BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio
edited by
Hon. Bert S. Bartlow, W. H. Todhunter, Stephen D. Cone, Joseph J. Pater,
Frederick Schneider and Others To which is appended
A Comprehensive Compendium of Local Biography and Memoirs of Representative
Men and Women of the County.
Illustrated
Publ. B. F. Bowen & Co., Publishers
1905
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PROF. JOHN
C. UNZIKER Source: Centennial History of
Butler County, Ohio - Publ. B. F. Bowen & Co., Publishers - 1905 - Page
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BENTON E. URMSTON.
The well-known farmer of Fairfield township, Butler county, Ohio, whose
name appears above was born May 16, 1849, on the old Urmston
homestead in Fairfield township. He received a good
common-school education, and also attended the normal school at Lebanon,
Ohio, for three years. He began his independent course at farming
on the home farm, but in 1884 he married, and then moved onto what was
then known as the Wytherell farm, about three miles east of
Hamilton, on the Princeton pike, which was at that time owned by his
father. Here he built a fine residence, made other good
improvements and has since carried on farming. His farm land
holdings are large at the present time, as he owns four hundred acres,
all in one body, and also owns the old Morris farm of one hundred
acres, all of this land being in Fairfield township. Mr.
Urmston has been prominent in the township all his life, and has
served on the township board of education for twenty-five years, and
also as clerk of the township for several years.
The five years, and also as clerk of the township for
several years.
The grandfather of the subject of this sketch was
David Urmston, Sr., who was a native of England. He emigrated
to this country and entered a section of land four miles east from
Hamilton, which became the Urmston homestead. He married
Mary Enyeart, a native of New Jersey, and to them three sons and
four daughters were born. David, the father of the subject,
was the youngest son of David. He was born on the old
homestead in Fairfield township in 1810 and died Jan. 12, 1892. He
inherited the old homestead and was a successful farmer and prominent
man in his township and county all his life, holding prominent offices
many years. He married Miss Nancy Stone, who was born on
the old Stone farm in Fairfield township. Her father was
Thomas Stone, a native of Ireland, and who was an early settler of
this country. Nancy (Stone) Urmston died in January, 1902,
aged eighty-five years. To David and Nancy Urmston children
were orn as follows: John died unmarried; Mary A.,
who became the wife of Elmer T. Anderson. Jennie died
unmarried; Benton E. is the immediate subject of this sketch;
Emma F. became the wife of J. W. Dick; Bell and
Robert died unmarried.
On Dec. 24, 1874, Mr. Urmston, the subject,
married Miss Martha Ellen Emerick, who was born in Hanover
township, Butler county, Ohio, on Jan. 24, 1854, the daughter of
Michael W. and Matilda (Bell) Emerick. The father of Mrs.
Emerick was born in Hanover township, Butler county, on Dec. 4,
1811, and his wife was born Aug. 13, 1819. The former died Feb.
24, 1873, and the latter on Apr. 3, 1897. The father of Daniel
W. Emerick was John, who was a native of Ireland, and his
wife was Margaret _____, who was born in Scotland. They
were married in Pennsylvania, from which state they came to Hanover
township. Butler county, where they both died. The children
of Michael W. Emerick were as follows: Maria, born
Feb. 22, 1837; Alexander, born Dec. 24, 1838, and died Jan. 11,
19903; he married Martha Leffler; William, born May 5,
1841, died Apr. 19, 1885; married Martha Herron; Margaret J.,
born Mar. 12, 1843, married Michael Brosier; John H., twin of
Margaret J., died at the age of nine months; George M., born
July 12, 1815, died Jan. 7, 1901; James N., born Aug. 22, 1848,
died May 12, 1898; Martha E., born Jan. 24, 1854, married the
subject of this sketch; Mary Addie, born Nov. 10, 1861, married
William E. Anderson. To the marriage of the subject and his
wife the following children have been born: Bessie Alma, born May
4, 1876, married William E. Bender, of Hamilton; Murray David,
born July 2, 1878; Paul Robert, born Jan. 7, 1880; Nellie
Irene, born in May, 1883; Earl Benton, born July 8, 1887, and
Hugh James, born July 8, 1892.
Source: Centennial History of Butler
County, Ohio - Publ. B. F. Bowen & Co., Publishers - 1905 - Page 519 |
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