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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio
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Vol. II -
Under the Editorial Supervision of Judge H. J. Eckley
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Published by The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago and New York
1921
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DAVID A. KEAN. In
ascribing the distinction of pioneer ancestry to citizens of the present
generation in Carroll County more than ordinary prestige must be accorded to
David Addison Kean, who is native of Lee Township, this county, and
who is one of the progressive farmers of this township. The original
representative of the Kean family in this section of the Buckeye
State was John Kean, who was born and reared in Ireland and who
received a liberal education. After his marriage he served about three
years in the English army, his repugnance to this enforced military service
finally resulting in his deserting from the ranks and making his way to the
United States, he having first located in Washington County, Pennsylvania,
where he engaged in teaching school. In 1814 his wife joined him in
this country, and soon afterward they came to Ohio and established their
residence at Salem, Jefferson County. There they remained but a short
time and they then came to what is now Washington Township, Carroll County,
where Mr. Kean took up a tract of wild land and instituted the
reclamation of a farm, beside which he became one of the first school
teachers within the limits of the county as now constituted. After
here remaining several years he returned to Jefferson County and located
near Bergholtz, where he passed the remainder of his life. Both he and
his wife were the venerable age at the time of their deaths. They
became the parents of the following children: Mrs. Jane Kelly, Mrs.
Rosanna Sweany, John, Mrs. Mary A. Miller, Francis, Mrs. Isabella Fulton,
Mrs. Matilda Wallace, Daniel and William. Of the above
named children John was the grandfather of him whose name initiates
this review.
David Addison Kean was born in Lee Township,
Carroll County, on the 28th of July, 1870, and is a son of Francis and
Sarah (Hunter) Kean, the former a native of Jefferson County, this
state, and the latter of Washington County, Pennsylvania, whence her
parents, John and Christiana (George) Hunter, came to Ohio in the
pioneer days. Francis Kean was reared and educated in this
section of the Buckeye State and after his marriage he settled in Lee
Township, Carroll County, where he continued as one of the substantial
citizens and representative farmers of the county until his death, on the
18th of March, 1890. The family name of his first wife was Hoobler,
and of this union were born eleven children. After the death of his
first wife he married Miss Sarah Hunter, and they became the parents
of two sons and five daughters. Mrs. Kean survived her husband
fourteen years and entered into eternal rest on the 9th of May, 1904, both
having been earnest members of the United Presbyterian Church.
David A. Kean remained on the old home farm
until the death of his father, and in the meanwhile he had profited by the
advantages offered in the Pleasant Hill district school, which he continued
to attend at intervals until he was eighteen years of age. After the
death of his father he assumed active management of the old home farm, and
here he continued to care for hi widowed mother with deep filial devotion
until she too passed away. He then came into possession of about
ninety-two acres of the original farm of his father, in section 4, Lee
Township, and there he continued his residence until July, 1919, when he
sold the property and purchased his present well improved farm of 150 acres
in the northwest corner of Lee Township. Here he has a splendid field
for his vigorous and progressive activities as an agriculturist and
stock-grower, and in all of the relations of life he is well upholding the
prestige of the honored family name. In addition to the home place he
owns also another farm of 160 acres, this being likewise in Lee Township and
being used largely for pasturage and the raising of fodder crops.
Mr. Kean gives special attention to the raising of cattle, sheep
and swine, and in this department of farm enterprise his operations are
carried on upon a somewhat extensive scale. His home farm was owned in
the pioneer days by a man named Wolf, who here maintained an old-time
tavern and stage coach station for the accommodation of travelers passing
along the road between Steubenville and Canton, the farm being about midway
between these no attractive cities. In the old Wolf Tavern were held
pioneer court proceedings, and it was the stage also of public meetings of
both political and social order.
Mr. Kean is a staunch supporter of the cause of
the republican party, is affiliated with the Carrollton camp of the Modern
Woodmen of America, and he and his wife hold membership in the United
Presbyterian Church at Carrollton, in which he is serving as an elder.
On the 14th of November, 1901, was solemnized the
marriage of Mr. Kean to Miss Anna Allmon, who
was born and reared in Fox Township, this county, a daughter of John and
Lydia (Dennis) Allmon, and a granddaughter of Preston and Elizabeth
(Woods) Allmon, who were early settlers in Jefferson County. The
maternal grandparents of Mrs. Kean were John W. and Rehecca (Hart)
Dennis, natives respectively of Pennsylvania and of Carroll County,
Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Kean have four children: Mary B., John
F., David R. and Martha Lydia.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties,
Ohio -
Chicago: Lewis Pub.
Co., 1921 - Vol. II - Page 584 |
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HON. ROBERT G.
KEAN. Standing prominent among the eminently capable and
intelligent men who have been active in the administration of the public
affairs of Carroll County in the past is Hon. Robert G. Kean, a
valued and highly esteemed resident of Carroll, now living retired from all
business or political cares. A native of Carroll County, he was born,
Apr. 25, 1844, in Washington Township[, a son of John Kean, Jr.,
and grandson of John Kean, Sr.
Born and reared in Ireland, John Kean, Sr.,
married in early manhood, and soon after that important event was impressed
into the British army. After serving therein for two or three years,
he deserted, and came on a sailing vessel to America, the land of promise.
Locating in Washington County, Pennsylvania, he taught school for awhile,
and there, in 1814, was rejoined by his wife and children. Migrating
with his family to Ohio, he lived a short time in Salem, from there coming
to Washington Township, Carroll County, where he leased a tract of land and
in addition to farming taught school, having the distinction of being the
first teacher in the county. Subsequently moving to Bergholz,
Jefferson County, he resided there the remainder of his life. He was a
democrat in politics, but not an office seeker. To him and his wife,
whose maiden name was Mary McNeil, nine children were born, some in
Ireland and some in Ohio, their names being as follows: Mrs.. Jane
Kelley, Mrs. Rosanna Sweany, John, Jr., Mrs. Mary A. Miller, Francis, Mrs.
Isabel Fulton, Mrs. Matilda Wallace, Daniel, and William.
John Kean, Jr., was born in County Antrim,
Ireland, came with his mother to America, and after joining his father in
Pennsylvania came with his parents to Ohio. Growing to manhood in
Carroll County, he was educated in the rural schools, and while assisting in
the pioneer task of redeeming a farm acquired a thorough knowledge of the
various branches of agriculture. After his marriage he lived on rented
land until 1832, when he purchased the 160 acre tract in section 2, now
located in Washington Township, Carroll County, where he resided until his
death. Sept. 19, 1847. He was a republican in politics and a
member of the United Presbyterian Church.
John Kean, Jr., married, in 1827, Jane McMaster,
who was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Dec. 5, 1809, and die don
the home farm, in Washington township, Carroll County, Ohio, Mar. 4, 1906.
Her parents, George and Elizabeth (George) McMaster, came to Ohio in
pioneer times from Washington County, Pennsylvania. Ten children were
born to John Kean, Jr. and his wife, Elizabeth McClellan,
Mrs. Christian Stephenson, Mrs. Matilda George, Mrs. Hannah Crafts, Mrs.
Isabel Carey, John, a farmer in Washington township, and Robert G.,
the subject of this brief sketch, and William, who became a
Presbyterian Minister.
Growing to manhood on the parental farm, Robert G.
Kean attended the winter terms of the district schools, gaining a
practical education. Enlisting for service in the Civil war in 1862,
in Company H, Ninety-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he was subsequently
promoted, being discharged as sergeant of his company. Having acquired
title to 160 acres of land in Washington Township, Carroll County, he was
actively and profitably engaged in general farming for a number of seasons.
In 1903 he sold a part of his land, disposing of the remainder of the tract
in 1903, and has since lived retired in Carrollton, where he bought his
present home property, at 527 North Lisbon Street.
Influential in public affairs, Mr. Kean served
as justice of peace for nearly half a century, first in Washington Township,
and later in Carrollton. In 1889 he was elected to the State
Legislature, going as a representative of Carroll County, and was re-elected
in 1891, when he represented both Carroll and Harrison counties. He
introduced the bill that resulted in the building of the courthouse at
Cadiz, Harrison County, the bill being bitterly opposed, but being finally
passed by act of the Legislature.
Mr. Kean married, Mar. 30, 1869, Sarah
McBurney, who was born in Monroe Township, Carroll County, Ohio, Mar.
10, 1847. Her parents, Samuel and Sarah Jane McBurney, were
pioneer settlers of that township and well-to-do farmers. Mr. and
Mrs. Kean have no children. Politically Mr. Kean have no
children. Politically Mr. Kean supports the principles of the
republican party. Religiously he and his wife are active members of
the United Presbyterian Church.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties,
Ohio -
Chicago: Lewis Pub.
Co., 1921 - Vol. II - Page 492 |
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