, a native of this State, where she was born Dec.
30, 1845. They had four children, of whom three are living.
Lulu S. was born Oct. 30, 1868; Clifford P., May 11, 1873;
Melvin and Milton, twins, Jan. 2, 1875. The latter is dead.
Mr. Haythorn came to Butler County in 1876, and leased the farm
of William Beatty, one hundred and twelve acres. Previous
to this he lived in Newton, Hamilton County. He is a member of the
Baptist Church, and is the superintendent of the Sunday-school at
Furmandale, of which he was one of the founders. The school was
organized in April, 1881, and at present averages about seventy
attendants. During his residence in Hamilton County he was
secretary of the Sabbath-school for several years. His wife is
also a member of the Baptist Church.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 482,
Fairfield
Twp. |
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JONAS HECK
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 606, Madison Twp. |
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HENRY HERRON
is one of the oldest settlers in the township. He was born in
South Carolina, Nov. 17, 1801, and was brought to this county in the
fall of 1806 by his parents, Thomas and Nancy Herron. They
came of long-lived families. Mr. Herron lived to see his
eighty-sixth birthday, and Mrs. Herron her eighty-third.
Here father was ninety two and her mother lacked only a few days of
being ninety-nine. They were honest, upright people, and highly
esteemed. Mr. Herron commanded a company of militia for a
long time, taking it when a mere skeleton, and building it up until it
was the best in the regiment.
When he had reached twenty-five he thought it was
time for him to marry, and in June, 1826, he was united to Margaret
Cramer, daughter of George and Barbara Cramer, who came to
this county in 1816. They had eleven children, of whom six are
living and five are dead. George Herron is the oldest; he
was born May 26, 1827. Catherine Colter was born Jan. 9,
1829; William Herron, Jan. 11, 1831; Thomas Herron, Jan.
2, 833; Barbara Herron, Aug. 25, 1825; Nancy Herron, Dec.
10, 1837; Margaret Herron, Dec. 11, 1839; Mary Jane Herron,
Mar. 1, 1842; Martha Ellen Emrick, Mar. 1, 1844; Sarah Jane,
Aug. 7, 1849; and Louis D. Winfield Scott Herron, Oct. 31, 1852.
They have lost Barbara, Nancy, Margaret, Mary Jane, and Sarah
Jane.
William and Thomas served the last war.
Thomas who made a prisoner, being aboard of the Indianola
when it was captured. He was taken all over the South, and finally
got in Libby Prison. He remained there about ten days, and was
then exchanged. He commanded one of the guns on the Indianola.
The morning after the surrender an offer was made for an exchange, but
was not accepted. He was liberated after many months of terrible
suffering. Henry Herron, it is needless to say, is a
farmer, and a good one. He has never held office.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page Milford
Twp. |
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EDWARD L. HILL, M.D.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 537, Oxford Twp. |
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VOLNEY L. HILLS
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 538,
Oxford Twp. |
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EDWARD HINSEY was born Aug. 1, 1830,
on the farm on which he now lives. His father was Albert Hinsey,
and his mother, Sarah Morris. They came to this county Apr.
5, 1804. Mr. Hinsey was married May 21, 1857, to Julia
Murray, born Oct. 31, 1832, and has had three children.
Clarabel as born June 5, 1862; Ida May, Mar. 2, 1864; and
Nancy Tenny, Jan. 1, 1869. Mr. Hinsey has been
supervisor for six years. He is a farmer, owning sixty-five acres
of land that has had a crop of grain on for seventy-five years, no
fertilizer ever having been applied. The crop of 1881 was
beautiful and abundant. Mrs. Hinsey is the daughter of
John and Sarah Antrim, who came to this county in 1814.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 572 - Milford
Twp. |
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JOHN HÖLLE
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 467, Ross Twp. |
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The
REV. NICHOLAS FR. HOLTEL,
pastor of St. Stephen's Church, was born in Cincinnati, Apr. 9, 1853.
He is the son of George Henry Holtel and Anna Christine Holte,
nee Nolgel. Mr. Holtel wa regularly educated for priesthood
by the Franciscans, and fills his charge here acceptably.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 384 - |
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GEORGE W. HOOD was born in Darke County, in this State, Aug.
7, 1840, and is the son of Samuel and Catherine Hood. He
was married Oct. 1, 1861, to Catherine, daughter of William and
Rebecca Cameral. He has seven children. Elmira
was born May 17, 1864; Lucetta, Feb. 14, 1870; Erminia,
Nov. 20, 1871;William E., Apr. 18, 1873; Ralph Allen Feb.
6, 1875;Susan P., Oct. 10, 1877, and Harvey T., Nov. 17,
1879. He was a farmer, and removed to this county in 1868.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 573, Milford
Twp. |
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DR. CHARLES C. HOOVER
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 467,
Ross Twp. |
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CORNELIUS HOUSE was born on the 22d
of October, 1798 in Virginia. He is the son of Jacob and Susan
House. He was married in 1834 to Rachel Cregor, who was
born in New Jersey, on the 3d of February, 1803, and has borne him
eleven children. William was born June 23, 1823; Susan
Bill, Aug. 18, 1828; Elizabeth Ayers, Aug. 19, 1830; Jacob,
Oct. 5, 1832; George, Feb. 10, 1835; Isaac, Apr. 10, 1837;
Joel, Aug. 17, 1839; Alexander, June 30, 1842; and Albert,
July 13, 1845. Alexander House was killed in the last
battle of the war, at Bentonville, North Carolina, Mar. 15, 1865.
He was aged twenty-two years, eight months, and thirteen days. He
was brought home on the 28th of December and was buried on the 31st, at
Greenwood Cemetery. One of the children, Cregor, died at
eight years of age; but with his exception all his children have lived
to maturity. He and his wife have lived together for sixty years.
She was the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Cregor, who came to
this county in 1808. Mr. Cregor served in the War of 1812.
Mr. and Mrs. House have lived on the farm they now occupy for the
last forty-six years, and own a fine farm on the Springdale pike,
consisting of one hundred acres. It is near Jones's
Station.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 482, Fairfield
Twp. |
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MRS. LORETTA L. HOWARD
was born in Union Township, in Butler County, on the 29th of March,
1834, being the youngest child of Louis Krouskopf and Catherine
Messer, natives of Germany. She was educated at the common
schools and at home, remaining there until Nov. 11, 1853, when she was
married to George W. Howard, daughter of John and Mary Howard,
early settlers of this county. George W. Howard was born
July 4, 1827, in the house where his widow now lives. He was a
successful farmer and a well-known citizen. He never held any
office. He was killed by the fall of the limb of a tree on the
17th of January, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Howard were the parents
of five sons. John Lewis was born Oct. 12, 1854;
Benjamin F., Sept. 11, 1856; Stephen Otto, June 3, 1860;
William Henry, May 3, 1864; Walter Wesley, Nov. 26, 1870.
Mrs. Howard has continued the farm in the most successful manner,
and has prospered. She is an industrious woman. She owns one
hundred and Eight-nine acres of land, in a good state of culture.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 585, Union
Twp. |
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JAMES H. HOWE
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Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 538,
Oxford Twp. |
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THOMAS
V. HOWELL, the leading dry-goods merchant of Hamilton, was born
in this city, in what is now the First Ward, September 28, 1826. He is
the son of Hezekiah and Sarah A. (Virgin) Howell. Mrs.
Howell was the daughter of Thomas Virgin, an early
settler in Liberty Township, and afterward in the War of 1812. He was
killed by Indians, on the Rocky Mountains. Mr. Howell
received a limited education in the common schools, and when from ten to
twelve years of age entered the employment of George P. Bell, a
prominent merchant, and continued with him some ten years, when he went
to Cincinnati, with the firm of Reilly & Woods. He returned to
Hamilton, and entered the employment of Brown & Leigh, remaining
there until March, 1849, when, in company with D. G. Leigh, they
purchased the business of William B. Van Hook, and began
the firm of Leigh & Howell, under which title they traded for two
and a half years. Mr. Leigh then sold out to John Dye, and
the new firm of Howell & Dye was formed.
About 1854 Mr. Howell purchased the- interest of
his partner and carried on business by himself for twelve years. On
beginning in 1849, his trade was not limited exclusively to dry goods,
but embraced all that is commonly sold in country stores, including at
one time a large stock of boots and shoes, and afterwards of millinery.
In 1870 he admitted his son, David Leigh Howell, as a partner
under the firm name of T. V. Howell & Son. In 187o they built the
store since occupied by the firm, a handsome three story building, and
admirably adapted to its present use. Their former store had been on the
corner of Third and High, in the place now occupied by Hughes
Brothers. The firm also carries on an extensive concern in
Middletown, and are large dealers in all lines. Much of their goods is
imported directly by themselves.
Mr. Howell was married October 20, 1849, to
Miss Sarah A. Conner, daughter of David Conner, a
former well-known resident of this place. They are the parents of one
daughter and one son, the former being Kate C. Howell, and the
latter David L. Howell. Mrs. Howell and daughter are members of
the United Presbyterian Church. He is a self-made man, and had no early
advantages. He is a member of the Masonic order, and contributed
liberally of his means and influence in sustaining the government during
the last war.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 339 - Hamilton Twp. |
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Dr.
WILLIAM HUBER was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, on the 5th of
July, 1813. He was educated in the schools in that vicinity, and when
fifteen years of age attended an academy at Lebanon. He began reading
medicine when sixteen years old, and attended a course of lectures at
the University of New York, in Fairfield, in 1831 and 1832, and a second
course at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, in
1833 and 1834. He was graduated from that institution in 1834, and began
the practice of his profession at Lebanon, April 1,1834. He continued
there until ill health compelled him to seek a more congenial climate,
and he then came to Columbus, Ohio, where he improved so rapidly that he
concluded to remain in this State. He went to West Alexandria, Preble
County, where he remained one year, then going to Eaton. There, in
company with Dr. A. H. Baker, he stayed two years, then coming to
Hamilton. He located here in 1841, and has ever since been in the
practice of his profession in this town.
Dr. Huber is one of the oldest members of the
Butler County Medical Society, and is a member also of the Union
District Medical Society. He is a very prominent physician. Dr.
Huber was married in 1846 to Miss Mary D. Budd,
who was born in New Jersey. They are the parents of eleven children, of
whom six survive. He is a member of the Episcopal Church and of the
Masonic order.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 358 - Hamilton Twp. |
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MATTHEW HUESTON was a native of
Pennsylvania, coming from what is now Franklin County, where he was born
on the 1st of May, 1771. His father's next neighbor was a
Scotchman, named Buchanan, who afterwards became better off in
the world, and moved to Mercersburg, where he became a justice of the
peace. His son James was sent to Dickinson College,
afterwards entering upon the practice of law. He was successively
a member of the United States Senate, minister to England, and President
of the United States. When Matthew Hueston was two years of
age his father, William Hueston, removed to the backwoods, and
settled on the Monongahela, in Ohio County, Virginia. The Indians
becoming troublesome, Mr. Hueston removed his family to Taylor's
Fort, twenty-four miles from the town of Wheeling. The family
remained most of the time at the fort, but occasionally went to the farm
when it was deemed safe. Mr. Hueston went back and forth to
cultivate his place, but on one of these trips he was shot, killed, and
scalped by teh Indians, at the door of his own cabin. Mr.
Hueston was left a widow with six small children.
As soon as Matthew Hueston was able he began
working around the farm, and at fifteen went as an apprentice to learn
the trade of a tanner and currier, continuing at that employment for
several years. When he became a journeyman he saved up his money,
and, in 1793, made a small venture of stock, with which he went down the
Ohio River. On the 17th or April he landed at Cincinnati, but
after a few days went down to the falls of the Ohio. He returned
by the way of Maysville, again floating down to Cincinnati, where
General Wayne's army had arrived in the mean time. Soon after
arriving he sold out his goods to a man named McCrea, who,
however, decamped without paying him. He then went to work in a
tannery, being the one afterwards owned by Jesse Hunt, and
afterwards went with Robert and William McClellan, who were
engaged in driving a brigade of pack-horses from Cincinnati to Fort
Jefferson. Completing his first trip, he drove a number of beeves
from Fort Washington to Fort Jefferson, and then superintended the
killing of the cattle and putting up the beef, which was designed to
subsist the men the next Winter. There being no salt at the
garrison, the meat had to be hung up in the open air around the fort to
prevent it from spoiling, until salt could be procured. This
caused a delay in the business for some time. Soon after Mr.
Hueston was appointed commissary at this post, at the pay of thirty
dollars a month. The next Summer he returned to Fort Washington,
and went out with Wayne on his expedition, being issuing
commissary until the Summer of 1795, when he resigned.
He then furnished himself with a stock of groceries and
other articles and began as a sutler following this up until the year
1796. He had one store at Greenville and another at Cincinnati, in
the latter having a partner. The business was very profitable, and
he soon accumulated twelve to fifteen thousand dollars. In the
latter part of 1796 Mr. Hueston was taken sick, remaining in his
bed for three or four weeks. When he had sufficiently recovered,
he set out for Cincinnati, but found his affairs were in a wretched
condition. His partner had become dissipated, had squandered most
of the property by gambling, and had finally sold out the stock, going
down the river, and leaving Mr. Hueston to pay the debts of the
firm. This he did, and found that, after exhausting all his means,
he still owed four hundred dollars. Undiscouraged, he persevered
in his industrious way, and again embarked as a drover. He drove a
large number of cattle from Cincinnati to Detroit for two dollars and
fifty cents a head, and was successful in delivering them all, although
the route was a complete wilderness. He returned in forty days.
This business he followed till the year 1800, when he had paid off all
his old debts and had accumulated fourteen or fifteen hundred dollars in
hard cash. This he laid out in land.
He bought a tract of two hundred acres, four miles
south of Hamilton. It was then altogether in the woods, but now
the railroad, the canal, and the Cincinnati turnpike pass though it.
In a few years he had a large farm under cultivation. He built a
hewed log-house, in which he lived and kept entertainment for travelers
a number of years. At the United States land sales in 1801, he
purchased or entered three sections of land and two fractional sections,
on the west side of the river, comprehending in all about two thousand
six hundred acres. To these purchases he added from time to time,
so that he eventually became the largest owner of land in this county.
On his farm south of Hamilton he began to reside in the
year 1802, and on the 15th of April married Miss Catherine Davis.
He remained here till 1813, when he removed to his farm on Four-Mile
Creek, in Hanover Township. Here he built a large stone mansion,
and attended to his agricultural interests for many years. He then
removed to Rossville, taking up his abode there in October, 1834.
This is in the house now occupied by his son-in0-law, Robert Harper.
At the beginning of the century the militia was
better organized than it is now. Mr. Hueston became captain
of the company of light horse from which he was afterwards advanced to
the office of colonel of the Second Regiment. When Hull
surrendered Colonel Hueston volunteered his services, and went
with a number of others to Fort Wayne, which was then besieged by the
enemy. After serving two or three months, he was made purchasing
agent for the contractor of the Northwestern army, acting in that
capacity until the conclusion of the war.
In 1808 he became a justice of the peace in Fairfield
Township, remaining so till he removed to Hanover, where, after a few
months, he was again elected. In this position he served until his
removal to Rossville, holding this office for twenty-three years.
In no case was his judgment reversed on appeal. He was a
commissioner of Butler County from 1826 to 1835. He died on the
16th of April, 1847, in the seventy-sixth year of his age, and was
buried near the Presbyterian church in Collinsville. The services
were conducted by the Masons.
He had four sons and five daughters. They were
William, Eliza, Mary, Samuel, Thomas, Eleanor, Robert, Cynthia, and
Catherine.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 444, Hanover Twp. |
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CHRISTOPHER HUGHES
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 497,
Liberty
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ELIJAH HUGHES
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 497, Liberty
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JOSEPH B. HUGHES. Joseph Barcalow Hughes, auditor of Butler
County, was born November 12, 1848, on his father's farm in Liberty
Township, in this county. He is the son of Micajah
Hughes, president of the First National Bank, and grandson of
Elijah Hughes, a native of Baltimore County, Maryland. The family
emigrated to this county from Maryland about the close of the War of
1812, and settled in their present neighborhood, in which they have ever
since resided. They are noted for their good, practical common sense,
industry, sobriety and sterling honesty, and, as a consequence, have
accumulated large estates, and are considered among the first families
of Butler County.
Micajah Hughes was
married more than fifty years ago to Phebe Freeman Cassidy, a
native of the county, a lady whose good sense and good judgment have
contributed in no small degree to her husband's prosperity. This long
and happy union has been blessed by ten children, of whom Joseph
is the sixth.
Reared upon a farm, he grew up with all the advantages
of outdoor life and physical exercise; attending district school until
he had attained such proficiency that an advanced school became
necessary to develop the intellect which nature bestowed so profusely
upon him. For this purpose he attended the Ohio Wesleyan University at
Delaware, Ohio, and afterwards, to acquire a business education, he went
to a commercial college at Dayton, Ohio, at both which seats of learning
he showed himself a young man of excellent memory, quick perception,
good judgment, and sound understanding.
He was married November 12, 1868, to Miss
Mary Davis, daughter of Almon Davis, a wealthy
farmer of Liberty Township. Mrs. Hughes was born in April,
1848. She is a lady of culture and refinement, and is one in every way
fitted to make home attractive and happy. One child, Gordon
Taylor, a bright, intelligent boy now twelve years old, has been
given them to bless their union. Mr. Hughes engaged in
farming with fair success until 1875, when desiring to furnish his boy
with better facilities for education, and being himself of an
enterprising commercial and manufacturing disposition which farming did
not gratify, he moved to Hamilton and engaged in mercantile pursuits
until 1881, when he sold out to his brothers. While engaged in business
his attention was directed to the subject of manufacturing the beautiful
ware known as Wedgewood, large quantities of which are imported from
England and sold in this country, and he became impressed with the
belief, after investigation, that it could successfully be manufactured
in America.
Acting upon this belief, he with others organized the
Royal Pottery Company, of which he was elected president, about three
years ago, for the manufacture of this ware. The necessary buildings and
machinery were constructed, skilled workmen were brought direct from
England to start the enterprise, and the problem Was successfully solved
by turning out goods equal to the best: imported from Europe, thus
demonstrating what American enterprise and skill can accomplish when led
by; intelligence and good judgment: Since Mr. Hughes's
election to his present position, he has disposed of all his interest in
the company, as well as other outside business, that he may devote his
whole time and attention to the duties of the office to which the people
have elected him; but as a manufacturer and a merchant, his good
judgment, thorough methods, and fair dealings procured him a fair share
of success, and the respect of all with whom he dealt.
From his earliest youth he has taken ah earnest
interest in politics, allying himself with the Democratic party, being a
true disciple of the teachings of Jefferson, Jackson, Madison, and the
other great founders of that party. He is thoroughly democratic in his
principles, is opposed to all monopolies and to all legislation for the
benefit of the few at the expense of the many, or. to any thing tending
towards monarchy, absolutism, or aristocracy.
For years he has been a hard worker in the ranks of his
party, acting as committeeman in his township, attending conventions,
and helping worthy friends to public positions, but not until the
Hancock campaign in 1880 was he put forward as a leader by his admirers,
who began about that time to estimate the man at his true value.
At the Morrow convention in 1880, which nominated
General Ward for Congress, he was selected by the delegation
from his county to second the nomination, which he did in a neat and
appropriate speech, being the first time he had attempted the difficult
task of speaking in public; During the political campaign of that year
he spoke at various points in the county, discussing the political
questions of the day in a manner that showed a thorough knowledge of the
subject, to the gratification and we may add, surprise of his friends,
and with credit to himself.
In the campaign of 1881 he contributed greatly to the
success of his party by his writings to the Daily Democrat, in a manner
that shows him to be a good writer as well as a good speaker, and his
abilities as a political strategist are recognized by his being made
chairman of the county executive committee of this county. As a speaker
he is thoroughly honest and sincere in his utterances, and therefore
impresses himself upon his hearers; his sentences go direct, to the
point, and convince by their directness rather than by their eloquence.
As a writer he is forcible, fair, and direct; but if occasion require,
he can be pungent and sarcastic, covering the object of his attack with
ridicule, in which respect he is much more effective as a writer than
speaker.
It is reasonable to suppose that the public would look
to such a man as one well calculated to fill a public office with credit
to himself and with honor to them, and therefore when he was nominated
by his party by an overwhelming majority, and triumphantly elected to
the office of auditor of this county, in the Fall of 1881, it was no
more: than was to be; expected in recognition of his abilities and
reward for political services.
He entered upon the discharge of the duties of his
responsible. position in November, 1881, to serve for three years. In
the discharge of those duties it is safe to predict, from the integrity
displayed by him in the past, that the interests of the public will be
properly guarded, and that the laws governing his official acts will be
honestly and faithfully executed. He is a man of incorruptible honesty
and unflinching honor, possessing that conscientious regard for the
sanctity of an oath that insures its faithful observance. He is a Knight
Templar, is a past Chancellor Commander in the Knights of Pythias, and a
valued member of other orders with which he is associated. With his
natural shrewdness, industry, and ambition, we predict for him a future
that will place him in the front ranks as a citizen, a politician, an
officer, and a thoroughly cultured, upright gentleman.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 338 - Hamilton Twp. |
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JOSHUA E. HUGHES
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 497, Liberty
Twp. |
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MICAJAH
HUGHES, of Liberty Township, president of the First National Bank
of Hamilton, was born iu Baltimore county, Maryland, on the 25th of
January, 1807. He is the son of Elijah and Sarah (Muchner)
Hughes, who were both natives of the same county, and removed to
Ohio, settling in Liberty Township, in 1815. Mr. Hughes
followed the occupation of a blacksmith in Maryland, but after coming to
Ohio, also embarked in farming. He was born November 4, 1777, and died
August 8, 1849, and his wife died September 10, 1845, being born May 5,
1780. Micajah Hughes was educated in an old log
school-house, in Liberty Township, located in Huntsville. He soon was
initiated into farming, and in 1832, in company with Daniel,,
his oldest brother, bought a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, in
Lemon Township, which they owned together until 1837. In the meantime
they had bought another farm in the county, then dividing it. Micajah
took the farm on which he now lives, of one hundred and twenty acres,
and forty acres of woodland, two miles distant. Their partnership was
dissolved in 1837, when Mr. Hughes married. His business
from that time on has been to farm, trade in stock, and loan money.
He was one of the organizers of the First National Bank
in Hamilton, in August, 1863, and has ever since been its president. The
first meeting to form this bank was held on the day on which the battle
of Gettysburg was fought, but the meeting at which the permanent
organization took place was on the 6th of August. The capital was
originally $50,000, of which Mr. Hughes owned one-tenth, but a
few months after it was increased to $60,000, and in January was made
$100,000, its present capital. Mr. James Beatty was the
first vice-president. The average dividend of the bank since its
beginning has been sixteen and two-thirds per cent; the highest
dividend, twenty-four per cent, and the lowest, ten. The deposits now
are over $700,000, mostly received from farmers.
The bank has been uniformly successful in its history,
never having been obliged to close its doors or ask the least
indulgence. Its stockholders are conservative moneylenders, who never
receive favors from the bank or use its funds for their own purposes. In
proportion to its capital it has the largest deposits of any bank in the
State, except one in Cleveland and one in Cincinnati. Mr. Hughes
now owns but one thousand dollars' worth of stock, just enough to
qualify him to be president, by request of stockholders, though he
formerly owned twelve thousand five hundred dollars of stock. He pays
the largest personal tax in Butler County, being on upwards of
eighty-seven thousand dollars, all his property being in this county,
except ten lots in Louisville, Kentucky.
He was married on the 3d of March, 1837, to Miss
Phebe F. Cassidy, born September 19, 1814, of Lemon Township, who
was the daughter of John and Sarah Cassidy,
farmers. Mrs. Hughes is still living, at the age of sixty-six.
Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hughes, though but five
are now living. The oldest, Mrs. Helen Taylor, was born May 23,
1839; Albert, born April 23, 1843; George W., born June
29, 1844; Joseph B., born November 21,1848; Alexander C.,
born January 16, 1851, and died August 14, 1867, at Minneapolis, where
he had gone for his health. He was a lawyer of Hamilton. Sarah L.,
born February 4, 1841, died November 9, 1871, was an accomplished
scholar and writer. She possessed a high degree of literary skill, and
her letters from Europe excited much attention. Alice M., born
July 2, 1845, died July 1, 1861; Evelyn, born October 22, 1853,
died November 1, 1853; Clarence E., born March 3, 1855, died
September 11, 1864.
He has always been a Democrat, casting his first vote
for Jackson, in 1828, and voting for the candidates of that party ever
since. He has frequently been a delegate to the State Democratic
Convention. He was a director of the Butler County Insurance Company for
ten years, and was one of its organizers.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 336 - Hamilton Twp. |
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PHILIP HUGHES
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Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 497, Liberty
Twp. |
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DAVID HULSE
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 582, Union Twp. |
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MRS. DAVID HULSE
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Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 581, Union
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ALEXANDER F. HUME, judge of the
Court of Common Pleas, was born in Delaware County, New York, April 20,
1829. With his parents he came to Clarke County Ohio, in 1838, and
received his education in the common schools and high schools in
Springfield, graduating there and entering Miami University in 1846,
where he remained a year and a half. He then entered the Central
College, at Danville, Kentucky, where he graduated in March, 1848. He
entered the office of Judges Rogers and White, remaining with
them until he was admitted to the bar in August, 1850. He came to
Hamilton in the Fall of 1850, and was in practice here until elected
judge of the court of Common Pleas, in 1859, which he filled for five
years, when he resumed practice. He was re-elected to the same position
in 1875, and has held the place continuously since. In 1878, he was a
candidate for judge of the Supreme Court of the State on the Democratic
ticket, and came within three thousand votes of an election. He
carried his own county by a majority of three thousand. He was married
in 1854 to Miss Sarah J. Traber, daughter of John
Traber, an early settler. They are the parents of six children, four
sons and two daughters. He was one of the organizers and the first
president of the Second National Bank, of Hamilton, resigning the
position afterwards. He has recently purchased the Peter
Schwab mansion on Second Street, and is renovating and redecorating
it.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 366, Hamilton Twp. |
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ADAM HUMMELL (Hanover Twp.), farmer and stock raiser, was
born in Bavaria, Oct. 18, 1842, and is the son of David and Elizabeth
Hummell. The father died June 20, 1854, but the mother is
still living in Germany. Mr. Hummell came to this country
in 1865, and was married Feb. 19th, of that year, to Elizabeth Ritter,
daughter of Christian Ritter, who died Jan. 24, 1864, in Germany,
and of Pheby Ritter, who died Dec. 4, 1874, at Hamilton.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hummell was born Jan. 11, 1844. Their children
have been Katharine, born Jan. 28, 1868; Adam, Feb. 2,
1870; Michael, Jan. 9, 1870; Francis S., Mar. 8, 1874;
Frita, Sept. 1, 1876; Anna, Sept. 24, 1878; and Hilda,
Sept. 23, 1880. Mr. Hummell has always been a farmer, and
now owns a place of one hundred and forty-two acres. He was a
school director of District No. 2 from 1876 to 1881.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 447 - Hanover Twp. |
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HENRY HURSH
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Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 606, Madison Twp. |
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DAVID B. HUSTON was born in Fairfield
Township, Jan. 7, 1840, and married in 1864 Clara Stout, born in
Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Aug. 6, 1839. They have had
seven children, six of whom are living: Grace, Lilly, Edgar,
Ethel, Mabel, Ralph, and a baby not named. Ethel is
dead. He is a member of the Hamilton Grange, holding the office of
master; is a member of the school board, and clerk of the district, and
collector. He is a member of the Republican Central Committee.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 482, Fairfield
Twp. |
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ROBERT C. HUSTON was born in
Fairfield Township, Jan. 7, 1840, and married in 1864 Clara Stout,
born in Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Aug. 6, 1839. They
have had seven children, six of whom are living: Grace, Lily, Edgar,
Ethel, Mabel, Ralph, and a baby not named. Ethel is
dead. He is a member of the Hamilton Grange, holding the office of
master; is a member of the school board, and clerk of the district, and
collector. He is a member of the Republican Central Committee.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 538, Oxford
Twp. |
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MRS. A. J. HUTCHISON
was born in Morgan Township, May 13, 1828. She is the daughter of
Joseph and Nancy (Bell) Abbott. She was educated in the
common schools and Young Ladies' Seminary in Hamilton and elsewhere,
receiving a liberal education. Her guardian, Ludwig Betz,
provided her with a home at his residence in Hamilton until her
marriage, Dec. 25, 1845, to Edward Hutchison, a native of
Virginia, who was born Apr. 17, 1818. He came to Ohio about 1880,
and engaged in wagon making and afterwards in the coal business, which
he afterwards conducted alone. He was an extensive dealer in
Cincinnati and Hamilton. He was an attendant at the Universalist
Church, and a liberal contributor to all worthy objects. Mr.
and Mrs. Hutchison were parents of six children, of whom four are
living, one daughter and three sons. Mr. Hutchison died
July 13, 1866. Mrs. Hutchison occupies the former residence
on Dayton Street built by Mr. Hutchison in 1848. She is a
member of the Universalist denomination.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 383 - Hamilton Twp. |
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