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Source:
The History of Clark County, Ohio:
containing a
history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., general and local
statistics, portraits of early settlers
and prominent men, history
of the Northwest Territory, history of Ohio, map of Clark County,
Constitution
of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc., etc.
Publ.
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1881
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Pleasant Twp. -
W. P. JACKSON, minister; P. O. Catawba; was born Jan.
16, 1835, in Warren Co., Ohio, was raised and educated upon
his father's farm, midway between Pleasant Plain and Level.
He attended the Lebanon, Normal, Mainville Academy, and the
Ohio Wesleyan University. When the late war began he
enlisted in the 12th O. V. I., and went forward to fight for
his country. He was engaged in a great many severe
battles; served three years and three months. After
the close of the local Deacon; was transferred to the
Holston Conference in 1866, and labored in the traveling
connection in Tennessee. In 1870, he was retransferred
to the Cincinnati Conference; was ordained minister in
October, 1869. He is at present Pastor of the M. E.
Church at Catawba. He was married, Nov. 27, 1867, to
Miss Maggie E., daughter of James Richards, of
Brown Co., Ohio. They had five children, four living.
SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio
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Springfield Twp.
& Springfield City -
JOSEPH G.
JACOBS, druggist and pharmacist, Springfield.
Just fifty years ago, Isaac and Letitia Jacobs, with
a little son of two years, emigrated from Lancaster Co.,
Penn., to this county, settling in Harmony Township, their
entire worldly store being one wagon and three horses. In
those comparatively primitive days, turnpikes were unknown
in these parts, railroads had not even troubled the
inventor’s brain, and the village of Springfield boasted a
population of one thousand souls. Times were hard, trials
and hardships many and fortune rolled on leaden wheels. But
the sturdy and unflagging spirit of industry and continued
perseverance won, and Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs were
rewarded by ample and satisfactory success. They raised six
sons and one daughter. Two of the former served in the Union
army through the war, and one for a period of four months.
Their youngest son, Joseph G. Jacobs, was born in
Harmony Township on Nov. 3, 1850, entered Prof. Chandler
Robbins’ Preparatory School in 1863, which he left in 1868,
and spent five years teaching school in Clark and Greene
Counties. In 1873, he engaged in the drug business in
Springfield, and is now junior member of the firm of
Troupe & Jacobs, doing a prosperous business on
the southeast corner of Main and Market streets. His father
died at the age of 65, and his venerable mother is at 70,
still living in Springfield and in good health. In 1876,
Mr. Jacobs led to the altar Miss Una Stuart,
of Clifton, Greene Co., the beautiful and accomplished
daughter of Elder R. and Rachael E. Stuart—of one of
the oldest families in this country and of remarkable
longevity, her grandmother Stuart dying Sept. 23 of
this year (1880) at the ripe age of 82, having raised a
family of eight sons and one daughter, all living and
well-to-do and in their teens, the parents of large
families, all save one of whom are living in this and Greene
Counties. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs have a boy of 6 months
(Fred P.) and a daughter of 2 years (Grace Iva),
both children of unusual sprightliness and beauty. Mr.
Jacobs is a member of Lagonda Council, No. 151, Royal
Arcanurn, and with his wife members in excellent standing of
the Second Presbyterian Church. He is a young man of
pleasing address, many friends, full of energy, enjoys the
excellent opinion of those who know him, and his future
promises well.
SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio : Publ.
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Springfield Twp.
& Springfield City -
EDWARD N.
JACOBS, farmer; P. O. Springfield. Mr.
Jacobs was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., April 2, 1837;
lived at home until 1862, when he enlisted in the 44th O. V.
I. during the rebellion, and was honorably discharged at the
close of the war. He was married, Feb. 7, 1867, to Mary
Minerva, daughter of Samuel and Isabella (Hay)
Hamilton; their children are Chester A., Winfleld S.,
Letta Belle, and Corina May. Edward is the
son of Isaac and Letitia (Sterling) Jacobs; his
parents were both natives of Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio
and settled in this county in 1837. Mrs. Jacobs
was born in this county July 8, 1849; her father was a
native of Virginia, and came to this county and settled in
Springfield in an early day. Our subject has always lived on
a farm, except the time he was in the army, and three years
he was engaged in the dry goods business in New Carlisle,
this county; he moved to his present farm in the spring of
1876, where he is pleasantly located; he devotes especial
care to the improvement of his stock; also takes pride in
the improvement of his farm, and is classed among the best
farmers of the county; he is a strict temperance man, and he
and his good wife are of a pleasant, social nature, and are
not excelled in hospitality.
SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio : Publ.
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Springfield Twp.
& Springfield City -
ROBERT
JARDINE, plumber, steam and gas fitter,
Springfield. Among the many business men of this city that
should be mentioned is our subject Robert Jardine,
plumber, steam and gas fitter. He was born in Dumbarton,
near Dumbarton Castle, Scotland, Jan. 22, 1852 when 6 years
old his father died, leaving the mother with the care of
four children. When Robert was 12 years old, he entered a
drug store as clerk, where he remained about two years; he
then engaged as book-keeper of a large wholesale house,
where he served some three years, and then began painting at
which he worked until August, 1871, when he embarked for
America with his sister Marion. The mother died in
1871. James is now living in Colorado, and the rest
in Springfield, Ohio. Robert’s present business was
established in 1870 by his brothers, with whom Robert
learned the trade. After working for them four years, he
became one of the firm by buying James’ interest, and
in December, 1879, Robert took sole charge. He was
married, Oct. 25, 1877, to Mary L. Voll, daughter of
Louis and Margaret (Alexander) Voll; their home has
been made glad by two charming girls, Mary Alice and
Clara L. Mrs. Jardine was born Sept. 27, 1851,
in Bavaria, Germany; she came to America with her parents in
1854, and Clark County, Ohio, in 1861. Our subject served as
a volunteer in the militia of Scotland three years; he was
one of the original members of the Champion City Guards,
serving with them five years as Sergeant; is a Master Mason
of Anthony Lodge, No. 455, F. & A. M.
SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio : Publ.
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Springfield Twp.
& Springfield City -
D. P.
JEFFERIES, cashier Lagonda National Bank,
Springfield. Mr. Jefferies was born in
Cincinnati, Ohio, January, 1839, moved to Xenia, Greene Co.,
Ohio, in 1860, where he was engaged in the sale of
agricultural implements until 1868, when he came to
Springfield; he was one of the original stockholders and
organizers of the “Champion Machine Company” of the city of
Springfield; he was also Secretary of that company until
1871, when he resigned his position as Secretary and engaged
in private banking, known as Frye, McMillan &
Co., which was succeeded by the Lagonda National Bank, in
1873; he was elected cashier of said bank at its
organization, and still continues to fulfill the duties of
that office; he is President of the Deardorff,
Mellen & Company Manufacturing Company.
SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio : Publ.
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Springfield Twp.
& Springfield City -
EDWARD
NOAH JENKINS, pianos, organs and music,
Springfield. E. N. Jenkins was born on Dec. 20, 1853,
in Union Co., Ohio, near Marysville, and was one of five
brothers, one of whom he lost, and his five sisters all are
living in Paulding Co., Ohio, except Mrs. Mary Brush,
living in Dayton, Ohio. Both his parents are living. Mr.
Jenkins has been, in its broadest sense, the carver
of his own fortune since early youth, and has a good part of
the time assisted his family much financially. When he was 1
year old, his family went to Jay Co., Ind.; when 15, he
entered the Liber College, remaining until 18; he then went
to Winchester, Ohio, where he taught vocal music for three
years. Coming to Springfield in 1874, he went into the dry
goods business with his uncle, Louis Jenkins,
remaining eighteen months, becoming, in the meantime, head
clerk, and upon Louis Jenkins deciding to
retire from business, E. N. Jenkins closed out his
whole stock of $40,000 at auction. After this Mr.
Jenkins went into the music business here in connection
with (and for) Walker & Co., of Dayton, Ohio,
continuing for one year, and in the meantime married on Oct.
18, 1877, Miss Lucy Law, of Miltonville, Ohio, the
most accomplished and prominent soprano vocalist in that
section of the country. Early in 1878, Mr. Jenkins
went into the music business on his own account, on West
Main street in the store now occupied by Charles
Schindler; later he moved to East into Aron’s
jewelry store, and about six months ago to his present
choice location in the Brookwalter Block, where he
does the leading business in his line in the city; in fact,
almost the whole business in pianos and organs, representing
among others the “Mathushek,” “McCammon,” “Wheelock,”
and “Stone” pianos and “Taylor & Forley”
and “Sterling” organs. His success has been such as
his business tact merits. He is in comfortable circumstances
the owner of several nice properties here and a farm in
Missouri.
SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio : Publ.
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W. B. Jenkins |
Mad River Twp. -
W. B.
JENKINS, farmer; P. O. Enon. Mr.
Jenkins is the son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Moore)
Jenkins. His maternal grandfather, Daniel Moore,
and wife, Rachael Parks, settled in Sec. 24, Mad
River Township, at an early day, and resided there until
their death. They were buried on their own farm. His father,
Daniel Jenkins, was born in New Jersey, April 30,
1782, and his mother in Pennsylvania, the same year. They
came to Ohio in 1812, Daniel being in the war of that
date. His wife died Nov. 8, 1827, and he was again married
to Mrs. Elizabeth Ford, a native of Virginia. By his
first wife he had the following children: Marilla
(deceased), Ephraim S., Elmore, William Belford, David G.
(deceased), and Amon (deceased). He died Jan. 13,
1868. Our subject was born in Clark Co., Ohio, Aug. 16,
1818, and received only such education as the common schools
of that day afforded. He worked at farming until 21 years of
age, when he learned the carpenter and millwright’s trade,
which business he followed until 1851. He married Miss
Rachael Sayre, of Clark County, Jan. 2, 1851; she was
born March 24, 1830, in the house where they now live. She
is the daughter of Loyd and Nancy A. (Albin) Sayre.
He is a native of Pennsylvania, and she of Virginia. Her
grandparents, Joseph and Elizabeth Sayre, were
natives of Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio, and settled in
Sec. 24, Mad River Township, at an early day, and here died.
Her father died January, 1853, and her mother, April, 1857.
They had four children—Rachael, Elizabeth, Statia
(deceased) and Catharine. By his marriage with
Miss Sayre, our subject had three children, viz.:
Charlotte J., born Sept. 17, 1852, and educated at
the Female Institute, at Springfield; Anne F., born
June 22, 1856, died March 3, 1860; and George W.,
born Feb. 22, 1861. Mr. Jenkins has worked his
way through life unaided, and now owns a farm of 149 acres,
under a high state of cultivation. He is politically a
democrat, and has been elected Trustee of the township for
eleven years. Both he and his wife are members of the
Presbyterian Church, and as a upright, honest citizen, he is
the peer of any man in Clark County.
SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio : Publ.
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Pike Twp. -
WILLIAM JENKINS,
farmer and Notary; P. O. Dialton. NO OTHER
INFORMATION LISTED.
SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio : Publ.
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Springfield Twp.
& Springfield City -
GEORGE
JOHNSON, retired farmer; P. O. Springfield. Mr.
Johnson is a native of Ireland; was born in County
Tyrone in 1810; came to the United States in 1849; he first
stopped at Berea, in this State, but came to Springfield in
the following April, and has resided here since; he has
taken an active part in the construction of all the lines of
railway in the county, except the C., S. & C. north, and L.
M. south, and also all improvements of public roads, etc.,
made during his residence here. His wife is also a native of
Ireland. They were married there in 1837, and have raised a
family of three children—Jane (now Mrs. James W.
Hall), William and Robert F. The latter is
now the local agent of the D. & U. R. R. at Greenville.
William has for a number or years been employed at the
Driscol carriage factory, and is now foreman of the painting
department. Mr. Johnson came from the old
country a poor man, seeking to better his condition. Having
a brother at Berea, he first located there and went to work
in the stone quarry, then being operated in a small way, but
finding he could not get money for his work and having some
friends here who and urging him to come, he borrowed the
money to pay his way for a visit, finding work for which he
could get cash; he determined to remain, and accordingly
removed his family as soon as he was able. Then he thought
himself fortunate to get from 75 to 87½ cents cash per day,
but as the city grew prices advanced, and by industry and
economy and a wise investment of his savings in real estate,
he became one of the substantial citizens of the city,
respected no less for his personal character, than by reason
of his financial success.
SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio : Publ.
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Springfield Twp.
& Springfield City -
JAMES JOHNSON. James Johnson,
a native of England, came to Springfield at an early date,
and, in 1816, he built a large two story stone house on the
south side of Main street, between Factory street and the
alley east. He built also a small, one-story addition
on the east end of this house, where, in 1817 he
manufactured cut nails by hand. The nails used
in building Dr. Needham's house were made here, and
for several months the citizens were supplied with the
article from Mr. Johnson's factory. He
afterward removed to Pike Township, on Donnel's
Creek, where he had purchased a farm, and erected a small
mill. HE here spent the remainder of his days.
The two story stone house was taken down in 1871, by
Edwin L. Houck, who erected in its stead a fine three
story block, with a spacious hall in the third story.
SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio : Publ. Chicago:
W. H. Beers & Co., 1881 - Page 445 - Vol. I |
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ROBERT
JOHNSON, manufacturer, Springfield, was born near
Springfield in 1832; he was raised on a farm, but when 18
years of age left the farm learn the carpenter trade, and
subsequently following carpentering and building until about
1867, during which time he built as contractor many
residences and business buildings in the then village of
Springfield. On the organization of the Champion Machine
Company, in 1867, Mr. Johnson became a member,
and has been the efficient and trusted Secretary since 1870.
As the history of this establishment appears elsewhere in
this work, any detailed statement here would appear
superfluous. It will be sufficient to say that Mr.
Johnson has shared in the difficulties and enjoyed the
triumphs of the management of this vast establishment. He
has the immediate general supervision of the manufacturing
and has also been Secretary of the Champion Malleable Iron
Works since 1873, and is a Director of the Champion Bar and
Knife Works. He married in 1860 Miss Adelaide,
daughter of William Humphreys, an early and honored
resident of Springfield, now deceased, by whom he has four
daughters and three sons. Mr. Johnson’s
residence is No. 197 Market street, corner of Pleasant. He
is a skilled mechanic, an able business manager and worthy
citizen.
SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio : Publ.
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FRANCIS
JOHNSTON, farmer; P. O. Enon. Francis
Johnston is the son of Arthur and Frances Johnson,
natives of Ireland, who emigrated to America in 1791,
locating in Pennsylvania, where they lived till 1795, when
they removed to Kentucky. In 1829, they came to Ohio,
locating in Greene County. The subject of this sketch was
born in Shelby Co., Ky., Oct. 7, 1814; his education was
obtained in the common schools of Kentucky in log
schoolhouses, and the teacher being paid by subscriptions
raised in the neighborhood. He came alone on horseback to
Ohio, bringing seven horses, at a cost of $3.87½. He lived
at home with his mother until her death, which occurred in
1849, since which time his sisters have kept house for him.
Mr. Johnston, in 1859, bought the farm of 189
acres on which he now resides, and known as the old
“Galloway farm,” which was the first settled in the
township, and the remains of the first cabin are still to be
seen near his present dwelling. It is supposed to be the
first house built in Mad River Township. Mr.
Johnston has a number of Indian relics, which he has
found and preserved, and shows with considerable pride. He
has held the office of Township Trustee for several years,
being elected by the Republican party, and filling the
office with credit to himself and his constituents.
SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio : Publ.
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JOHN
JOHNSON, tobacco dealer, Springfield. He was born
in this county eight miles west of Springfield, on Donnel’s
Creek, Feb. 8, 1825; is a son of James and Mary R.
(Burgess) Johnston. James was a native of Ireland, born
Jan. 5, 1784; Mary, born in Virginia Nov. 11, 1798.
They came to Springfield at a very early date, and, in 1816,
he completed the old two-story stone house on the south side
of Main Street, west of the Run. While finishing the walls
of this building, he also built a small one-story addition,
where, 1817, he began the manufacture of cut nails by hand,
and the citizens were then supplied with the useful and much
needed article of domestic manufacture. The nails used in
the erection of Dr. Needham’s house were made
by Mr. Johnston. He afterward became a farmer,
and erected a saw-mill on Donnel’s Creek, in Pike Township,
where he died Jan. 5, 1847; and his wife him Jan. 18, 1865.
When John was 12 years old, entered a dry goods store in New
Carlisle as clerk. After clerking some eight years, started
a store in his own name, and continued in the dry goods
business about twenty-eight years; he moved to Springfield
in 1868, and went into the tobacco trade, and at present is
the senior partner of the firm of Johnston & Son,
wholesale dealers tobacco and cigars. He was married, Nov.
21, 1848, to Mary Garst, to whom three children were
born. But two, M. D. and Charles E. are now
living. This wife departed this life Feb. 25, 1863. He was
again married, March 9, 1869. This time to Mrs. Elizabeth
Serviss, widow of George Serviss, deceased. Both
wives daughters of John Garst. Mr. Johnston
is one of the leading members; also one of the Trustees of
the Center Street Methodist Episcopal Church.
SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio : Publ.
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M. D.
JOHNSTON, tobacconist, Springfield. Mr.
Johnston is the junior partner of Johnston & Son,
wholesale tobacco dealers, Main Street. This house was
established in 1868, and is the only wholesale tobacco house
in the city. He was born in this county March 3, 1851;
attended school until 17 years old, graduating in Harrison’s
Commercial College of Springfield in his 18th year, when he
entered the store of Kidder, Johnston & Co.,
as book-keeper. In 1878, he was taken into partnership with
his father, when the firm was changed to its present name.
He was married, Nov. 1, 1875, to Lucy M. Slack,
daughter of Peter and Maria Slack. They have three
children, two boys and one girl. He has been through life so
far honorable and upright in all his transactions, adhering
strictly to business, and has established beyond a doubt a
reputation for truth and veracity. He has been a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church for fifteen years; he was
Secretary of the Sunday school of New Carlisle (the place of
his birth) two years; and Secretary of the Mission Sunday
School of this city one year, and at present is Secretary of
the Center Street Methodist Episcopal Sunday School of this
city.
SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio : Publ.
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E. C.
JONES, druggist, South Charleston. Thomas E.
Jones, his father, was born in Maryland March 27, 1811,
a son of Thomas and Charlotte Jones. Mrs.
Charlotte Jones died in 1828, and, in the spring
of 1830, Mr. Jones and eight of the children—Thomas
E., William, Jacob, David, Mary, Daniel, Michael and
Charlotte, emigrated to Ohio and settled in Clark Co.
John, the oldest child, remained in Maryland a few
years, but finally came to Ohio also. Their father lived to
the age of 62; he died in Champaign Co. in January of 1839.
Thomas E. was raised a farmer and was engaged in
agricultural pursuits till 1847, when he commenced the
tanning business in South Charleston and continued it till
about the close of the civil war; he then followed teaming
for about four years, since which he has not been in any
regular employment. He is serving his second term as Street
Commissioner of South Charleston. His marriage was
consummated June 30, 1839, with Nancy D. Schobey; she
was born in Warren Co., Ohio, Dec. 18, 1822; nine children
are the fruits of this union—Martin V. B. (deceased),
Mary C., Margaret, Emma, Marquis, William, Edward C.,
Milton and Thomas W. (deceased). Mr. Jones and
family, except one child, are members of the M. E. Church.
Edward C., the subject of this memoir, was born Jan.
23, 1854; his time was occupied principally in attending
school till he arrived at the age of 18, when he went in
partnership with A. N. Barlow in the printing business,
editing the South Charleston Banner. At the
expiration of three years, he engaged with Mr.
Hudson to learn the drug business; he was with Mr.
Hudson three years, and then with his successor,
Charles Paullin, as clerk till in October of
1879, when he purchased the stock, and has since been
conducting the business himself; his card will be seen in
the business directory of this work. On the 7th of May,
1880, he married Miss Anna Schickedantz;
Christopher Schickedantz, her father, was of German
birth; he emigrated to America in 1834, and afterward
married Judith Ann Clemens, a native of this county,
by whom he had nine children; he died in 1874, having
survived his wife about three years. Mrs. Anna Jones
was born Aug. 30, 1860; she is a member of the M. E. Church.
Mr. E. C. Jones is a member of the M. E. Church.
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J. M.
JONES; P. O. South Charleston; was born Sept. 23,
1836. He is the son of Isaac C. Jones, who was a
Baptist minister living at West Jefferson, and was well
known in Madison and Clark Counties as an evangelist and
children’s friend. J. M. Jones served an
apprenticeship in a dry goods store, but, having a desire
for an education, he left the store and attended public
school a short time. He got a certificate to teach school at
the age of 17, and taught country school eight years. He
taught winter terms several years, and attended school at
Oberlin the rest of the year. He was in the junior class
when the rebellion began. He, with three other brothers,
responded to the President’s first call for volunteers. The
company was rejected, because more than 75,000 responded.
J. M. went back to college, but his young brother,
Isaac C. Jones, joined Co. C, 7th O. V. I. He was the
last private joining the company, but was rapidly promoted,
until he was commanding the company when killed in battle.
The urgent call for volunteers in 1862 brought J. M.
Jones into the army. He was in the service in the summer
and fall in Kentucky, and was in the battle at Richmond,
Ky., when his regiment was all almost captured by Gen. K.
Smith’s command. The regiment was paroled, and came back
to Camp Chase, at Columbus, Ohio. No chance for exchange or
active service, he resigned his position and accepted a call
to take charge of the Public Schools at West Jefferson as
Superintendent. During the second year the call for
volunteers was so urgent that he left the schoolhouse for
the army. He received a commission as First Lieutenant of
Co. C, 154th O. V. I. The regiment went to Virginia, and was
in active service. He served his time out, and returned
home. He married Jennie Pringle, daughter of James
Pringle, Jr., of South Charleston, Sept. 27, 1865. They
have two children—Pringle C., age 13 years, and
Ethel A., age 11 years. Both are members of the
Presbyterian Church, having joined two years ago. J. M.
Jones has been Superintendent of Carthage Sabbath school
for ten years, and during that time about fifty persons have
joined the Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopal and Baptist
Churches from that school. Thirty-one at one time were
baptized. The school gave him a very handsome Bible with the
names of the converted written in it. He was also chosen
Superintendent of the Presbyterian Sabbath school at South
Charleston in the year of 1869, and still holds that
position. He has served his county as President of the Clark
County Sunday School Union seven years. He has never grown
tired in the work among the young people and children. His
great desire and burden of soul is to see the children
converted and with the children of God in the fold.
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JOHN JONES,
farmer; P. O. Plattsburg. The subject of this sketch was
born in England March 15, 1818. In the fall of 1851, he came
to the United States, landing at New Orleans. In the spring
he came to Clark County, Ohio, and commenced to work on a
farm near Springfield, Ohio. Nov. 20, 1856, he was married
to Miss Hannah E. Webster, daughter of John
Webster of Springfield Township. The union thus formed
has been blessed by the birth of thirteen children, nine of
whom are still living—Thomas born April 29, 1860;
George R., Dec. 8, 1862; Eliza, June 8, 1864;
Minnie, July 28, 1866; Emma, July 28, 1868;
Anna P., July 29, 1870; John W., March 6, 1872;
Robert H., June 6, 1873; and Arthur Edwin,
Sept. 1, 1880. In 1855, Mr. Jones, being
desirous of seeing his native land, made a visit to England,
remaining there for one year. Mr. Jones, as
has been stated, commenced as a farm laborer in 1852, and
to-day he is one of the largest land-owners in the township.
He and his wife had nothing when they started in life, nor
have they received anything but what they have earned by
their own hands. Mr. Jones is the owner of 472
acres of land in the township. He resides on one of his
beautiful farms of 312 acres with everything around him that
is pleasant and cheerful, surrounded by a very interesting
family, and to-day he and his wife (who has, indeed, been a
helpmeet to him) can look back over their past life and
rejoice that they did use economy in their young days, for
now as they are passing through the afternoon of their lives
they have everything to make them happy and to cheer them on
in their journey through life. Mr. Jones is a true type of
an Englishman. As a gentleman, he is very pleasant and
affable, a good neighbor, and a man much given to
hospitality.
SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio : Publ.
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1881 - Page 959 - Transcribed for
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Presley Jones |
PRESLEY
JONES, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. South
Charleston. The grandfather of this enterprising and
successful farmer was Daniel Jones, a native of
Delaware, of Welsh descent, who was married in his native
State to Mary Allston, born in Philadelphia, of
English and Irish parentage, whose father was a prominent
merchant of that city when the Revolutionary war broke out,
his wife being the daughter of an Irish nobleman. Soon after
marriage Daniel and wife moved to Virginia, remaining
there a few years, thence went to Pennsylvania, and about
1812, removed to Hamilton Co., Ohio, settling on the Little
Miami River, and in 1816 came to Clark Co., and settled in
the southern part of Harmony Township, where they remained
until death, dying as they had lived, faithful members of
the Baptist Church. They were the parents of thirteen
children, viz., Enoch, John, Susan, Abel, Lewis, David,
Levi, James, Margaret, Mary, and Isaiah; two died
in infancy. Enoch, the father of Presley, was
born in Delaware July 29,1789, grew to maturity in
Pennsylvania, and was married in Harmony Township, Clark
Co., Ohio, July 29, 1818, to Rebecca Harvey, daughter
of Andrew Harvey, a native of Maryland; she was born
in Elkton, Md., Oct. 21, 1791, moved with her parents to
Hardy Co., Va., and about 1817 came to Clark Co., Ohio, with
her brother-in-law (James White and wife), where she
married and ever afterward resided, her parents remaining in
Virginia. Of this union were born six children, Maria,
Margaret, Presley, Ann A., Emma and Morgan, all
of whom are living but the oldest. Enoch lived on a portion
of his father’s farm until 1832, when he sold it and bought
300 acres of land on the line of Madison Co., a portion of
it laying in both counties, and here he and his wife spent
the balance of their lives, he dying March 2, 1852, his
widow surviving him many years, dying Oct. 22, 1876, a
sincere member of the Baptist Church, to which he also
adhered, although never uniting with the church. Enoch Jones
was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was under Hull, when
that General cowardly surrendered Detroit to the English
without firing a shot. Presley Jones was the third in
the family, and was born on the old farm in Harmony
Township, Sept. 19, 1824, grew to maturity in that and
Madison Township, attending in his youth the district
school, where he obtained an ordinary education. He was
married in London, Ohio, Feb. 25, 1875, to Miss Louise
Lemon, daughter of Milton and Sarah (Smith) Lemon,
natives of Clark Co., Ohio, where he was born March 29,
1819, and his wife in December, 1817. His parents, John
and Rebecca (Donaldson) Lemon, were natives of Virginia,
who settled in Moorefield Township, before the war of1812,
where they remained until death. Dr. Milton Lemon
completed the study of medicine in 1841, locating in Madison
Co., where he was engaged in the practice of his profession
until 1861. He was elected on an Independent ticket to the
55th General Assembly of Ohio, in which capacity he did his
duty faithfully as a legislator, and when addressing the
house, his fine, manly appearance, together with his fervor
and animation, commanded the attention and respect of his
contemporaries. At the expiration of his term of office he
was appointed as enrolling surgeon for the 7th District,
serving until the close of the war. While at Columbus, he
received a paralytic stroke from which he never fully
recovered, dying April 24, 1878. His widow, who bore him
eight children, five of whom are living, viz., Louise,
Elizabeth, Alice, Ida and Milton, is now residing
in London, Ohio; his father, John Lemon, was a
soldier under Gen. Harrison in the war of
1812. The old homestead in Madison Township was willed to
Presley and his brother Morgan, but the subject of
this sketch purchased his brother’s interest for $10,000,
and is now the owner of 340 acres in the old tract, and 40
acres of timber close at hand. The historical “Ludlow line,”
has its starting point on his farm close to his residence,
and the head-waters of the Little Miami River are partly
located on his land. In politics, Mr. Jones is
an unflinching Republican, and all benefits find in him a
hearty supporter; like most business men, he has had his
“ups and downs,” but his standing to-day is that of an
honest man, and leading farmer, who is respected by all
classes.
SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio : Publ.
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1881 - Page 1069 - Transcribed
for Ohio Genealogy Express by Cathy Portz |
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AMAZIAH
JUDY,
farmer and stock-buyer; P. O. Plattsburg. The subject of
this sketch is the son of the late John Judy, who
came to the county in the year 1800, from the State of
Kentucky, he having been born in a “Block House” in Fleming
Co., Feb. 14, 1791; he came to Clark Co., at the time above
stated; he settled in what is now Harmony Township, on the
extreme head-waters of the “Little Miami,” he purchased a
large tract of land of one James Galaway, whose name
is famous in the State of Ohio, he having purchased the same
from the United States. In the year 1840, through his own
industry and economy, he was the owner of something over
1,000 acres of the best land in Clark Co., the larger part
of it being in Madison Co., Ohio. John Judy was a man
of prominence in his day; he was a Captain in the Ohio
militia; he was for some years a Justice of the Peace, he
being of the first in the township; in the year 1859, he
moved to the State of Illinois, where he purchased a large
tract of land for the purpose of settling around him his
family. Dec. 1, 1874, he passed from life unto death in his
83d year, after having lived a longer span of time than is
usually allotted unto man. Mr. Judy had lived
in Clark Co., to see the fruits of civilization spread its
wings like a sweet messenger of peace over its land, and, as
a result, brought to it improvement and advancement; his
hair grew gray while the State grew old and vigorous, and,
in the golden sunset of his life, he fell asleep in death —
“His life is as a tale that is told.”
Such is the ancestry from which the subject of this
sketch sprung. He was born Sept. 20, 1823, in Harmony
Township, on the old homestead, within three miles of where
he now resides. Mr. Judy was brought up on an
adjoining farm to which he now resides, and has continued to
be a farmer from that day until this; he started in the
stock business under the following circumstances: His father
was the proprietor of the “Black Horse Tavern;” when the
subject of this sketch was but 7 years old, two gentleman
had him to black their boots for which they gave him 12½
cents, with which he bought a hog, and from that he became
the largest stock-buyer in the county. Mr. Judy was
on the 21st of November, A.D. 1844, married to Miss Hopy
Ann Nichelson, daughter of Andrew Nichelson, of
Harmony Township, who was one of the very early pioneers,
having settled in the county in 1806; this union has been
blessed by the birth of five children, one son and four
daughters, four of whom are now living. Mr. Judy
is the owner of a very beautiful farm adjoining the village
of Plattsburg; as a gentleman, he is very pleasant and
affable; as a citizen, a man who is much respected. Mr.
Judy was engaged in the stock business for a number
of years in Illinois; he was also located in Chicago and St.
Louis; while in Illinois, his business amounted to over a
million dollars a year.
SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio : Publ.
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1881 - Page 959 - Transcribed for
Ohio Genealogy Express by Cathy Portz |
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