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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
HISTORY OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO
CHICAGO:
W. H. BEERS & CO.,
1881
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Johnson Twp.
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J. M. ABBOTT, retired blacksmith,
Millerstown. The grandfather, William Abbott, was
one of the early pioneers of Johnson Township, and the father
was also one of the pioneers, but died when our subject was 6
years of age; he was born in Johnson Township July 30, 1847.
After his father's death he was brought up to farm labor among
strangers until 15 years old, when he enlisted in the United
States Army, in Co. E, 113 O. V. I., in which he served until
Sept. 23, 1863, when he received four gunshot wounds at the
battle of Chickamauga, at which he was also taken prisoner, but
paroled on the field nine days after the battle. He was
then transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, in which he
served until the close of the war, and was mustered out and
discharged at Harrisburg, Penn., July 21, 1865. After his
return, he engaged as farm laborer until 1866, when he commenced
blacksmithing with Jeremiah Bair, of St. Paris. Two
years later, February, 5, married Angeline Evernham, and
by this union three daughters have been born - Lizzie, Anna
and Emma A. Mrs. Abbott was born in Johnson
Township May 19, 1848, and is a daughter of Henry and
Elizabeth Evernham. After J. M. completed his
trade, he at once set up shop in Lena, Miami Co., where he
successfully conducted his business until 1870, when he changed
to his present location; there had a favorable patronage, but,
in the spring of 1880, was appointed, in company with J. W.
Weller, as Prospector for the "Nettle Creek Mining Company,"
which was shortly before organized. They spent the summer
in Gunnison Co., Colo., searching into the prospects for the
company. Here they remained until Oct. 19, 1880, and,
while West, witnessed grand and magnificent mountain scenery.
Operated on a mountain that was 13,882 feet above sea level,
with flattering promise of financial success for the company.
Source: History of Champaign
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W.
J. ABBOTT, farmer; P. O. Urbana; was born in Shelby Co.,
Ohio, Jan. 13, 1836, and is a son of James and Susanna
Abbott. He was born in Pennsylvania June 21, 1816, and
came to Ohio about 1823. His occupation was farming, which
he followed in the above-named county, by renting farms till
1845, when he moved to Champaign Co., Ohio, and, in 1848,
purchased 40 acres of land in Johnson Township. His first
marriage occurred in 1835, with Susannah Slusser.
She was also a native of Pennsylvania, born Sept. 3, 1816, and
died Nov. 17, 1838, the mother of two sons - William J. and
John, the latter deceased. In 1840, he married
Matilda Veach. She was born in Virginia, Oct. 19,
1822. The fruits of this union were six children, of whom
five survive, viz., Sarah C., now the Widow Carmony,
of Johnson Township; Jesse and Margaret (twins),
residents of this county; Harriet, now the wife of Dr.
George Tate, of Shelby Co., and David H., residing
near Millerstown, Johnson Township. James Abbott
departed this life March 27, 1853. W. J. received a
common-school education and also attended the college at
Delaware, Ohio, four terms in all. He commenced teaching
in 1855, and followed that business about twelve years; a part
of this time he carried on farming also. He has served
several years as Township Clerk. In 1867, he purchased 79
acres of land in Sec. 2, of Concord Township, and moved on it
March 12, 1878. This was a very wet and rather wild piece
of land, but, by considerable draining and clearing, he has made
it among the best in the vicinity. Although a cripple, he
is a man of remarkable energy and perseverance, and one also who
commands the respect and confidence of all around him. On
the 13th of May, 1858, he married Emily V. Compton, a
native of Jefferson Co., Va., born Feb. 5, 1840. She came
to Ohio with her mother in 1852; her father died prior to that
time. W. J. and Emily V. Abbott are the parents of
nine children, seven of whom are yet living - Charles M.,
John H., Anna M., Minnie A., Emma Maude, Oma J. and
Oro.
Source: History of Champaign
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Urbana Twp. -
JAMES ALLISON, merchant tailor, of the firm of
Ellis, Weaver & Allison; is a native of Scotland, and was
born in 1840; he was put to learn the trade of a tailor when 11
years old, and has followed that business ever since. He
came to America in 1858, and located in Urbana in 1864, and in
1878 became a member of the above firm. Mr. Allison's
mother, an aged Scotch lady, now resides with him. He
married, in 1868, Belle, daughter of William Sampson;
she is a sister of Mrs. I. B. Happersett, whose biography
appears in this work. They have two children - James M.
and Berth. Mr. Allison has had years of
practical experience as a salesman and cutter, and is a worthy
citizen. Mr. Allison is a member of the Order
of Red Men, also of the Masonic Order and I. O. O. F.
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JACOB AMMON, farmer; P. O. St. Paris; was
born in 1821 in Rockingham Co., Va., and is a son of Peter
(born in 1785) and Elizabeth Ammon, born in the same
year, both of German parentage and natives of the same county as
Jacob. They grew to maturity and married.
During the war of 1812, Peter acted as substitute for another
man. About 1827, he was with wife and nine children,
emigrated West, locating in Mad River Township, Champaign Co.,
where the tenth child was born to them. Peter
purchased eighty acres of land, which he cultivated until has
death, in 1851, His wife survived until 1857. Our subject
has been a resident of Champaign Co. since 6 years of age.
During his boyhood days, but few school privileges were enjoyed,
hence education was limited with Jacob, who, during his
early life, learned the blacksmith trade, and first set up shop
in St. Paris. One year later he located in Millerstown,
where he had learned his trade. There he conducted his
business a period of twenty years, with a satisfactory
patronage. At this time, ill health caused him to seek
other labor, and he engaged in the general merchandise trade in
the same village. In 1866, he sold this and purchased his
present farm of eighty acres in Sec. 26, Johnson Township, where
he has since been located, cultivating it with success. In
1847, he married Eliza Strickler, a native of Champaign
Co., born in 1826. Their children, six in number, are all
living.
Source: History of Champaign
County, Ohio - Publ.
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Urbana Twp.
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J. J. ANDERSON, City Marshal; was born in
Augusta Co., Va., Mar. 9, 1835, where he was raised and
educated; his time was devoted to farming until the age of 21
years; his father having died, the mother and family emigrated
to Champaign County, Ohio, where J. J., in April, 1856,
commenced the carpenter trade, to which he applied himself until
the out-break of the rebellion, when he enlisted for ninety
days, going into service in April, 1861, in Co. K, 2d O. V. I.
As the expiration of his enlisted time he re-enlisted in Co. G,
3d O. V. C., for three years. At the expiration of this
term he re-enlisted, remaining until the close of the great
struggle, participating in the battles of Stone River Mountain,
Atlanta, Selma, Nashville, Chickamauga and Mission Ridge.
He was one of the few who returned home with but one slight
flesh wound. He then took up his trade, which he followed
until the spring of 1873, when the citizens of Urbana chose him
as City Marshal; re-elections have since followed; the office
has been acceptably filled. His marriage with Miss
Harriet E. Kimber was celebrted in 1868; she was born in
Piqua, Miami Co., Ohio, in 1837.
Source: History of Champaign
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Urbana
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ANDERSON & VALIQUETTE, proprietors of the
Buckeye Foundry and Machine Shop. Urbana, like all cities
of its size, is represented by nearly all branches of business.
The above firm located here in the Spring of 1880; do all kinds
of branches of business. The above firm located here in
the Spring of 1880; do all kinds of jobbing, machine-molding,
and supply castings for the U. S. R. S. Company, of Urbana,
furnish house castings and many other things which properly
belong on their business card, found elsewhere in this volume.
Though their time of opening business is of recent date, they,
through correct business habits, have already become favorably
known in the city and vicinity. Mr. Anderson was
born in Miamisburg, Ohio, in 1844, where he was educated, and at
the age of 16 years entered the foundry of that place. He
was afterward in the employ of J. R. Johnson, of Dayton,
Ohio, where he was foreman for seven years, hence is well
experienced in this line. Mr. Valiquette was born
in Montreal, Canada, Mar. 4, 1844, but since the age of 5 years
has been a resident of the United States, first settling
in Buffalo, N. Y. He served his apprenticeship in the
shops of Mast & Co., in Springfield, Ohio, since which he has
been engaged in the best shops in the State. The combined
experience of these two gentlemen has enabled them to conduct a
successful business.
Source: History of Champaign
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JAMES W. ANDERSON, druggist;
was born in Virginia in 1828, and came to this State in 1848,
becoming a resident of Urbana; in 1856, he engaged in the drug
business with Dr. J. S. Carter, Jr., whose biography also
appears in this book; he had been associated in the business
with various persons until 1879, since which time he has
conducted the business alone at the old sand, corner of Scioto
street and Monument square, where he now keeps a full and
complete line of drugs, paints, etc. His reputation is
already well established, and his continual success is a
deserved compliment to his business ability. He was
married, in 1872, to Caroline, daughter of S. V.
Baldwin, a former prominent citizen of Urbana. Mr.
Anderson is a member of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church, and also of the Masonic Fraternity, and is an active and
worthy citizen.
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Mad
River Twp. -
JOSEPH ANDERSON, farmer; P. O. Urbana.
The father of Mr. Anderson emigrated to this county in
1825; his name was John and he was born in Page Co., Va.;
his wife's maiden name was Nancy Lower; they were married
in Virginia, and their bridal tour was taken, Mrs. Anderson
riding a horse and John walking by its side, until their
arrival in Clark Co., in 1825; their beginning in life was one
of the hardest; having no money, they were obliged to shift as
best they could; John frequently worked for 12-1/2 cents
per day; this manner of living was continued for eight years,
when they concluded to look for a better location; he had saved
a small sum during this time, and, being of an energetic sort,
he determined to have a home; his little cash this time, and,
being of an energetic sort, he determined to have a home; this
his little cash was invested as part payment for 160 acres of
land, upon which was a little cabin, with perhaps an acre
cleared; the first work was in building a comfortable log house,
after which, clearing up the land was continued, until a large
portion was, in a few years, under cultivation; children grew up
around them, and the eldest were able to aid very much in the
work; Marie and William were born in Clark Co.;
Betsy, James, Albert, Joseph, Mary, Angeline, Susan and
Louisa were born on the farm now owned by Joseph, our
subject; eight of these children are living. Prosperity
seemed to dawn on John and his wife from the date of
their coming to this county; their stock throve wonderfully, and
their crops were good, and he was always ready to meet the
payments on his land as they came due; his energy was
remarkable, and his success was such that, at one time, he owned
1,500 acres of land, and was possessor of 260 acres at the time
of his death, which occurred in 1877; his widow resides in
Urbana. Mr. Anderson dealt largely in stock, and
made much of his wealth in this way; he served, during the war
of 1812, fourteen months; we are not able to state under whose
command. Joseph was married to Mary Overhulser
in 1865; they have, by their marriage, three children -
Annie, Harvey A. and Charles; by his first wife, he
was the father of Isaac, Erastus, George, Wiley, Jasper
and Elmer; Mary and Elizabeth are not living.
Mr. Anderson purchased the old home farm in 1877, and is
very comfortably situated, having a productive farm, and is one
of our enterprising men; his wife also represents a family who
were pioneers of Ohio, but they died during her girlhood.
Mr. Anderson devotes his time to agricultural pursuits,
the rearing of stock, etc.; he owns 190 acres of land, on which
are several of the finest springs in the township; he is a
Republican of the substantial sort - a rarity among residents of
this township.
Source: History of Champaign
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Johnson Twp.
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REV. W. M. ANDREWS, Pastor of Reformed
Church, St. Paris; a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Andrews,
was born in Medina Co., Ohio, Mar. 4, 1848, and raised to farm
life until 19 years of age, during which time he received a
limited education. At the above age, he entered the
Heidelberg College, located at Tiffin, Ohio, from which he
graduated in the classical course in June, 1873. On the
21st of the same month he married Miss Mary V. Craig, an
accomplished lady of Tiffin, Ohio. After which, he took
a tow years' course of theology, and was ordained in the
ministerial work in 1876. His charges have been New
Philadelphia; Reedsburg, Ohio, and his present one, St. Paris.
Rev. Andrews is a man of good ability; height, six feet
two inches; weight and a daughter of 1879.
Source: History of Champaign
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WILLIAM APPLE, farmer; P. O., St. Pairs;
was born in Champaign Co.; in 1830, and is a son of Solomon
and Catharine (Snapp) Apple; he was born in Union Co.,
Penn., and came to Ohio in an early day with his parents.
Catharine was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, when she grew
to maturity and married. Soon after their marriage they
settled in Jackson Township, Champaign Co.; locating in the
dense forest; passing through the pioneer days in opening out a
fine farm of 240 acres, where they both died. The issue of
this union were eight children, of whom six are now living, our
subject being the eldest. He was raised to farm life, and
remained at home until 30 years of age, at which time he married
Mary A. Lyons; rented his present farm, which he
afterward purchased from his father, and has added to the
original until he now owns 247 acres in Johnson Township.
He is an enterprising farmer; has his farm in a high state of
cultivation and finely improved. Mr. Apple has
served as Township Trustee and member of the local School Board
a number of terms. Mr. and Mrs. Apple are the
parents of five children, of whom three are now living.
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J.
M. ARNOLD, farmer; P. O. Urbana; a son of J. J. Arnold;
was born Dec. 20, 1853. He was raised on a farm, and has
followed various occupations. His principal employment,
however, has been farming and sheep shearing. He shears
upward of 1,500 annually. In 1878, he leased 22½
acres in Sec. 22, of Concord Township, on which he has erected a
house and made other improvements. He has it all inclosed;
keeps "bachelor's hall," and farms the place.
Source: History of Champaign
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JOHN J. ARNOLD, farmer; P. O. Urbana; was
born in York Co., Penn., Mar. 1, 1829, and is a son of John
and Mary (Jacob) Arnold, both Pennsylvanians by birth, but
German descent. She was born Jan. 6, 1796, adn he Nov. 2,
1794. They were the parents of nine children - David,
Jacob, Samuel, Philip (deceased), John J., Daniel,
Nathan, Isaac and Alfred. John Arnold departed
this life Feb. 14, 1857, and his wife June 2, 1868. Our
subject came to Ohio in 1850, and stopped in Madison Co., where
he remained two years, adn then came to Champaign Co. In
1854, he emigrated to Grant Co., Ind., and lived at different
places in that State until 1866. On the 26th of July 1862,
he enlisted in the service of this country to suppress the
rebellion, as a member of Co. C, 12th Ind. V. I. The first
regular engagement in which he participated was at Richmond,
Ky., Aug. 30, 1862, under Gen. Nelson. The
principal engagements following that were at Memphis, Tenn., and
on Grant's right wing at Oxford. On the 6th of January,
1863, they fell back to Grand Junction and served as railroad
guards. In March they went to Collierville and Germantown
on the same duty, and then to Vicksburg, where they remained
till July 3, just one day before the fall of that place.
They captured Jackson, Miss., July 15, 1863, and, on the 19th,
commenced their returned march, when they went to Big Black
River, Miss., under Sherman. Here our subject was disabled
by exposure and overmarching, which resulted in the loss of his
speech; he has not spoken above a whisper since Dec. 7, 1863,
his vocal organs being totally destroyed. He was honorably
discharged Mar. 13, 1865. In 1866, he removed to Champaign
Co., and settled on Sec. 22 of Concord Township, where he owns
30 acres of land. Although not in pioneer days, he began
here in the woods. In pioneer style; his house floorless
and only partially inclosed. His marriage with Rachel
E. Miller was celebrated Dec. 22, 1852. She was born
Feb. 8, 1831, and is a daughter of Christian Miller; he
was a native of Loudoun Co., Va., born Aug. 15, 1789, of German
descent. He came to Ohio in 1810, but went back to
Virginia and married Elizabeth Heath. She was of
English descent, born Jan. 9, 1794. In 1817 he returned
with his family and located on 160 acres of land in Sec. 25, of
Concord Township, Champaign Co. Fifteen children were the
fruits of their marriage, nine girls and six boys; eleven of
these survived their infancy, viz., Mary A., Louisa (both
deceased), Sarah J., Zachariah (deceased), Melinda,
Maria, Edith, Rachel E., James Lawson, Cynthia Co.
(deceased), and Lydia M. Elizabeth Miller died
Sept. 14, 1859, and he Aug. 27, 1865. They and their
family were members of the M. E. Church. James L.
has been a minister of the Gospel since 1860. John J.
and Rachel E. Arnold are the parents of eleven children -
James M., Cynthia M. E., Charles F.(deceased),
Mary M., Lydia M., John K., Oscar Grant and Edgar Colfax
(twins), Mahala E., William M., and Samuel M.
Mrs. Arnold and three of the children are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. Arnold, of the German
Baptist Church.
Source: History of Champaign County,
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MASON ARROWSMITH (deceased). The
history of Champaign Co. would be incomplete without a sketch of
this old pioneer, who is now "sleeping the sleep of the just."
His parents, Ezekiel and Elizabeth Arrowsmith, natives of
Virginia, settled in Mason Co., Ky., where they were married in
April, 1797. Of this marriage were born the following
children: John, Wesley, Sarah, Ann, Mason, Miller, Cassandra,
Jane, Samuel and William. In December, 1801,
Ezekiel and wife came to Champaign Co., Ohio, where they
spent the balance of their days. Here Mason was
born, Jan. 16, 1806, and here he grew to manhood, receiving a
good education for those early days. He was married, Oct.
25, 1832, to Margaret Rock, the daughter of Felix Rock,
one of the early settlers of Concord Township. Two
children were the fruits of this union - William R. and Mary.
The farmer enlisted in the 45th O. V. I.; was taken prisoner at
Knoxville, Tenn., and died at Andersonville Prison in Apr.,
1864; the latter is the wife of Elijah Hanna, of Mad
River Township. Before marriage he had built and operated
a saw-mill on the site of the present mills, and was afterward
interested in a woolen-mill at the same place. His wife
died in 1836, and, May 21, 1840, he was again married, in Shelby
Co., Ohio, to Mary Pool who was born in Champaign Co.,
Ohio, Sept. 17, 1815. She was the daughter of George
and Mercy Pool, natives of Virginia, who came to this county
at an early day, where they were married and lived for some time
afterward, moving to Shelby Co., where they remained until
death. Both were faithful members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Mrs. Arrowsmith has had five
children - Holly, who is engaged in farming; Margaret,
the wife of Aaron Aten; George P., who now operates the
Arrowsmith Mills, and Minerva and Maria,
twins, who died in infancy. Immediately after his first
marriage, Mason Arrowsmith settled at the place
where he died, and lived all his life in sight of his
birthplace. His mother was a niece of the noted Simon
Kenton, and inherited many of the traits of character for
which the Kenton family were distinguished. In
1844, Mr. Arrowsmith erected a flouring-mill,
which was operated successfully by him until 1875, when, on
account of failing health, he retired from active business, and
his son-in-law, Aaron Aten, took charge of it and
remodeled it in 1877, making it a very desirable property.
It is now operated by George P. Arrowsmith, and is doing
a good business and turning out first-class flour. In
1826, he joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was ever
faithful to his early choice. He was always charitable to
the poor and afflicted, and generous with his means in building
and helping along churches, schools and public institutions of
every sort. He was quite successful in life and
accumulated a comfortable property, helping all his children
generously as far as his means would go. Those who knew
Mason Arrowsmith for nearly half a century say that
he was a noble, good man, whom every one trusted and revered; a
man of upright, spotless honestly; kind to the sick or needy, an
obliging neighbor, a firm friend, a watchful father and loving
husband. Such was the character of the old pioneer who
died Apr. 9, 1880, leaving an unblemished reputation as an
inheritance to his descendants, the richest legacy that
Providence can bestow on earth. His widow became a member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1830, and still fondly
clings to that faith, and, while mourning the deep loss of her
partner through life's joys and sorrows, still patiently awaits
the day when she shall join him in "that house not made with
hands, eternal in the heavens," and hear the welcome "Well done,
thou good and faithful servant." Mr.
Arrowsmith's portrait will be found in this book, having
been inserted by his children, who still honor and love his
memory, and who believe it to be their duty to show him this
last mark of love and respect, in placing him among the leading
citizens of a county which he helped to build.
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Urbana
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MILLER P. ARROWSMITH, manufacturer of
scroll work, Urbana. Our subject is a descendant of the
famous "Kenton family," tracing his genealogy back to 1701,
which will be shown in the collateral relations on his mother's
side. HE is a native of Ohio, born in Champaign Co., Dec.
27, 1831. On the 22d day of May, 1860, he married
Elizabeth Vance, who was born in Champaign Co., Sept. 24,
1835, being the eldest daughter of David C. and Nancy Vance.
Six children have been born to then, viz.: Charles
Elmer, born Sept. 28, 1862; William Grant, Aug. 7,
1864; Ida May, Jan. 1, 1867; Emma Jane, Mar. 29,
1868; Anna Maud, Dec. 13, 1871; Mary Elizabeth,
Feb. 18, 1874, died June 22, 1875, buried in Oakdale Cemetery,
Urbana. Wesley, the father of Miller P., was
born in Mason Co., Ky., Jan. 20, 1800. He married
Susannah Pence, Apr. 8, 1824. She was born in Fauquier
Co., Va., Nov. 1804, and died in Champaign Co., Ohio, Aug. 19,
1868. Wesley died in the same State and county July 31,
1844. They had six children, viz.: John W.
born Jan. 1, 1825; he married Harriet Caraway Aug. 10,
1844; she died July 6, 1880. Mary J., born July 8,
1826; married James Emery, Oct. 14, 1869. Miller
P.'s record heads this sketch. Martin born July
12, 1836, died June 6, 1837. Sarah E. born Dec. 10,
1840; married Samuel J. McCullough Dec. 7, 1869.
Isaac I., born Feb. 6, 1844; married Amanda J. Powell
Nov. 3, 1868. Ezkiel, the father of Wesley
and grandfather of Miller P., was born near Baltimore,
Md., Mar. 24, 1771. He married Elizabeth Kenton
Apr. 6, 1797. She was born in Virginia Mar. 26, 1778, died
Apr. 19, 1867, having lived sixty-five years on the same farm.
Ezekiel died May 1, 1849. Ten children were born to
them, viz.: John, born in Kentucky Apr. 15, 1798; married
Lucy R. Potter Apr. 15, 1828; she was born in New York
Sept. 4, 1809; he died in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, May 30, 1869.
Wesley's record is given. Sarah born Oct.
26, 1801; married William Haller
Mar. 31, 1825; died in Champaign Co., Aug. 3, 1835. Ann,
born in Champaign Co. Dec. 30, 1803; married Joseph Bayles
Jan. 12, 1826; died in Iowa Jan. 11, 1862. Mason
born in Champaign Co. Jan. 16, 1806; married Margaret Rock
Oct. 25, 1832; his second marriage occurred with Mary Pool,
May 21, 1840; he died Apr. 9, 1880. Miller,
born Mar. 14, 1808; married Celinda Caraway July 1, 1832.
Cassandra, born July 12, 1810; married Jessie
Haller Dec. 22, 1830.
Jane, born Sept. 12, 1812; married William
Haller June 15, 1836; she died
Aug. 24, 1851. Samuel, born Mar. 11, 1815, died May
30, 1818. William K., born Feb. 22, 1817; married
Jemima McCoy June 11, 1840; decease not known.
AN OUTLINE OF THE EXPERIENCE OF ONE WHO HAS
PASSED FROM A STATE OF SIN TO A STATE OF GRACE.
Through devious ways my erring feet
In mazes dark have trod;
With eager step I hastened on
And wandered far from God.Then mercy with a pitying eye
Beheld my wretched state,
And called me back from ruin's brink
Ere death had been my fate.
Before the Great and Right*
My sins rose up so high†
Their flagrance barred me from all hope -
I stood condemned to die.
I then, with dread,
my sins confessed,
'Twas all that I could do;
It seemed unjust for me to ask
That He should mercy show.
But when I saw the
sword was stayed,
And justice lingered still,
I ventured more on mercy's side
To learn for good or ill.
M weary, heavy-laden
soul
With guilt was sorely pressed;
I daily prayed that I might find
A place wherein to rest.
Now so profound had
darkness spread
Its shadows o'er my mind,
The way of life was so obsured,
That way I failed to find.
So, like a stricken,
panting hart,
Would seek some cooling brook,
Thus did my wounded, contrite heart
Yearn for a gracious look.
But all my
best-concerted plans
Would but dissolved like smoke;
When brought to bear a solemn test
Would crumble at a stroke.
Thus, ev'ry shift of
mine had failed,
I sought Him then to save,
Whose blood alone, the only plea
That sinners ere will have.
My last resort was
kindly met,
'Twas in the crucified;
By faith, to whom committed all,
I then was justified.**
With accents mild,
in love He spoke,
Thy sins are all forgiven;
An heir of glory thou shalt be,
To share the bliss to heaven.
O sacred hour, O joy
supreme,
How sweet the mem'ry still,
Redeeming grace, so grand the theme,
All heaven and earth shall fill. |
FAMILY RECORD of
John and Lucy R. (Potter) Arrowsmith's children:
Eunice E., born Sept. 28, 1830; Calista P., Nov.
1, 1833; married Levi Stuard Oct. 25, 1855,
died July 23, 1867; Finette A., born Oct. 8, 1840,
married Charles Patterson May 18, 1871.
William A., born Feb. 11, 1843, died Sept. 9, 1867.
Almeda A., born June 11, 1856.
RECORD of William and Sarah (Arrowsmith)
Haller's
children: John F., born Mar. 26, 1826; married
Ellen Bassett Feb. 11, 1851. Benjamin L.
born Jan. 4, 1828; married Angeline Brewer.
Emily J., born May 16, 1833; married Elijah Hanna
Aug. 10, 1851; died July 3, 1861. William, the
subject of this record, married his second wife, Jane
Arrowsmith, June 15, 1836; she died Aug. 24, 1851.
By this union they had two children - Sarah Ann born
Jan. 3, 1843; married William Mayse, Sept. 27, 1866.
Lovinia born June 14, 1846; married Frank Phillips
Mar. 12, 1872. William Haller
married his third wife, Myrtilla W. Bishop, in
Champaign Co., Jan. 18, 1855; she was the daughter of
Aquilla Bishop and grand-daughter of John Winn.
One child by this union - William Aquilla born June
27, 1860.
FAMILY RECORD of Joseph Bayles: He was the
son of David Bayles, was born Dec. 20, 1799. He
married Ann, second daughter of Ezekiel and
Elizabeth Arrowsmith, Jan. 12, 1826, in Champaign Co.
He died in Lee Co., Iowa, Feb. 29, 1876. Ann
died in the same place Jan. 11, 1862. They had seven
children - Celenira born Dec. 30, 1826; married
Joseph Hixon Aug. 10, 1848. Sarah Ann, born
Feb. 11, 1828; married James Micklewait Mar. 7, 1852,
all of Lee Co., Iowa. John M. born in Champaign
Co. Oct. 10, 1829; married Sylvia Waterman, in
Champaign Co., May 2, 1858; she died in Todd's Valley, Cal.,
Mar. 10, 1859. David A., born in Champaign Co.
May 27, 1831; married Sarah Mendenhall, in Lee Co.,
Iowa, May 3, 1853. Elizabeth, born in Champaign
Co., Jun. 11, 1836; married James W. Turner, in
Glenwood, Iowa, Nov. 28, 1869. Mason, born in
Champaign Co., Sept. 24, 1833; married Margaret Corkhill,
in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, June 23, 1859; she was a daughter of
William Corkhill. Jesse Wise, born in
Champaign Co. Sept. 23, 183; married in California - name
not known.
FAMILY RECORD of Mason Arrowsmith: He was
the third son of Ezekiel and Elizabeth Arrowsmith.
He married Margaret Rock, in Champaign Co., Oct.
25,1832; he died Apr. 9, 1880, at 7 o'clock A. M.
Margaret was a daughter of Felix and Mary Rock;
born Aug. 29, 1809; died in Champaign Co. June 6, 1836.
Their children were - William R. born in Champaign
Co. Sept. 29, 1833; he served as a private soldier in the
great rebellion, being a member of the 45th Regiment O. V.
I.; was taken prisoner at Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 15, 1863;
was taken to Crews Prison, Richmond, then to Belle Isle, and
on the 4th day of March, 1864, was taken to Andersonville
Prison, where he died Apr. 27, 1864. Mary, born
Dec. 15, 1834; married Elijah Hanna in Champaign Co.
Mar. 25, 1862. Mason, the subject of this
record; married for his second wife Mary Pool, in
Shelby Co., Ohio, May 21, 1840; she was a daughter of
George and Mercy Pool; born Sept. 17, 1815; their
children were Holly, born in Champaign Co. July 20,
1841; married V. Leonora Crutcher July 18, 1867.
Margaret, born in Champaign Co. Aug. 15, 1845;
married Aaron Aten Oct. 6, 1870. George Pool
born in Champaign Co. July 19, 1849; married Mrs. Kizer
Mar. 6, 1878. Minerva and Maria (twins) were
born June 15, 1853; Minerva died July 18, 1853, aged
33 days; Maria died July 20, 1853, aged 35 days.
FAMILY RECORD of Miller Arrowsmith: He was
the fourth son of Ezekiel and Elizabeth Arrowsmith.
He married Celinda Caraway in Champaign Co. July
1, 1832; she was born Apr. 22, 1813; died in Defiance Co.,
Ohio, Aug. 10, 1840. Names of their children - John
C., born Apr. 22, 1833; married Mary A. Evans,
Dec. 12, 1861; died in Defiance Co. Mar. 22, 1864.
Warren born in Defiance Co. Nov. 28, 1838; died in
Champaign Co. July 31, 1842. Emily Marilla,
born in Defiance Co. Jan. 31, 1840; married Alfred
Ridenour.
FAMILY RECORD of Jesse
Haller, son of John and Mary
Haller:
Born Mar. 21, 1805; married Cassandra, third
daughter of Ezekiel and Elizabeth Arrowsmith, Dec.
22, 1830. Their children were William M., born
Sept. 30, 1831; married Amanda Price in Defiance Co.
Jul. 4, 1858. Amanda L., born Sept. 22, 1834;
died in Defiance Co., Sept. 22, 1846. Mary E.,
born Dec. 23, 1836; married Frank Horton in Defiance
Co., Mar. 6, 1856.
FAMILY RECORD of William K. Arrowsmith, sixth
son of Ezekiel and Elizabeth: He married
Jemima McCoy; date of birth and death not known.
Their children were Samuel, born in Champaign Co.
Aug. 1, 1841; died in Bement, Ill. Sarah, born
in the same county June 16, 1842; married Benton McGill
in Bement, Ill., Dec. 12, 1875. Elizabeth, born
in same county May 3, 1844; married Seymore Yoakum;
died in Bement, Ill., Jan. 4, 1877. John W.,
born in the same county Feb. 5, 1847; no further record
given.
FAMILY RECORD of John Wesley and Harriet (Caraway)
Arrowsmith: He was the eldest son of Wesley and
Susannah. Names of their children - Charles
Wesley, Martha Jane, Sarah E., Susannah; dates of births
not known.
FAMILY RECORD of James Emery and Mary Jane
(Arrowsmith) Emery: They were married in Champaign
Co. Oct. 14, 1869. He was born in Chester Co., Penn.,
Mar. 1, 1818; she was born in Champaign Co., Ohio, July 8,
1826. No further record known.
FAMILY RECORD of Miller P. and Elizabeth (Vance)
Arrowsmith: He is the second son of Wesley and
Susannah Arrowsmith. She was born Sept. 24, 1835,
being the eldest daughter of David C. and Nancy Vance.
They were married May 22, 1860. Names and births of
their children - Charles Elmer, born Sept. 28, 1862;
William Grant, born Aug. 7, 1864; Ida May,
born Jan. 1, 1867; Emma Jane, born Mar. 29,
1868; Anna Maud, born Dec. 13, 1871; Mary
Elizabeth, born Feb. 18, 1874, died June 22, 1875, was
interred in Oakdale Cemetery, Urbana, Ohio.
FAMILY RECORD of Samuel J. and Sarah Elizabeth
(Arrowsmith) McCullough: She is the youngest
daughter of Wesley and Susannah Arrowsmith.
Samuel J. was born in Pennsylvania Feb. 3, 1841.
They were married in Champaign Co. Dec. 7, 1859. Names
and births of their children - Mary Elizabeth, born
Mar. 10, 1871; Anna Bell, born Jan. 26, 1874;
Frances Charlotte, born Mar. 6, 1876; Amanda Jane,
born June 6, 1878.
FAMILY RECORD of Isaac Arrowsmith, youngest son
of Wesley and Susannah Arrowsmith: He married
Amanda J. Powell, in Champaign Co., Nov. 3, 1868.
She was born Oct. 16, 1848, being the second daughter of
James D. and Minerva Hill Powell.
FAMILY RECORD of Elijah J. Hanna: He
married Emily Jane Haller Aug. 10, 1851. She
was a daughter of William and Sarah Haller. On
the 3d day of July, 1861, the angel of death called her
away. Names and births of their children - Sarah
Jane, born Jan. 19, 1853, died Apr. 5, 1859; William
Lewis born Oct. 25, 1856; John Fletcher born Mar.
20, 1860, died Apr. 5, 1867. E. J. Hanna
married, for his second wife, Mary Arrowsmith Mar.
25, 1862. She was a daughter of Mason and Mary P.
Arrowsmith. Names and births of their children -
Charles Simmons, born Jan. 31, 1863; Frank Mitchell,
born Feb. 13, 1866; Edgar Victor, born Jan. 7, 1868;
Laura L., born Dec. 7, 1876. All of these
children born in Champaign Co., Ohio.
FAMILY RECORD of Holly Arrowsmith:
Son of Mason and Mary P. He married Vatura
Leonora Crutcher, July 18, 1867. She is a daughter
of Nathan and Diadama Crutcher, born Jan. 28, 1848.
Names and births of their children - Mary May born
May 2, 1855. Names and births of their children -
Walter, born May 22, 1879; infant daughter, born Sept.
12, 1880.
FAMILY RECORD of Levi and Calista P. (Arrowsmith)
Stuart: She was the second daughter of John and
Lucy R. Arrowsmith. They were married near
Glasgow, Iowa, Oct. 25, 1855. She died July 23, 1867.
Names and births of their children - Lucy Elizabeth,
born Sept. 29, 1856, married James Phillips, near
Glasgow, Iowa; Mary Amelia, born Apr. 29, 1858;
Victoria Jane, date of birth not known; John R.,
date of birth not known; F. Estelle, date of birth
not known; died near Glasgow, Iowa.
FAMILY RECORD of Charles T. Patterson: He
married F. Ann Arrowsmith in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, May,
1817. She is the third daughter of John and Lucy R.
Arrowsmith. Names and births of their children -
Laura Almeda, born in Burlington, Iowa, Aug. 23,
1874.
FAMILY RECORD of William Mayse: He was
born June 15, 1836; married Sarah Ann
Haller, daughter of
William and Jane Haller, in Kingston, Champaign Co.,
Sept. 27, 1866. Mr. Mayes was appointed as a
Clerk in the Pension Office at Washington City, D. C., July
1, 1865, which position he holds at present. Names and
births of their children - Lizzie M., born in
Washington City, D. C., Nov. 28, 1867.
FAMILY RECORD of Elisha Harbour: Is a son
of Joel and Sarah Harbour; was born in Patrick Co.,
Va., May 3, 1782; married Catharine Arrowsmith, in
Champaign Co., Mar. 1, 1804. She was a daughter of
Samuel and Mary Arrowsmith. She died in Champaign
Co., Dec. 9, 1862. He died near Indianapolis, Ind.,
Nov. 26, 1767. Names and births of their children -
Elizabeth, born Jan. 28, 1805; she married James
Wilson, who is now dead. Richard, born May
30, 1806; died from the effects of a burn, Oct. 17, 1810.
Joel, born Nov. 22, 1807; married Martha Church;
died in Davis Co., Iowa, from the effects of a limb falling
on him, Aug. 25, 1859. Maria, born Nov. 2,
1809; married James Hill Exeoney, born
Oct. 10, 1811; married Samuel McGinas; died Nov. 7,
1854, Cyrus, born May 19, 1813, and died Sept. 9,
1835; William, born Oct. 1, 1815, married
Elizabeth Berry; Sarah, born Aug. 8, 1819, married
Hamilton Pence; Ezekiel A., born June 28, 1821,
married Nancy Jane Kirkpatrick - dead - date not
known; Elijah, born Aug. 18, 1823, married Frances
Ann Waller; Elisha, born Aug. 18, 1823, married - name
not known - died in Indiana, Apr. 15, 1855; Ann, born
Aug. 23, 1825, and died Jan. 14, 1840; Mary, born
Mar. 14, 1828, married a Mr. Cuner. Mr.
Harbour was married twice, his second wife being
Mrs. Elizabeth Kirkpatrick. No further record
is known.
FAMILY RECORD of William Harbour son of Joel
and Sarah: He was born Jan. 28, 1785;
married Ann, daughter of Samuel and Mary
Arrowsmith, in Ross Co., Ohio, October, 1806; she was
born in Champaign Co., Oct. 17, 1788, and died in Champaign
Co., Nov. 9, 1833; William died in Champaign Co., May
26, 1856. Names and births of their children -
Sarah, born Oct. 18, 1807; married William L.
McGinniss, Feb. 8, 1831; died in Bement, Ill., Oct. 11,
1875. Elizabeth, born Mar. 9, 1809; dead - date
not known. Samuel, born Apr. 15, 1811; married
his first wife in Illinois; dead - date of marriage and
death not known; second wife, Miss Fuston - date not
known. Penniah, born May 23, 1813; married
James Neer - date not known; she died September, 1880.
Abner, born May 4, 1815; married, first wife dead;
name, date of marriage and death not known; married his
second wife in Iowa, name and date not known. Mary,
born Feb. 24, 1817; married Robert McCoy, October,
1839; died in March, 1880. Hannah, born Sept.
10, 1820; married Lewis Stewart. Rachel,
born July 31, 1824; married Andrew Hanna; he died May
20, 1874. William, the subject of this record,
married his second wife, Mrs. Mary Stewart, (maiden
name Miller); she was born February, 1798; their
children were Jane Ann, born Apr. 6, 1836; married
John Joseph Shriver. William, born Apr. 29,
1837; married Mary E. Sweet. Amanda Louisa,
born Apr. 14, 1840. All born in Champaign County.
FAMILY RECORD of Henry Anno, who was born Oct.
28, 1775: Married Elizabeth, daughter of
Samuel and Mary Arrowsmith, Jan. 8, 1798; she was born
Aug. 28, 1777. Names and birth of their children -
Thomas, born in Mason Co., Ky., Dec. 4, 1798; married
Sarah Bunn Feb. 2, 1824. Richard, born Oct.
18, 1799. Nancy, born Oct. 18, 1799.
Richard and Nancy were twins.
FAMILY RECORD of Thomas Anno, son of Henry
and Elizabeth: He married Sarah Bunn.
Names and births of their children - Henry, Jr., born
Aug. 14, 1824; married Mary Sutton Sept. 14, 1846; he
died in the hospital at Vicksburg, Miss., Sept. 26, 1863.
Elizabeth, born Aug. 26, 1826; married Horatio
Lation, Sept. 21, 1849. Mary, born Sept. 27,
1828; married Hiram Austin Aug. 16, 1847.
John, born Oct. 7, 1830; married Laura Ann Bartram
Jan. 29, 1857; he fell a victim to rebel bullets near
Atlanta, Ga., July 19, 1864. Nancy, born Oct.
13, 1832; married Levi Johnson Aug. 6, 1864.
Nelson, born Mar. 16, 1835; Levi S., born Dec.
31, 1837; married Nancy Ann Hopkins Sept. 16, 1854.
FAMILY RECORD of Samuel Arrowsmith, Jr., son of
Samuel and Mary: Born Aug. 6, 1779; married
Elizabeth, daughter of John Ritter; he died Jan.
3, 1843, in McLean Co., Ill. Names and births of their
children - John Wesley, born Oct. 31, 1805; Hannah,
born Aug. 22, 1807, died Mar. 9, 1833; Elijah, born
Aug. 22, 1809, died Sept. 25, 1809; Elijah B., born
Aug. 26, 1810, died Oct. 20, 1810; Ezekiel born Oct.
31, 1811; Sarah, born Oct. 22, 1813, died Dec. 15,
1815; Henry R. born Jan. 10, 1815; Elenor B.,
born June 25, 1864; Mary A. R., born Mar. 28, 1828;
married Thompson; died Aug. 8, 1860.
Samuel Arrowsmith, father of Ezekiel and
son of Samuel and Elizabeth was born Dec. 28, 1743;
married Mary Millard. Samuel Arrowsmith, Sr.,
came from England 1740; married Elizabeth Fishpaw, in
Maryland, where he died in 1742.
We are able to trace the Kenton side of the
Arrowsmith family back to 1701. Mark Kenton,
Sr., was born in Ireland Mar. 21, 1701, died Mar. 16,
1783, in Pennsylvania. William Kenton, Sr.,
father of Elizabeth Arrowsmith, was born Sept. 20,
1837; married Mary Cleland, in Virginia, Dec. 15,
1763, died in this county May 21, 1822; she died in Mercer
Co., Ky., Apr. 14, 1788. Benjamin was a soldier
in the Revolution; died in Philadelphia. Mark, Jr.,
was born Nov. 26, 1749; died Aug. 10, 1785. Simon
was born Apr. 3, 1752 or 1753, died in Logan County Apr. 30,
1836; John, the youngest brother, died in Mercer Co.,
Ky.
FAMILY RECORD of William and Mary (Cleland) Kenton;
Their children were Phillip C., born Dec. 5, 1765,
died in Kentucky Nov. 2, 1855. William, born
Dec. 7, 1767, died in 1773. Thomas, born Aug.
23, 1770, died in this county Nov. 10, 1851. Jane,
born Jan. 21, 1773, died in Champaign County June 12, 1812.
Mary, born July 22, 1776, died in this county Oct.
12, 1815. Elizabeth born Mar. 26, 1778; married
Ezekiel Arrowsmith, in Kentucky, Apr. 6, 1797, died
Apr. 19, 1867. Sarah, born Jan. 30, 1781, died
February, 1796. William, born Mar. 26, 1785,
died Oct. 6, 1823. Mark, born Dec. 25, 1787,
died May 6, 1851.
FAMILY RECORD of Phillip C., son of William
and Mary Kenton: When Phillip C. was quite
old, he went to Kentucky to live with his son Thomas.
At Cincinnati announcement was made that Gen. Kenton
was in the city. At a banquet that evening, at the
Burnett House, to which place he had been escorted,
being called upon to make a speech, he replied, "I can't
make a speech, but can say I always hated snakes and loved
the women." Their children were William, date
of birth and death not known. Thomas, born Apr.
11, 1792. Elizabeth, born Oct. 26, 1793, died
Jan. 8, 1821; her husband, Robert McFarland, died
Dec. 28, 1863. Mark died in Indiana.
John died in Indiana, Dec. 28, 1879. Edmond
died in Indiana. Sarah died in Iowa in 1879.
Benjamin died in Kentucky. Phillip C.,
birth and death not given.
FAMILY RECORD of Thomas, third son of William
and Mary Kenton, born in Virginia; Married Keziah D.
Cruchfield. Their children were Mary, both
Mar. 19, 1794, died Jan. 31, 1851. James, born
1796, was killed by accident Nov. 27, 1862. Sarah
born Mar. 18, 1798, died Jan. 25, 1838. John,
born Feb. 12, 1800, died July 8, 1850. Thomas, Jr.,
born Jan. 9, 1802, died in Iowa May 4, 1854.
Elizabeth, born in 1804. Matilda, born Apr.
19, 1806. Jane, born Dec. 15, 1809.
Susannah, born Mar. 1, 1811. William C.
born Jan. 9, 1813. Richard D. born Feb. 12,
1815, died Aug. 7, 1835.
FAMILY RECORD of William and Rebecca (Anderson)
Kenton: Their children were Lewis, Nancy, John
A., and Cynthia.
FAMILY RECORD of Mark and Susanna (Custar)
Kenton: Their children were Gabriel, born Oct. 1,
1815; Mary A. born Feb. 16, 1815; Jonathan,
born Aug. 4, 1817, died July 12, 1840; Mary, born
Nov. 28, 1819, died in March, 1875; Harvy, born Aug.
8, 1823; William M., born Mar. 8, 1825, died in
Illinois, June 8, 1875; Sarah, born Oct. 5, 1827, and
Samuel, born Dec. 15, 1830.
FAMILY of Alexander and Mary (Kenton) Pence:
Their children - Gabriel, born Mar. 21, 1842;
Catharine, born Sept. 5, 1845.
FAMILY RECORD of William M., fourth son of
Mark and Susannah Kenton. He married Mrs. Mary
Foley, in Clark County. Their children - Harvy,
Catharine and Ida Elizabeth; dates of birth not
known.
FAMILY RECORD of Samuel and Mary (Scott) Kenton:
Removed to Edgar Co., Iowa. Their children - John
and Susannah. Susannah married S. T.
Thayers in 1878.
FAMILY RECORD of Charles T. and Sarah Jane (Kenton)
Caraway: He was born Dec. 14, 1821. Their
children - Susannah, John H., Mary Celinda, Emma
and Minnie; dates of birth not known.
FAMILY RECORD of Thomas Cleland who is a native
of Ireland: He married Jane Smith. They
were residents of Virginia. Their children - Jane,
married a Mr. Myers; Cassandra married Thomas
Hayman; they lived and died in the East. Nancy
married, name not known. Susannah married
William McGinness, father of William L. McGinness,
of Mad River Township, Champaign County. Sally
married Thomas Dowden, the grandfather of the late
Dr. Asel Owens of Illinois. Mary married
William Kenton Dec. 15, 1763, in Virginia.
Elizabeth Cleland married Stephen Jarboe,
who was the grandfather of the late William Talbott,
of Illinois, son of Sampson Talbott. Their
children - Thomas, married now dead; dates and names
not known. Phillip, married Elizabeth
Richards; they were the parents of the late Rev.
Thomas Cleland, a prominent minister in the Presbyterian
Church; he resides in Kentucky, and is the father of two
sons who are ministers - P. S. Cleland, of Topeka,
Kan., and F. H. Cleland, of Lebanon, Ky.
Thomas was also the father of Anna Wilson mother
of James Wilson, who married Elizabeth,
daughter of Elisha and Catharine Harbour.
Catharine Harbour was a sister of Ezekiel Arrowsmith.
FAMILY RECORD of Sampson Talbott, who was
born Nov. 21, 1867: He married Cassandra Jarboe;
she is dead, date not known. One son by this union
- William, born Nov. 24, 1793, died in Illinois, dec.
25, 1845. Sampson married his second wife, who
was Jane Kenton, eldest daughter of William and
Mary, in 1798. She died in Champaign County June
20, 1812. Their children - Harvy, born Aug. 7,
1799, married Mrs. Comer; her maiden name was
Fitch; he died in Champaign County, Feb. 28, 1880.
Sarah, born May 5, 1801, married Andrew Sears;
she died Jan. 12, 1878. Celia, born Aug. 25, 1804,
married Micajah Phillips; he is dead; she
married the second time - Joseph Russell; he is also
dead. Benjamin, born Aug. 12, 1807, married
Cynthia Johnson; he died in Hancock Co., Ill., Dec. 22,
1876. D., born May 30, 1810, married Sarah
Snider; she is dead. Samuel, born May 30,
1810; D. and Samuel were twins. Sampson
married the third time - Mary Kenton Nov. 12, 1812;
she died in Champaign County, Oct. 12, 1815. Their
children - Presley, born Aug. 8, 1813; married
Mary Ann Markley, Oct. 27, 1842; she died May 6, 1861.
Elizabeth, born May 5, 1815; married Samuel
Stuart. Sampson, married the fourth time - Mrs.
Ann Fitch; her maiden name was Oliver.
Their children - Jane, married William Harrison
McFarland.
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* Our Judge.
† January 1, 1825.
** January 2, 1826.
Source: History of Champaign County,
Ohio
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Wayne Twp. -
CEPHAS
ATKINSON was born in York County, Penn., in the year
1790. His wife, Abigail Oren, was a native of
Tennessee, and was born in December, 1795. They were
Orthodox Friends, and were married by the rights of their church
at Center Meeting, in Clinton County, Ohio, in the year 1815.
They began life in a very humble manner, moving to a rude cabin
on a lease in the neighborhood, and hauling their worldly
effects upon a one -horse sled. By the strictest economy,
in the course of a few years he was able to purchase a hundred
acres of land in Greene County. This he occupied and
improved, and in due time bought a tract of a thousand acres in
Clark. He gave his attention to stock-raising, and
prospered continually. In the year 1838, thinking to
better his condition generally and provide for the future of his
increasing family, he sold his lands in Clark and bought of
Otho Johnson, in Mingo Valley, a farm now owned and occupied
by his son-in-law, James Hunt. This farm comprises
333 acres, and included the farm of Maria Hunter, as well
as the site of Mingo Village. Mr. Atkinson paid $25
per acre for these lands, and his object in coming to Champaign
County was to give more attention to raising grain and less to
the stock business - a plan which he never fully executed.
He became the father of a large family eight of whom grew to
manhood and womanhood, but the older sons were never permanent
residents of Wayne Township. Near the close of life, he
purchased 1,500 acres of land in Madison County. Of his
family, the following brief summary may be made: Isaac
married Nancy Gray, of Greene County. Levi
married Mary B. Phillips, of Madison County.
John married Nancy Phillips, of Madison County.
Joseph was twice married. His first wife was
Sarah Edwards; his second, Alice Gladden.
Jane married William Hannah, a Scotchman.
William Married Lucinda Fleming, a widow, Margaret
C. married James Hunt, of Highland County, and is the
only child who became a permanent resident of Champaign county.
Thomas married Louisa Owen, of Kentucky.
Mr. Atkinson and wife, as has been stated, were members of
the Orthodox Friends' Church, were piously devoted to its
doctrines and usages, and never faltered in their adherence to
the principles of peace which this denomination is known to
advocate. At one time in his life, Mr. Atkinson, in
obedience to his peace principles, refused to train at a general
muster. He was fined, and, refusing to pay the fine, the
officer levied upon and sold the side-saddle of Mrs.
Atkinson. Mr. Atkinson was born, cradled and nurtured
in the anti-slavery sentiments of his church, and from early
manhood to ripe old age he spoke, prayed, sacrificed and planned
to free the oppressed and strike the shackles of bondage from
the limbs of the black man of the South. His house, in the
Mingo Valley, was known as a place of refuge for the painting
fugitive pursued by the mater who would drag him back to
bondage. The escaping slave always found in Cephus
Atkins a friend - one who secreted, fed, and clothed him,
and forwarded him to the next place of safety. He neither
recognized nor obeyed a law of the land which made him a
slave-catcher, but he did recognize a higher law that offered
liberty to the bondman and equality before the law to all.
A volume might be written of the underground railroad experience
of this conscientious old Quaker, but, unfortunately for the
historian, the record is buried with the martyr. The crack
of the whip of the slave-owner, the baying of the blood-hound,
the groans of the oppressed slave, have become things of the
buried past, and are now only spoken of as relics of the
barbarism of the days gone by. Cephus Atkinson was
scrupulously exact in his dealings with men, paying and exacting
the last penny; uncompromising in his views, positive and
unwavering in his devotion to a principle, liberal toward his
views, positive and unwavering in his devotion to a principle,
liberal toward the church, diligent in business, fervent in
spirit. He died possessed of a large estate, value at
nearly $100,000. Though he did not live to see the
realization of the hope of his life (the extinction of slavery),
yet he died in the shadow of coming events which foretold
freedom to the oppressed. He died in November, 1860, aged
seventy. His wife died in December, 1875, aged eighty
years.
Source: History of Champaign County, Ohio
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Urbana Twp. -
J. H. AYERS, M. D., Urbana; is a native of
New York State, and was born in Warren Co., in 1832. His
father, Joseph Ayers, is a minister of the M. E. Church;
removed with his family to Ohio in 1853. He is now one of
hte oldest active Methodist Episcopal ministers in the State,
and resides at Ottawa. The subject of this sketch attended
the Troy Conference Academy at Poultney, Vt., and attended
medical lectures and graduated from Castleton Medical College of
the same State, in 1851. He immediately began practicing
at Glens Falls, N. Y., but removed to West Liberty, Logan Co.,
Ohio in the fall of 1852, where he practiced until 1862, when he
entered the U. S. Service as Surgeon of the 34th O. I., and
served until February, 1865. After his return he removed
to Urbana, and has continued here ever since enjoying a very
satisfactory practice. He is now also Superintendent and
Treasurer of the Urbana Water Works Co., and Trustee of the
Central Lunatic Asylum. He has also been a member of the
School Board a number of years, and is identified with the
interests of Urbana generally. He is a member of the M. E.
Church, and, while encouraging all Christian efforts, gives to
that denomination his active sympathy and support. As a
physician he enjoys the confidence of the community and their
respect as a citizen. He married, in 1863, Miss Mary,
daughter of James McDonald. They have five children
living, three daughters and two sons, viz.: Fannie,
now Mrs. George Murphy, of Springfield, Ohio; Julia
Gertrude, Flora Ava and Duncan McDonald (twins) and
Joseph.
Source: History of Champaign County, Ohio
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