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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
HISTORY OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO
CHICAGO:
W. H. BEERS & CO.,
1881
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Harrison Twp. -
T. T. HALE, physician, Spring Hills; was
born in Wayne Township, Champaign Co., Ohio, Dec. 5, 1848, and
is a son of John D. and Irene W. Hale. She is a
native of New York, born Sept. 19, 1809. He was born in
this State, and for several years was a minister of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. He was the father of six
children; five grew to maturity and three are still living—David
B., Joshua A. and Thomas T. John D. Hale
departed this life in the fall of 1852. She afterward
married Rev. James L. Smith, whose death occurred in
1862. Mrs. Smith is now residing with her
son, Dr. D B. Hale, in West Liberty, Logan Co.
Thomas T. Hale was bred in the country, where he remained
till about 14 years of age. He has since been engaged in
various pursuits, carpentry, harness-making, etc. In the
fall of 1866, he engaged as clerk in a drug store, and commenced
the study of medicine. He attended lectures at the
Eclectic Medical College, at Cincinnati, during the winters of
1869, 1870 and 1871, when he received a diploma, and, in the
same year, went to Dublin, Ind., where he practiced nearly two
years. He then went to Indianapolis, where he remained
until 1875, when he came to Mechanicsburg, Champaign Co., Ohio,
and went into the drug business; here he also practiced some.
In 1877, he located in Spring Hill, where he is engaged
exclusively in the practice, and is meeting with good success as
a physician. On the 12th of July, 1875, he married
Salena Morris, a native of Virginia, born September,
1845. To this union one child has been given—Thomas,
born May, 8, 1876.
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Adams Twp. -
THOMAS
R. HALL, retired farmer; P. O. Carysville.
He is a son of |John Hall, a native of Patrick Co., Va.,
who emigrated to Ohio in the year 1806, and entered land in
Concord Township, this county, where he remained till death.
Thomas R. was born in Concord Township, Nov. 8, 1811, and
was raised tehre upon his father's farm. When 17 years of
age, he entered the land owned at present by James Wilkinson,
in Sec. 19, Adams Township, and traded that for a farm in the
southeast part of the township. He lived there until 1868;
sold it and purchased the farm where he resides. He was
twice married; first, in 1833, to Miss MAria Bousman.
They had five children - three living - Jasper N., John
and Ann, all living in Oregon. Mrs. Hall
died in the year 1844. His second marriage was with
Miss Theresa Dickerson, in 1846. They had seven
children - four living - Maria, Jame, Mary E. and
Judah C.
Source: History of
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Mad River Twp. -
JOHN HALLER was a native of Pennsylvania, but left for Kentucky
in 1796, when quite young. He is described as being a
spare, active man, weighing about one hundred and thirty-five
pounds. His hair was of an auburn color, his complexion
medium. He married a lady who was a Virginian by birth,
but who was brought to Kentucky when a child. The nuptials
were celebrated in 1798. HALLER, in company with
others, came to Ohio on foot, in 1796, to look at the country -
then an Indian wilderness - and was delighted with the rich
valleys of Miami and Mad River. In 1807, he again explored
the Mad River Valley. He was well pleased with the
country, and proposed to emigrate; but the dark war cloud was
gathering between this and the mother country, and, it was
certain that the savages would unite with the British and resent
the intrusion by the pale-faced emigrants, he hesitated.
Finally, he resolved to brave the danger, and, in October, 1812,
bid adieu to Kentucky friends and landed in Urbana. In
Urbana, he remained until 1814, when he removed to the mouth of
Nettle Creek, in this township, following his trade of
blacksmithing. At about thirty-five years of age, he
became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was rigid
in the observance of discipline. He opposed the use of
alcoholic drinks, and would not allow any one to indulge in them
while on his premises. For many years he filled the office
of Justice of the Peace. His decisions were just, and
never failed to give satisfaction. He finally disposed of
his real estate and removed to near Defiance, where he passed
his declining years. He died peacefully and without pain,
fully prepared to meet his God. William his son,
was born in 1801. Until recently, he was a prominent
resident of this township. A few years ago, he removed to
a farm near Kingston, in Salem Township. In his early
days, he made a covenant to lead the life of a Christian.
Has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many
years. He enjoys the love and esteem of his fellow-men,
and, when death calls for him, hovering angels will exclaim,
"Well done, thou good and faithful servant!" He is now in
his seventy-ninth year, but still retains the vigor of manhood,
and possesses an excellent memory. To him are we indebted
for much valuable information.
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Salem Twp. -
WILLIAM
HALLER, farmer; P. O. King's Creek; was born
in Mason Co., Ky., Aug. 5, 1801; is a son of John and Mary
(Allen) Haller - he is native of Pennsylvania and she of
Virginia; they removed to Kentucky when quite young, and there
became acquainted and married; they had six children, our
subject being the only surviving child; the mother died in
Kentucky Jan. 10, 1810. In October, 1812, the father, with
his children, removed to Champaign Co., and, locating in Urbana;
followed his trade - that of a blacksmith - till March, 1814,
when he located upon a farm in Mad River Twp. In the same
year, he was married to Mrs. Mary Weaver, daughter of
Archibald McKinley, a native of Kentucky, by whom he had
seven children, five supposed to be living - Julian, Mary,
Lucida, Milton and Raper. Mr. Haller carried on
blacksmithing in connection with farming during his life; he
died in the summer of 1836, aged 64 years. Our subject was
brought up to the same trade as his father, and was married,
Mar. 31, 1825, to Miss Sarah, daughter of Ezekiel and
Elizabeth (Kenton) Arrowsmith, he a native of Maryland, and
she of Virginia, and a niece of Simon Kenton, of pioneer
fame; by this union they had three children, two now living -
John and Benjamin; Mrs. Haller died Aug. 3, 1835.
Mr. Haller married, for his second wife, June 15, 1836,
Jane Arrowsmith, a sister of his first wife; they had two
children - Sarah Ann and Lavina; his second wife
died Aug. 24, 1851. His third wife, Myrtilla W.,
daughter of Aquilla and Susanna Bishop, he married Jan.
18, 1855; they had one child - William A. Mr.
Haller resided in Mad River Township till 1851, then bought
200 acres of land in Urbana Township and lived there eleven
years, and finally removed to Salem Twp., his present locality.
Mr. Haller's life ahs been one of labor, industry and
usefulness, and has been crowned with success; he acquired a
good competency; has given his children a good start in life,
and has an ample sufficiency left for himself. He has been
a free supporter of schools and churches, and an active
Christian man, having been, for some sixty years, a local
preacher in the M. E. Church; he was converted at the age of 9
years, before leaving Kentucky, and, after his emigration to
Ohio, at the age of 13 years, he joined the M. E. Church, under
the labors of Rev. Robert W. Finley; at 91 years of
age, he was licensed as an exhorter, and, three years later, as
a minister. He is now 79 years of age, enjoying good
health, and without an ache or pain in his body; his remarkable
health he claims to be due to his careful and temperate habits,
having never allowed himself to get wet by exposure to rain; has
never used intoxicating liquors or tobacco in any form, and
never uttered an oath in his life. His record is one of
remarkably exemplary habits, and is a worthy example to all
future generations, and we feel that its record here will be of
value long after he has passed from works to rewards.
Source: History of Champaign County,
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Adams
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GEORGE HALTERMAN came to this township
September, 1817, from Virginia, with his brother Peter,
and entered eighty acres on Section 18, and his brother also
entered the same number of acres. He rode the long
distance on horseback. Until 1821, he engaged in clearing
his land. He married Elizabeth Rexroth, of
Virginia, in 1818. She did not follow her husband
immediately, contenting herself with his occasional visits.
In 1821, Halterman carried his wife and one child
(Ella) to their new home. His wife died in 1838, and
he married again. He never desired office, but confined
himself solely to the interests of his farm. His death
occurred in 1867. Of the children born to him, Samuel
resides at Careysville; Isaac on the old homestead;
Lewis in Indiana. Several daughters are living in the
West. He as well as his children were considered Christian
men and women, enjoying the confidence and esteem of all who
knew them. Those yet living have never committed an act of
which they are ashamed, or which would blot the record of the
family.
Source: History of Champaign County,
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Urbana Twp.
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M. M. HANCE, merchant, Urbana.
Mr. Hance was born in Miami Co., Ohio, in 1851, and grew to
manhood on a farm, receiving a rudimentary education in the
district school, and a commercial course. He became
connected with the dray goods trade as a clerk in Urbana, in
1871, being in the employ of Russell Bros., where he continued
until 1879, when he purchased the stock and became the successor
of Hoyt & Frederich. His store is located at
No. 15 Monument Square, where he keeps a full line of staple and
fancy dry goods, and also a millinery department, which latter
is presided over by an experienced milliner. Mr. Hance
is a young but promising business man; a member of the Baptist
Church, and an active, useful member of society. He
married, in 1876, Miss Sallie, daughter of Thomas
Bell.
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Harrison Twp. -
HENRY H. HANGER, farmer; P. O. West
Liberty; is a son of Adam Hanger, and grandson of
Peter and Susan Hanger. They were natives of Virginia,
but came to Ohio in 1830, and stopped for the first summer in
Ross county. They then moved to Champaign County, and
settled in Harrison Township, where he afterward purchased 80
acres of land, on which the remainder of his life was spent.
He was the father of eighteen children—thirteen survived their
infancy, and ten are still living, the youngest now 48 years
old. Peter Hanger departed this life in
about 1850, and his wife in 1870. Adam Hanger
was born in Augusta Co., Va., Sept. 20, 1816. He has
always followed farming, and now owns 252 acres of land under
good cultivation, with excellent improvements. In 1840,
Feb. 13, he married Sarah Millholland, of their
children, two died in infancy, and three have followed since.
The survivors are Henry H., Laura J. and Charles F.
Sarah Hanger’s death occurred Jan. 1, 1860. On the
19th of October, 1862, he was united in marriage with Mary
Ann Girard. To this union two children were given—Walter
G. is the living one. Mrs. Mary Ann Hanger is a
native of New Jersey, born Mar. 13, 1839. They are all,
except the youngest child, members of the Christian Church.
Henry H., the subject of this sketch, was born Nov. 18,
1840. He served three years in the war of the rebellion;
was wounded at Ringgold, Ga., a flesh wound in the thigh; next,
slightly, in the knee, at Cedar Mountain, Va., and again, near
Peach Tree Creek, Ga., in the head. His marriage with
Sarah Jane Girard, was celebrated Dec. 26,
1869. Three children were the issue of this marriage—Cora,
Loretta (deceased) and Edna. Mrs.
Hanger was born in New Jersey, Mar. 18, 1844, and came to
this State in 1858.
Source:
History of
Champaign County, Ohio
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Adams Twp. -
ELISHA HARBOR,
farmer; P. O. De Graff, Logan Co. Mr. Harbor was
born Feb. 3, 1829, in Concord Twp., this county; is a son of
Jesse Harbor, a native of Virginia, who came to Ohio in
1809, on horseback, and entered land in Concord Township,
Champaign Co. He opened and improved the farm and lived upon it
till death. He was a Justice of the Peace for several
terms in that township. Elisha was raised and educated
upon his father's farm. His educational advantages were
very limited, as he never received more than twelve months'
schooling in all. His marriage was celebrated May 10,
1853, with Miss Margaret, daughter of Daniel Crim,
a native of Loudoun Co., Va. They were never blessed with
any children of their own, but have adopted his brother's son,
Staly S. Mr. Harbor served in the one-hundred-day
service during the late rebellion. He has a splendid farm
of 141 acres, located on Sec. 1, Adams Twp., with first-class
farm buildings upon it.
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Adams Twp. -
L.
B. HARMON, farmer; P. O. Carysville.
L. B. Harmon was born Feb. 28, 1844, in Miami Co., Ohio,
near Lena. His early life was spent assisting his father
and attending school. When 18 years of age, he enlisted in
the 4th O. V. I., and was engaged in a great many battles during
the late war. He was taken prisoner at East Philadelphia,
Tenn., and was in the Libby and Belle Isle Prisons six months.
He was discharged from service June 15, 1865, being in the
service thirty-four months. He was twice married; first
July 4, 1865, to Miss Julia A., a daughter of Joseph
Clem, a native of Virginia. Mrs. Harmon died
Dec. 25, 1872, leaving one child - Cary E. His
second marriage was celebrated Jun. 21, 1873, with Miss
Martha R., daughter of
Erastus Martz,
whose biography appears in this work. They have two
children - Edward F. and Rosa - Mr. Harmon owns a farm of
160 aces a short distance north of Carysville, under good
cultivation and with a fine farm residence upon it. He is
a son of Josiah P. Harmon, a native of Pennsylvania, who
came to Ohio in quite an early day, and is now living in Johnson
Twp., this county.
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Johnson Twp. -
S D. HARMON
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Union Twp. -
MARTHA HAYS,
farmer; P. O. Mechanicsburg; is a native of Knox Co., Ohio;
born Dec. 25, 1803. She is a daughter of James
Pollock, and has been twice married; first, to
Joseph Coe, in Knox Co. They removed to
Richland Co., where they lived twenty-one years and had
eight children. Her second marriage was with Samuel
Hays, after coming to this county. Two children
were the result of this marriage. None of her children
are living. She survives alone, and has borne much
trouble in the loss of her family. She still owns the
farm, and her grand-daughter and her husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Owen, are living on the place, and take charge of
affairs, repaying the debt of gratitude which Mrs.
Owen owes. Her mother died when she was only 18
months old, and her grandmother reared her as her own.
Mrs. Hays and the entire family, including
both husbands, were church members. She has been a
member of the Presbyterian Church for many years.
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Adams Twp. –
J. H. HEATON, Jr., farmer; P. O.
Carysville; was born Oct. 31, 1826, in Warren Co.,
Ohio. He is a son of
J. H. , Sr., who died before
J. H., Jr., was born. The subject of this sketch was raised
upon a farm until he was 16 years old; he learned the carpenter trade and worked
at it for twenty-six years. He has
three times been married; first, with Miss Eleanor Solomon Jan. 1, 1848. She died in
August of the same year. His second
marriage was celebrated Feb. 27, 1849, with
Miss Jane Murphy. From this union they had three
children – Albert, Mary A. and
Millard.
Mrs. Heaton died Feb. 15, 1859. His last marriage occurred Nov. 17,
1860, to Rhoda Mahan,
Jackson Beaver’s widow. From this union they had three
children – three living – Nannie, Miles
and Emma. Mr. Heaton was a
member of the Board of Education for twelve years. His farm is located in the extreme
southwest corner of Adams Township, and
contains 96 acres.
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Johnson Twp. -
G. W. HECK
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Urbana
Twp. -
ALEXANDER HEDGES, deceased. This
worthy representative of the name died Dec. 29, 1873, and his
wife, Ellen (Morris) Hedges, in February of the same
year. They left a family of children, nine in number;
their names are, respectively, Elizabeth A., Pearl I., Edward
O., Rebecca C., Franklin J., Mary A., Deborah E., Martha E.
and Frederick M.; they all reside in the county except
one - Pearl I. Hedges - who is in the drug business at
Piqua. There are seven living on the old homestead.
Three are married at this time. The father, Alexander,
was quite a prominent man in his day, being Justice of the
Peace, and for many years was a member of the school board.
He was one of the originators of the agricultural society at
Urbana, and from its organization until his death was one of its
Directors. He was a member of the National Guards, and a
devout member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years,
being one of the most prominent officials. He reared his
children in the faith of his fathers, and the example set by him
has done much to give them that straightforward business
character for which the Hedges family are noted. At
the time of his death, he owned 185 acres of land.
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Urbana
Twp. -
EMORY HEDGES, farmer: P. O. Urbana.
The father of Emory Hedges, Jonas Hedges, was born in
Berkeley Co., Va., in 1789. His marriage to Miss
Elizabeth Robinson, of that county, was celebrated in 1811.
They had three children, born in that State - Joseph, Mary
and Ann. In 1818, they emigrated to this township,
and their entire business life has been connected with its
interests. Jonas was a remarkably successful
business man, and his first purchase of 160 acres was added to
until he was owner of 900 acres prior to his death. He
served in the war of 1812, and was a pensioner at the time of
his death. He built the first house on Sec. 11, Urbana
Township, and this tract is still in possession of our subject.
They were the parents of twelve children, five of whom are
living - Elizabeth Hamilton, Hamilton J., Samuel R., James R.
and Emory. All but James live in the county,
and will be represented in this history. The wife and
mother died in 1834, and Jonas, her husband, in 1864, at
the ripe old age of 74. He lived long enough to see the
county interlaced with railroads, and the forests disappear, and
in their stead appear beautiful fields of waving grain.
The best years of their lives had been given to the development
of this county, and too much honor cannot be given to the
pioneers who reared families of noble sons and daughters to
perpetuate their names, who are possessed of the same spirit of
enterprise that characterized their ancestry. Emory
was married, in 1858, to Nancy J. Gainer, of this
township. They have six children living - Jonas H.,
Rebecca E., Wilber R., Marlay, Mary E. and Annie
The children are being well educated, and Jonas has been
engaged in teaching, but as yet has chosen no profession.
Their parents are both able and willing to give them all an
academic education. Their parents are both able and
willing to give them all an academic education. The family
history of the Hedges will form a very important part of
the biographical series of Urbana Township. Mr. Hedges
was a volunteer during the war of the rebellion, and served in
Co. G, 134th Ohio V. I. He served in front of Petersburg,
and was principally engaged in doing guard duty on the
Appomattox and James Rivers.
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Urbana
Twp. -
HAMILTON HEDGES, farmer; P. O. Urbana.
The subject of this sketch is the eldest son of Jonas Hedges,
who is spoken of in the biography of his son Emory.
Jonas was a prominent local politician in his day, and was
one of the first to espouse the principles of the Republican in
this county. He was one of the originators of the
"know-Nothing" party, and was the third enrolling his name on
their roster. He was largely engaged in the settling of
estates, in which he gave universal satisfaction. He was a
remarkable mathematician, although not having a collegiate
education, and was largely endowed with a spirit of enterprise,
being foremost in anything looking toward moral and social
advancement. Having a cool head and being a close observer
of matters pertaining to the business interests of the
neighborhood, his judgment could always be relied on, and he
seldom made a mistake. His death was greatly felt in the
locality in which he lived so long. James and his
two sisters, Mary and Elizabeth, were given
a collegiate education, the others attending only the common
schools. All, however, received a good English education,
which has done much to make them the practical business men and
women that so ably represent the name. The marriage of
Hamilton and Miss Ruth E. Gearard was celebrated Dec.
15, 1847. She was born in Winchester, Va., June 1, 1826.
Their children are five in number, three sons and two daughters.
Emily J. wedded Thomas Fuller; Jonas A. was
married to Miss Carrie Laughlin of Columbus; James,
Nannie E. and George R. live with their parents.
There were three other children who died in infancy.
Mr. Hedges has been Assessor of this township for sixteen
years, and during all this time no complaints have been made.
He has always been a leading man in his neighborhood in
political matters, and during the war of the rebellion was an
active worker in the organization of troops, being himself a
member of Co. G, 134th Ohio V. I.. Previous to entering
upon his term of service, Mr. Hedges was unfortunate
enough to lose an arm by accident, which necessitated his
discharge. He has always been an exemplary man, and his
record as such will ever live in the history of the county, and
his descendants for all time may take a pride in their ancestry,
who have, from their earliest connection with the county's
interests, been foremost among those who have been honest,
upright, and faithful to their trusts. Elizabeth
Hamilton is the eldest daughter of Jonas Hedges, and
her marriage to Nelson Miller was celebrated in 1836.
One son (Robert M.) was born to them, who is now Deputy
Sheriff of Champaign Co. The death of Nelson, his father,
occurred in 1837. The marriage of Mrs. Miller to
Joseph C. Hamilton occurred in 1840, to whom were born four
children, all dying in infancy, except Virginia, who became the
wife of D. W. Todd, of Urbana. The death of Mr.
Hamilton occurred May 27, 1872. His widow resides on
the farm which has been her home for many years. Her
brother James married Miss Mary L. Hamilton,
daughter of Joseph Hamilton, and their residence is in
New York. They have only one son living - Merklin
McLain, who resides in Springfield, Clark Co. Mrs.
Hedges died in July, 1862, and in 1866 he married Miss
Lydia Huffman, of Dayton, Ohio. They have no children.
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Harrison Twp. -
ABEL HEWLINGS, farmer; P. O.
West Liberty; was born in Harrison Township, Champaign Co.,
Ohio, May 31, 1814; he is a son of Joseph and Margaret
Hewlings, of whom mention is made in the biography of
Joseph and Margaret Hewlings, of whom mention is made
in the biography of Joseph Hewlings; he was raised to
farm life, and is one of the most extensive farmers of this
township, and also raises stock; he owns 503 acres of land in
one body, a part of which is the homestead where he has always
resided. In 1864, Jan. 14, he married Euphemia Ross,
a daughter of John and Christina Ross; she was born June
10, 1844; seven children are the fruits of this union - John
G., Elizabeth, Anna Maria, Joseph C., Margaret J., Abel W.
and Alice R.
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JOSEPH HEWLINGS, farmer; P. O. West
Liberty. To another of the pioneers of Harrison
Township we are pleased to allot a space in this volume.
He is a son of Joseph and Margaret Hewlings, both
natives of New Jersey. He was of the proper age to
enter the army of the Revolutionary war, but was exempted on
account of infirmity caused by sickness. It was owing
to this, also, that he learned the tailor trade. About
1796, he was united in marriage with Margaret Johns.
She was an own cousin to Commodore Perry, the hero of
Perry's history. They emigrated to Ohio about
1800, and located near Cincinnati, at Waynesville, where he
carried on his trade a year or two, when they moved to
Champaign County. He entered a half section of land,
and thenceforward was engaged in clearing away the forests
and tilling the soil. He was a man of a very quiet
disposition, and never sought popularity nor aspired to
office. In his younger days, in New Jersey, he read
some medical works, but never with a view to practice.
When he came here he found it necessary to administer
medical aid to the members of his own family. He was
soon called on by others, and thus saved them many doctors'
bills. They were both noted for being ever ready to
minister to the wants of the sick in the neighborhood, and
are still held in remembrance for their services in that
direction. Mrs. Hewlings was well known as
being an excellent nurse, and a good hand to treat the
diseases of children. They were the parents of eight
children - Maria, Edwin, Eliza, Amos, John, Joseph, Abel
and Margaret. All grew to maturity and
lived to be past 24 years of age. Eliza, Joseph
and Abel are the survivors. Joseph Hewlings,
Sr., departed this life Mar. 29, 1836, aged 73 years 2
months and 29 days; Margaret, his wife, survived till
Feb. 11, 1865, and died at the age of 86 years 5 months and
18 days. Joseph Hewlings, the subject of this
sketch, was born in this township Feb., 9, 1812. He
was raised to farm life, and has always been engaged in
tilling the soil. He owns 160 acre of land within half
a mile of where he was born. His farm is under good
cultivation, and has excellent buildings on it. In
January of 1833, he married Anna Hall, who lived
about ten years after her marriage. In 1844, Feb. 6,
he married Sarah Hancock. Three children were
given to this union - Nancy Ann (deceased, wife of
John Zeigler), Quincy, born Sept. 16, 1848, and
Margaret E., Feb. 23, 1859, now Mrs. William
Demory. Mrs. Sarah Hewlings is a daughter
of Major and Elizabeth Hancock, who were early
settlers here. Oct. 20, 1820, is the date of her
birth. She is a member of the Christian Church.
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Harrison Twp -
JOSEPH HOFFMAN, retired farmer; P. O.
Spring Hills; was born in Pennsylvania Aug. 28, 1814, a son
of Joseph and Susan M. Hoffman, who, in 1815, moved
to Baltimore, Md., and, in 1817, to Fairfield Co., Ohio;
after a stay of six years in Fairfield Co., they moved to
Montgomery Co., near Dayton, where they remained about
fifteen years, and then moved to Euphemia, Preble
Co.; fifty-six years of his life were spent as a minister of
the Gospel in the U. B. Church; he was the father of eleven
children - Valentine, Barbara, Eli, Enoch, John and
Henry (twins), Joseph, Susannah, Solomon and
Jeremiah (twins), and Kumler; five of the sons
were also ministers of the Gospel; of the family, five
survive - Eli, Henry, Joseph, Susannah and Cumler.
Joseph's education was received in the common schools;
he was licensed to exhort, with privilege to preach, in
1840, and he has been laboring in the cause of Christianity,
as a local minister, ever since, but, for the last five or
six years, has not done much active service. He owns
190 acres of land in Harrison Township, on which he is
living rather a retired life. His marriage with
Matilda Sarver was solemnized June 9, 1836; to this
union eight children have been given, seven of whom survived
their infancy and are still living - William R., Mary
Ellen, Elizabeth Jane, Nancy Ann, Martha Matilda, Frances E.
and James E. Mrs. Hoffman is a sister of
Jacob Sarver, and was born Dec. 14, 1814; in his sketch,
proper mention is made of her parents. Mr. Hoffman
and family are all members of the U. B. Church.
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AMOS J. HOWARD, retired farmer; P. O.
Mechanicsburg. The subject of this sketch resides in
Madison Co., within about a hundred yards of Goshen Township,
Champaign Co., with the latter of which he has been prominently
identified for over one-half a century. He was born in
1803, on Goose Island, in the Connecticut River, Grafton Co., N.
H., and is the son of Amos and Miriam (Mills) Howard,
both natives of New Hampshire, the former born Apr. 9, 1775, and
the latter Mar. 18, 1774. Their nuptials were celebrated
Mar. 22, 1796. Mr. Howard, in his New Hampshire
home, hearing flattering reports of the great Ohio county,
resolved to move with his family thither, and, in the fall of
1808, set out on his long and tedious journey. He came to
a halt in Mason Co., Va., thinking he had reached his destined
place. The winter was passed there, during which time
Mr. H. engaged in teaching. In the spring, he resumed
his journey, passing some distance down the Ohio River by
flatboat; he abandoned the river and pioneered his way through
an almost unbroken forest to the site where our subject now
resides. A log cabin was soon erected and a pioneer home
established. His family consisted of himself, wife, two
daughters and our subject. In this locality, he and his
companion toiled out the remainder of their days, his death
occurring Jan. 15, 1843, and his wife’s Mar. 26, 1860.
Mr. Howard was educated for the legal profession, but
never practiced at the bar; he engaged to some extent in
teaching. Our subject was only 6 years old when his lot
was cast in this county, then an almost unbroken wilderness.
Amid the scenes and privations of frontier life he grew up to
maturity, availing himself of all the educational opportunities
then offered, and so well did he improve the advantages in this
direction that he qualified himself for the profession of
teaching, and became a pioneer teacher. For seventy-one
years he has watched the growth of this country as it has been
brought by the unflagging industry of man from an unbroken
wilderness to the present highly improved state, and, in this
laborious but noble work, he has borne a most creditable part.
His energy, enterprise and business sagacity are attested in his
broad acres, the result of his own exertions. At one time,
he had in his farm some two thousand acres of land, lying in
Madison and Champaign Cos. He has been married twice;
first to Rachel Kirkley Dec. 22, 1825; she died
Sept. 4, 1858; his second marriage was Mar. 24, 1861, to
Elizabeth A. Cowan, a native of Delaware Co., N. Y., and
since 17 years of age a resident of Madison Co., Ohio, except a
three years’ residence in Missouri. Six sons and three
daughters were born to the first union, to wit: Napoleon B.,
now a druggist in Lima, Ohio; Mary J., married to
Lawrence Weldon, now a lawyer of position in
Bloomington, Ill.; Miriam M.; John M.; Clinton,
now in Pana, Ill.; Benton, Edwin; Marion,
now operating the homestead, and Elizabeth M. Miriam M.,
Benton, Edwin and Elizabeth are dead, the
three last dying within a period of three months of each other.
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JOHN M. HOWARD, farmer; P. O.
Mechanicsburg. John M. Howard was born in November,
1833, just across the line in Madison Co., within sight of his
present residence. He is the son of Amos J. Howard.
His early education was obtained in the district school, under
the disadvantages of his day. His life occupation has been
that of a farmer and stock-raiser. His advent into Goshen
Township, Champaign Co., was in the spring of 1868, and, in
1876, he purchased his present beautiful home one and one-half
miles southeast of Mechanicsburg, where he has since resided.
His fine residence and surroundings indicate thrift and
enterprise. He finds
his political home in the Democratic party. He married, in
1861, Emma Tulley, a native of Ireland, and, since
10 or 12 years of age, a resident of this country.
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SHERMAN HUSTON,
lumber dealer, Urbana; was born in Richland Co., Ohio, Oct.
16, 1840. He is a son of William and Letitia
(Robinson) Huston, both natives of Pennsylvania.
She was born Sept. 5, 1814, and he May 2, 1812. He
came Ohio with his parents, William and Elizabeth
(Jemison) Huston, in 1825. They located in
Richland Co., where he grew up and married. He
followed various occupations, but worked principally in
flouring and saw mills. In 1863, he and his family
moved to Urbana, where he carried on coopering for several
years. In 1868, he and son, Sherman purchased
the Ward & Loudenback saw-mill, in Concord
Township, which they ran till the time of his death.
His wife, Letitia, died Oct. 6, 1867, and was the mother of
eleven children, eight of whom survived their infancy, viz.,
William S., Cynthia A., Sherman, John J. (deceased),
Franklin, Hamilton, Mary E. and George W.
He then in 1869, married Mrs. Hester A. Heath, with
whom he had two children - Viola and Eugene.
William Huston departed this life May 6, 1880.
The subject, of this sketch has been engaged in milling most
of his life, except three years that were spent in the civil
war. He was a member of Co. E, 102d O. V. I.; was
captured while on Sherman’s raid, before the fall of
Atlanta, and imprisoned at Cahaba, Ala., then at
Andersonville, where he remained five months, till the close
of the war. He now owns the undivided half of the
above-named saw-mill, also one-half of 99 acres of land.
He has been a member of the Board of Education for the last
three years, and has been Township Trustee two terms. On the
2d of November, 1865, he married Letitia Andrews, a
native of Richland Co., Ohio, born July 26, 1847.
She is a daughter of Thomas B. and Marila
Andrews, who are residents of the county just mentioned.
She is a native of Vermont, born Aug. 10, 1810, and he of
Ohio, born May 7, 1807. Sherman and Letitia
Huston are the parents of seven children - Thomas
D., Marila A., Charles H., Letitia C., Lovina A., Harriet I.
and Ida E.
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FRANK HOUSTON, ended from a long line
of Scotch Presbyterians. His father, William
Houston, was a farmer who had five sons, three of whom
came to Ohio. Frank, with his brother Christopher,
left the home of their boyhood in May, 1850, to seek a home
in a far-away land, among strangers on the 5th of July of
that year, he landed in Columbus, Ohio, a rosy-cheeked,
merry-hearted lad of 17 years. The faithful teachings
of his humble home were with him, and the habits of industry
and economy were linked with principles of truth and
honesty. He soon found employment in the grocery of
J. & W. B. Brooks, where he remained four years.
In the summer of 1854, he came to Urbana with a small sum he
had saved from his wages and opened a very unpretending
grocery in an old house on South Main street, on the site of
which he has since erected a fine building, opposite the Odd
Fellows' Hall. In April, 1864, he married Nancy
Tappan, of Steubenville, Ohio, grand-daughter of
Hon. Benjamin Tappan, and niece of Hon. E. M. Stanton.
They have had three sons and four daughters, all of whom are
yet living, except one daughter. Mr. and Mrs.
Houston are members of the First Presbyterian Church,
and useful, respected members of society.
Source: History of Champaign
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WILLIAM M. HOUSTON, physician, Urbana;
is a native of Ohio; his father was a native of Kentucky,
but removed to Lebanon, Warren Co., Ohio, where he married
Lydia Truitt. The subject of this sketch
was born in Lebanon in 1821; studied medicine in Piqua, and
graduated at the Ohio Medical College, in 1850, and
commenced the practice of his profession in Piqua the same
year. In December, 1852, he removed to Urbana, where
he soon secured a remunerative practice, in which he is now
assisted by his son Henry C. Mr. H. was
a Surgeon in the war of the rebellion; was appointed
Assistant Surgeon of the 122d O. V. I. in September, 1862;
was promoted to Surgeon in 1863, and became Surgeon-in-Chief
of the 2d Brigade, 3d Division, 6th Army Corps, in January,
1864, and at the close of the war was Surgeon-in-Chief of
the same; wag taken prisoner with a large part of Gen.
Millway's force, near Winchester, Va., in 1863, and
confined in "Libby" five months. He married, in 1846,
Miss Henrietta, daughter of Dr. Henry Chapeze,
who was from Kentucky; he was a medical officer in the war
of 1812, and settled in Piqua soon after the close of that
struggle. Henry C. was born in Piqua in 1847.
He commenced reading medicine there quite young, and
graduated at the Cleveland Homoeopathic Hospital College in
1876, and has since assisted his father in practice.
He is a member of the Baptist Church, and active in the
different departments of church-work, especially the Sunday
school, in which he organized a young men's class,
denominated No. 8, which now numbers thirty-two members, and
forms an important factor in the school.
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ALLEN HUFFMAN
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SAMUEL HULING came from Rockingham
County, Va., in 1839 or 1840, with his wife Catharine,
and several children. Purchased 158 acres of Section
30, of which twenty-five acres only were in a state of
cultivation. He died in 1849; his wife in 1856.
They had three children- James, living on the old
homestead; Henry, living east of Carysville;
Samuel, who resides on Stone Creek, Logan County, Ohio.
Source: History of Champaign
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ALFRED A. HULL,
farmer; P. O. Mechanicsburg; is a native of Ohio, born at
the head of Beaver Creek Jan. 18, 1821. He is a son of
Benjamin and Louisa Monson Hull. He was a
native of Kentucky; she of New York. They came to this
State in their youth, and located in Clark Co., where they
remained till about the year 1830, when they removed to
Madison Co. where they lived till the fall of 1846, at which
time they emigrated to Illinois, where he still lives.
Alfred A. Hull was reared on the farm, and educated
first in the common schools, afterward at the London
Academy, under J. M. Christian, and the best schools
of the section. At the age of 20, he began teaching, which
profession he followed twenty-five years. He has had a
personal acquaintance with Mr. Pinneo, author
of the English Grammar, also Dr. Ray, Dr. Lord, of
Columbus, Prof. Robert Wilson and Mr. Hinkle
and other prominent educators of Ohio. He removed to
this county in 1855, and located on Sugar Hill farm, where
he still resides. Mr. Hull has served
the people of his township in the capacity of Trustee for
several years, and as Justice of the Peace for three years.
He was also a member of the Board of Education for nine
years, and was instrumental in having the comfortable and
stable schoolhouse of the township erected. Nov. 9,
1843, he was joined in wedlock to Margaret A. Kirkley,
a native of Madison Co. They are parents of three children -
M. Louisa, born Mar. 10, 1846; Benjamin, F.,
Feb. 22, 1848, and Wm. B., July 20, 1852, all of whom
are living in this county and one in Clark. Mr.
Hull is enjoying very good health for a man of his
age, and his door is always open for the hospitable
entertainment of strangers. His estimable wife is
afflicted with asthma, making it necessary to exercise great
care with her health. They have traveled considerably
through this and other States, hoping that a change of
atmosphere might prove beneficial, which seems to have been
the result. Mr. Hull has a taste for
literature, and some talent in that direction. While
traveling, he corresponded for the Central Ohio News.
His farm consists of 178 acres, pleasantly located, with one
of the finest springs in the section, supplying it with good
running water.
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H. B. HUNT,
physician,
Carysville.
H. B. is a son of Justus T. Hunt, who was born
Feb. 28, 1809, in Butler Co., Ohio; was raised and educated upon a farm, and also worked in a
saw-mill. His educational advantages
were very limited, but he made good use of the little chance he had. He embraced religion in the early
part of the year 1829; was baptized and received in the Christian Church in
Huntsville, Ohio, September, 1829, by
Elder John Dudley. In the
year 1833, he moved into Shelby Co. and located near New Palestine. Began preaching in June, 1841, and
united with the Miami Conference in September, 1842. He was ordained by
Elders Jacob G. Reeder and
Samuel Fuston, Dec. 11, 1843. He was twice married, first Aug. 14,
1828, to Miss Hannah, daughter of
William McVay, of
Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Hunt died May 14, 1867, leaving
five children. He was again united
in marriage, Jan. 4, 1870, with Mary
conover, widow of James Faries. He lives retired in
Carysville, Ohio.
H. B. Hunt is a great-grandson of
Thomas Hunt, who was born (old style)
Aug. 17, 1745 (new style Aug. 28, 1745), in Nova Scotia.
He was a school-teacher and farmer, but served seven years in the
Revolutionary war. He was one of the
minute men at the battle of Bunker Hill.
H. B. Hunt’s grandfather, Ira Hunt, was a
native of Connecticut, who emigrated to Ohio in the year 1800 and located in
what is now Butler Co., where he lived until death. The subject of this sketch,
H. B. Hunt, was born Nov. 18, 1846,
upon his father’s farm, near New Palestine, Shelby Co., Ohio. His early life
was spent in assisting his father and attending school. He was a pupil of the Sidney High School
for several years. When 18 years of
age he began teaching school and taught seven years. He began reading medicine with
D. J. C. Leedom, of New Palestine, in
1869. He attended the Medical
College of Ohio several terms, and graduated Mar. 2, 1874. Located in Carysville, Champaign Co.,
Mar. 22, 1874. His marriage was
celebrated May 22, 1874, with Miss Mary J.,
daughter of Dr. J. C. Leedom. They have one child,
Wallace L. Mr. Hunt is the leading physician
in Adams
Township, and is highly respected by all who are
acquainted with him.
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JOHN M. HUNT, farmer; P. O. Carysville; was born Sept. 22, 1840, in Shelby Co., Ohio, four miles east of
Sidney. He is a son of
I. W. Hunt, a native of
New York, who came to Ohio with his parents in the year 1818, and located in Butler Co.,
and lived there until 1833. He then
removed to Shelby Co. and purchased land several miels east of
Sidney. He lived there till 1853; sold his
land and moved into Champaign Co., and purchased a farm in
Adams Township, Sec.
13, where he is living at present.
John W. Hunt was raised a farmer, and
has always been engaged in agricultural pursuit.
He married Miss Julia, daughter of Erastus Martz, Mar. 31,
18643.
Mrs. Martz died Feb. 11, 1880,
leaving three children – William S.,
Hallet L. and Laura D. Mr. Hunt served in the
one-hundred-day service during the late war, and was wounded in a skirmish near Petersburg, Va.
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ALEXANDER SAINT CLAIR HUNTER was born in Virginia in
the year 1795. Came to Ohio in 1811, and settled in the
Mingo Valley, near the present village of Mingo, and on the farm
now owned and occupied by William Winder in 1821.
He was an active Methodist and at his house was held the first
Methodist class-meeting ever held in the valley, and out of
which grew a society which still lives, after nearly sixty years
have passed. His two sons, John S. and
James W., were born natives of Mingo Valley. John
S. married Charlotte Moots in the year 1868, and
James W. married Sarah L. Price in 1858.
James moved to Illinois in the year 1867. John S.
is a citizen of Mingo, and is noted for his retentive memory and
quiet, social habits. The daughter, Mary Ann, died
at the age of twenty-four. Sarah Jane married
William Johnson in 1844 and lives near Cable.
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JOHN HURD, retired; P. O. Cable; born in
Kentucky May 1, 1802; is a son of Thomas and Dorcas
(Morrison) Hurd; he was born in Philadelphia and she in
Maryland; they removed to Virginia, thence to Kentucky, and were
for a time, with Daniel Boone and others,
quartered in the block-house during the troubles with the
Indians. In June, 1802, they removed to Ohio, and located
in what is now Clark Co., and lived in camp there one year; then
bought land, on which they lived and died, he dying in November,
1812, and she in August, 1813. Our subject was then 10
years of age, and soon after went to Urbana to learn the
blacksmith trade, which he followed through his active life.
In 1864, he located upon the farm where he now resides. He
located in Urbana when the town was in its infancy, it being
laid out in 1805, by Col. William Ward, Sr., of Kentucky.
Mr. Hurd has seen much of the roughness of pioneer
life of this county. He has always been a stanch
Republican, and, as such, has taken a very active part in all
political matters. During the war of the rebellion he
received the appointment of Deputy United States Marshal, and
did effective service in maintaining freedom of speech and
sustaining the laws and principles of our Government. He
furnished three sons for the army and tried to enter himself,
but on account of his advanced age they refused him. He
obtained a commission as Captain for a company of sharpshooters,
but he failed to get any position in active service; however, he
probably did as much good at home, in controlling the traitorous
elements in his own county. Dec. 25, 1823, he was married
to Miss Phoebe, daughter of Benjamin and Mary
(Spinning) Morris, natives of New Jersey. They had
twelve children, six of whom survive —Joseph C., Charles S.,
John S., James D., Albert N. and Ann Maria.
Capt. Hurd, 78 years of age, has not been sick a
day for fifty-seven years. As a pioneer of this county, an
uncompromising Union man, having an untarnished record of
devotion to his country, we hand this down to his descendants,
trusting they may feel proud and ever cherish his memory for his
good deeds, and the patriotism he manifested throughout his
life.
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