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THOMAS DAUGHERTY. Mr. Thomas
Daugherty, of Stonelick township, who has a wide and
favorable acquaintance in Clermont County, Ohio, has
practically retired from active connection with
agricultural interests, to which he has devoted his
energies for many years. During the active period
of his life he gave a great deal of attention to the
raising of fine stock, as well as to general farming.
He was born at Boston, now Owensville, Clermont county,
Oct. 13, 1847, and is a son of James and Rosanna
(South) Daugherty, the latter of which was born at
Owensville, Ohio, July 17, 1817, and died Feb. 1, 1896,
her remains being laid to rest in the Owensville
cemetery.
James Daugherty was born May 1, 1818, in Bracken
county, Kentucky, and died in 1870. He was a
soldier in the Civil war, participating in the one
hundred-day service, having enlisted in the One Hundred
and Fifty-third regiment, Ohio volunteer infantry.
He was a cooper by occupation and was a resident in
Stonelick township. To the union were born five
children, all born in Clermont county:
Thomas, our subject.
Albert married Lucinda Patterson and is
deceased.
Kate died at the age of fourteen years.
Martha Jane became the wife of Albert Brunk,
of Owensville.
Annie became the wife of Charles Ulrey,
of Owensville.
The religion of Mr. and Mrs. James Daugherty was
evidenced by their membership in the Methodist church,
and their lives were consistent with their profession of
faith.
Mr. Thomas Daugherty obtained his education in
the public schools of Owensville, remaining at the
parental home until he reached his twenty-sixth year,
when he was united in marriage to Miss Adelaide
Roudebush, the ceremony being celebrated Oct. 16,
1873. Miss Roudebush was born in 1849 in
the home where she and her husband now reside, and is a
daughter of James and Paulina Medaris Roudebush,
the former of whom was born near Owensville, in 1821,
and died in 1863, and the latter was born in Batavia
township, in 1823, and died in 1876, both being buried
in the Owensville cemetery. They were the parents
of seven children:
Adelaide, who became the wife of our subject.
Leonidas married Maude Davidson, of St.
Louis, Mo.
Lydia became the wife of James Hoffman
and is now deceased.
Mary is Mrs. George Hill, of Cleves,
Ohio.
Charles, deceased, married Minne Hensil.
Emma is the wife of William Reichard, a
resident of Iowa.
James is a resident of Kenova, W. Va. He
married Blanche Fisher.
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Daugherty
settled on a farm adjoining the one he now owns and
carried on general farming for three years, then removed
to Batavia township, where they made their home for a
period of eight years. At the expiration of that
time they returned to the farm of Mrs. Daugherty's
father, which they purchased. This farm consists
of seventy acres of fine farm land and they have built
additions to the house and barns at various times until
they have modernized all of the buildings according to
their own ideas of convenience and comfort.
Mr. Daugherty has always supported the
Republican party, but his life has been too busy to
admit of great activity in politics.
In religious matters both Mr. and Mrs. Daugherty
embrace the faith of the Methodist denomination, in the
work of which they take an active part.
Mr. and Mrs. Daugherty are both members of
prominent pioneer families of Clermont county, who were
closely connected with the growth and development of
this section.
Mr. Daugherty is a man of genial manner and is
broad and liberal in all his views, standing for all
that is for the good of the town. He is a great
reader and keeps well informed on all public issues and
questions of the day. Mrs. Daugherty is a
great lover of flowers and devotes much time to the
culture of flowers and plants. They have worked
persistently day after day in the agricultural
interests, finding ample opportunity in the duties of
the farm for the exercise of their talents and industry
and meeting thereby the success which is the just reward
of earnest labor.
Source: History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio
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B.
T. DAVIS. The right man in the right place
is Mr. B. T. Davis. the popular superintendent of the
Bethel schools, which position he has held for the past
six years so acceptably that he was recently re-elected
for three coming years.
Mr. Davis is a son of William and Barbara (Shinkle)
Davis, and was born on a farm near Felicity,
Clermont county, Ohio, Oct. 8, 1863. His father
was a native of Clermont county, his birth having
occurred in 1820, and who passed away in 1882. He
was a farmer and stock raiser. His wife,
Barbara (Shinkle) Davis, was born near Felicity,
Ohio, and died in 1869. There were six sons and
six daughters born to this union:
P. C., of Felicity, Ohio.
John, a citizen of Kansas.
W. H., a resident of Bethel, Ohio.
B. T., is the subject of our sketch.
Sarah J., the widow of William Rogers,
of Moscow, Clermont county.
Elizabeth, who is the wife of William Johnson,
living near Point Isabelle.
Melvina, is Mrs. Willis Cosins,
of Fort Madison, Iowa.
Laura, married Alva Sapp, residing
in Hamilton, Ohio.
The education of Mr. Davis was received
in the schools of Lebanon, Ohio, from which he was
graduated with high honors. After his graduation he
assisted his father on the home farm until he reached
his majority. He then entered upon his career as a
teacher, first in the country schools, later teaching in
the high school of Bethel, Ohio. He has been
school examiner for thirteen years.
Mr. B. T. Davis was united in marriage to
Miss May Day, Feb. 17, 1889. She
is a daughter of George W. and Matilda (Coffman) Day,
and was born in Brown county, Ohio, Dec. 30, 1865.
Her father was also a native of Brown county, July 28,
1825, and died Jan. 2, 1901. Her mother was a
native of Clermont county, having been born Nov. 20,
1829, and passed away July 7, 1893. Both of her
parents are buried in the Felicity cemetery.
Mrs. Davis is one of four children:
Belle, is Mrs. Albert
B. Armacost, of Terre Haute, Ind.
Lucy, married J. M.
Gregor, of Felicity, Ohio.
May, is Mrs. B. T.
Davis.
A. E., of Bethel, Ohio.
Mr. Davis gives
his suport to the Democratic party, and is well
posted in all the political questions of the day, though
not an office seeker. Of fraternal organizations,
he has membership with the Masons, the Odd Fellows, the
Eastern Star, and the Rebekahs. Both he and Mrs.
Davis are devoted members of the Christian
church. The home of this estimable couple is one
of refinement and culture, and both have many pleasant
social connections in the community in which they
reside.
Source: History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio
- Vol. II - by Byron Williams - Publ. 1913 - Page
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BENJAMIN
F. DAVIS, a resident farmer of Union township,
Clermont county, owns and operates his splendidly
improved farm of one hundred and fifty acres of valley
land, which indicates the careful supervision of a
practical and painstaking owner, who at the same time
keeps in touch with the progress that is manifest in
agricultural circles.
Joseph Davis, the grandfather of Benjamin F.,
of this mention, was born in 1782, on a farm near
Romney, Hampshire county, Virginia, and immigrated to
Ohio in 1803 with his parents, coming down the Ohio
river on a flat boat, and landed at the mouth of
Crawfish. Joseph settled on Shaylor's Run,
in Union township, and with no capital but his willing
hands, a strong heart and an ax, went to work. He
soon had saved enough money to purchase some land in
Hardin's Survey, on the East Fork, between Perrin's
Mills and Milford. He put up a log cabin on his
new purchase, and on May 1, 1806, was united in marriage
to Rachel Fowler, and to begin housekeeping he
carried all of the household goods on a horse, the bride
following with her dishes of pewter in her apron.
There was no floor in the cabin and their beds were made
of sticks and saplings, as were also their tables.
At that time that part of Union township was a
wilderness, but he reclaimed his purchase from the
unbroken forest, adding new lands until he possessed
four hundred acres at the time of his death, July 18,
1845. He served his country nearly two years in
the War of 1812, as lieutenant of Captain Hosbrook's
company, raised from around Milford, and in Hamilton
county, Ohio, and participated in the siege of Fort
Meigs, in the Maumee Valley, and was under Colonel
Crogan in his gallant defense of Fort Stephenson, at
what is now the city of Fremont, Ohio. His wife,
Rachel, was the mother of ten sons, born in the log
cabin, all growing to manhood but one. They were,
Mathew, Jeremiah, Joseph, Samuel, Thomas, Henry,
Robert F., Ira L., George W., and William
B. The mother passed away Dec. 25, 1837.
On Apr. 16, 1828, Joseph married Rebecca Vail,
by whom there was no issue. He was a man greatly
respected for his honesty and integrity, and was a good
citizen and enterprising farmer. He was liberal in
aiding and sustaining the churches and served for many
years for many years as justice of the peace and no
appeal was ever taken in any case from his docket.
He was public spirited and having risen from a poor boy
to one of the substantial men of the county, he took
great interest in all public improvements. His
seventh son, Robert F., occupied the old
homestead after the death of his father.
Robert F. Davis was born July 25, 1823, and died
Feb. 2, 1894. He received the best of the
schooling advantages of the days when he was of school
age, and his life's occupation was along agricultural
lines. He served as justice of the peace for a
number of years. His wife, Elizabeth (Marriott)
Davis, was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, Feb. 27,
1828, and passed away Oct. 28, 1897. She was a
daughter of Joseph and Nancy (Bickel) Marriott,
early residents of Hamilton county, formerly from
Pennsylvania, the father being a successful farmer all
of his active life. Robert F. and Elizabeth
(Marriott) Davis were the parents of ten children,
all of whom are living:
Mrs. Rhoda Moon of Columbus, Ohio.
Mrs. Sarah Pierce, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Miss Alba, of Hibbing, Minn.
Mrs. Phoebe Philhour and Mrs. Mary Galoway,
of Omaha, Galatin county, Illinois.
Benjamin, our subject.
Miss Harriet Francis, at home.
Mrs. Wyatt Turner, of Perrintown, Ohio.
Mrs. Isaac Turner, of Miami township.
Charles, of Newtown, Ohio.
Mr. Benjamin F. Davis was born on the farm which
is now his home, April 25, 1860, and he is a third of
the family to occupy this farm. He was reared on
the farm and received a good common school education,
residing thus far in the present home. He began
the management of the farm at the age of eighteen years,
and has carried on general farming, stock raising and
dairying, shipping milk and cream to Cincinnati.
In all his work he is practical and methodical and is a
trustworthy business man, never taking advantage of the
necessity of others in his business transactions, and
among those by whom he is well known, his word is as
good as his bond. Politically, he is a Democrat,
but is, however, without political aspiration,
preferring to give his entire attention to business
affairs. He is a Mason, having membership at
Milford. The family are nearly all members of the
Baptist church.
Source: History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio
- Vol. II - by Byron Williams - Publ. 1913 - Page
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J. W. DeVORE, a well known
general farmer and stock raiser of
Franklin township, Clermont county, belongs to
an old Ohio
family, and is a good example of a successful self-made
man. He was
born in Pleasant township, Brown Co., Ohio, Feb. 14, 1850, a son of
Abner and Louisa Maria (Gardner)
DeVore, both of whose fathers were preachers of the
Christian church.
Abner DeVore
was born in the same township in June, 1825, and resides
in Lewis township, Brown county.
Mrs. Louisa
Maria DeVore was born in Union township, Brown county,
about 1827, and died in 1862.
She was a daughter of
Rev. Mathew Gardner, who founded most of the Christian churches in
Southern Ohio, besides a great many in
Indiana
and Kentucky.
He preached for over sixty years and labored
faithfully in the vineyard.
He was an able and convincing speaker and debated
with all the leaders of the Campbellite church, when those
two denominations were greatly at variance.
He was an earnest speaker, droll and witty, with a
dry humor that greatly appealed to most people.
He was a good business man and a good manager, and
came to Ohio
when the country was new, so that he had good
opportunities to make profitable investments.
He prospered in his undertakings and left an estate
of some $80,000.
He was especially well known for the promptness
with which he began all services at the appointed hour,
even if there were no congregation to hear.
On one occasion, when he began services before the
arrival of any of the congregation, they came in and saw
he was alone and said, “We have got here at last.”
Rev. Gardner replied dryly, “I think it is at last.”
This was considered a great rebuke as coming from
him, for he was of a gentle nature.
He wrote a most interesting autobiography, which
was published, and which was very instructive along the
line of the teachings and doctrines of the New Light
religion.
There has never been a stronger or abler preacher of this
faith in Ohio than
Rev. Gardner, and he was very well known for the forceful manner in
which he met the arguments of the preachers of the
Campbellite church, for he invariably won in his debates
with them. His
face, and especially his forehead, showed him to have a
strong intellect, and he was a very deep thinker.
Although he had strong convictions, he had a
tender, loving heart, and in his preaching and labors
touched the heart strings of thousands.
He was born in New York,
and died in Union township, and his wife, whose maiden
name was Beasly, was born in
Ohio, in Union township, and died
at her home.
The children born to
Abner DeVore
and wife were as follows:
B. F., who died in August, 1910;
Julia B., widow of Rev.
Godfry Godfrey, of Indiana;
J. W.¸ of this sketch;
L. G., of
Georgetown, Brown county;
G. W., who died
in Kansas; C. M.,
of Kentucky;
Charles Peter, deceased.
All were born in Brown county.
A brother of
Abner DeVore, Peter DeVore, served in the Civil war from Ohio, and lives in
Illinois.
J. W. DeVore
was educated in the country schools of his native county
and remained with his parents until he was twenty years of
age, then went west with a prospecting motive.
He returned to Ohio and carried on his
Grandfather DeVore’s
farm, and the following year his father’s farm.
On Mar. 28, 1872, he married
Miss Lucity Dean,
a native of Brown county,
Ohio, born in 1849, daughter of
William and Sarah (Wiles) Dean.
Mr. Dean was born in Clermont county,
Ohio, in 1827, and died in 1904, and
Mrs. Dean was
born in 1840 and died in 1902, both being buried near Bethel.
There were ten children in the family, namely:
Slathiel
lives in Clermont county;
Mary E. died
about thirty-five years ago, at the age of nineteen years;
Marcellus
married Jane Kellum, and they live in Brown county;
Thomas married Miss Ollie
Gravit and resides in Clermont county;
Sullivan, also
a resident of Clermont county, married
Belle Bear; Andy married
Miss Hun Shinkle;
Dora lives near
Bethel with her sister,
Jennie Brooks;
Jennie, wife of
William Brooks, lives near Bethel;
Albert married
Myrta Ellis and lives in Bethel.
After marriage
Mr. and Mrs. DeVore located near Georgetown, Brown county, and remained on this
farm thirty-four years.
They were successful in their operations and in
1906 were able to better their prospects, purchasing a
pretty place of one hundred and sixty-three acres of good
farm land in
Franklin
township, Clermont county.
Mr. DeVore
has a large number of hogs, sheep, cattle and horses, and
ships his stock to the Cincinnati market.
He is an energetic and ambitious farmer and
conducts his affairs in an able and intelligent manner.
He is very proud of the part taken by his
grandfathers in the early history of the region, as he was
reason to be, and also respects the worthy parents who
reared him to an honorable manhood, fitting him for the
duties and responsibilities of life.
His father has favored the Republican party since
its inception, but our subject is a strong Democrat in
politics, believing and principles of this party
especially favor the needs of the common people, and the
interest of the majority of our country’s citizens.
He has served as school director and has always
taken great interest in local affairs.
He and his wife belong to the Methodist church.
They had six children, all born in Brown county:
Eva Lou, born
Sept. 6, 1873, married
James Neal, of
Brown county, and they have one son,
Roland, born
Oct. 1, 1904;
William Edgar, born Dec. 28, 1874, married
Miss Mattie Cahall,
lives in Brown county, and has one daughter,
Louise, born Dec. 25, 1897;
Cora Belle, born Sept. 16, 1876, wife of
Harry Hatfield,
of Georgetown, has two children,
Glen, born in October, 1899, and a daughter,
Roberta, born June 15, 1912;
Samuel J., born July 5, 1878, married
Miss Anna Smith
and resides in Clermont county;
Addie Lizzie, born Feb. 7, 1880, wife of
Jessie Utter, of Brown county, has two daughters,
Mildred and
Ruth, aged eight and seven years, and one son,
William Earl, born Oct. 11, 1912;
Lewis Abner, born Apr. 28, 1884, married
Stella Shaw, lives in Clermont county, and has one child.,
Herbert, born
Mar. 17, 1906.
Mr. and Mrs. DeVore
have worked together for the promotion of their
interests, and are much respected for their many good
qualities.
They have a large number of friends and are active in
various circles in the community.
They are genial and hospitable, refined and
intelligent, and those who enter their home are well
entertained.
Source: History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio
- Vol. II - by Byron Williams - Publ. 1913 - Page 189
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FRANK M. DUDLEY.
Mr. Frank M. Dudley, vice-president and secretary
of the J. H. Day Company, of 1144 Harrison
avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, is a native of Clermont
county, Ohio, his birth having occurred at Williamsburg,
June 22, 1867. He is a son of Mr. Otis Dudley,
of whom mention is made elsewhere on these pages.
Frank M. Dudley enjoyed the educational
privileges of the public schools of Clermont county, and
was reared to a farm life. His business career
began May 1, 1888, as office boy for the firm with which
he has been associated continuously since. He has
filled the various position of the company, becoming
vice-president at the time of the incorporation of the
company, in 1902, and since 1910 of the incorporation of
the company, in 1902, and since 1910 has served as
secretary also.
The company was founded by the late Mr. J. H. Day,
about 1887, starting with six men employees, which has
now a pay roll of about five hundred men. The
plant was first at Court and Broadway streets, and the
present fine plant was erected in 1897, and has a floor
space of five acres. The building is of brick and
is fully equipped with all modern machinery. The
company manufactures special machinery and the
development of the business has been rapid and steady.
Mr. Dudley is one of the principal owners of the
stock of the company, and devotes his entire attention
to the business.
Mr. Dudley was united in marriage to Miss
Clara Peterson, a daughter of D. K. Peterson,
of Williamsburg, Ohio, and to their union has been born
two daughters:
Miss Helen K., who is proficient in elocution,
being a graduate of the Schusten School, Walnut Hills,
Cincinnati.
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley are members of the Mt.
Auburn Methodist Church, and are active in all of the
affairs of that denomination. The residence of
Mr. Dudley is on Burnett avenue, Mt. Auburn, Ohio.
Source: History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio
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COL. JONATHAN
S. DONHAM. Col. Jonathan S. Donham,
deceased, was the father of Robert W. Donham,
retired farmer, of New Richmond, and the grandfather of
Mrs. T. P. White, of the same place.
The Donham family is of Spanish descent, the
original name being "Don Singleton," Toward
the end of the Sixteenth century, one of the ancestors
became noted as an active Liberal or Rebel, and was
arrested, tried and banished. After his sentence
he escaped and fled Scotland, there assuming the name "Don
Ham," later corrupted to Donham. A son
or a grandson of his immigrated to America and settled
in what is now New Jersey, was twice married and reared
several sons and daughters. One of these sons,
Nathaniel, the father of Jonathan S., in 1794
moved from Pennsylvania down the Ohio river, settling at
the mouth of the Miami river. About 1800, he moved
into Clermont county and located on Ten Mile creek, is
what is now Pierce township, where he spent the
remainder of his life.
Jonathan S. Donham was the youngest child of
Nathaniel and the latter's second wife, and where he
located on Twelve Mile creek., Ohio Township. He
had an inclination for trading in live stock and in this
line was very successful, eventually securing several
hundred acres of land, on which he raised fine stock and
gaining a reputation for importing in southern Clermont
blooded horses, cattle and hogs. His first wife
was Hiley Ross who left no children. He
married Miss Elizabeth Ayers, of New Jersey, on
Apr. 19, 1818, and they reared eleven children, four
sons and seven daughters, of whom one is now living,
Robert W. Donham, of New Richmond.
Colonel Donham was an officer in the War of 1812
and was present at the siege of Fort Meigs, now Fremont,
Ohio. In after years, he was a general of militia,
and was one of the best farmers and stockmen of Clermont
county. He was a man of fine personal and social
habits, who lived to an advanced age. There are
many descendants of this fine pioneer family of Clermont
county, who are numbered among the representative
citizens.
Source: History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio
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OTIS DUDLEY.
Numbered among the enterprising and energetic men of
Clermont county, who are able to spend the sunset of
life in the enjoyment of a competency, obtained from
years of economy and honest toil is Mr. Otis Dudley.
Mr. Dudley has resided on his present farm of
seventy-five acres in Williamsburg township, since 1876,
having made all of the improvements on the property
which was originally timber land. He was born at
Harper's Ferry, Va., July 29, 1830, and is a son of
Otis and Elizabeth (Richardson) Dudley, both of whom
were natives of Massachusetts, where they were married.
Otis Dudley, Sr., brought his bride from
Massachusetts to Harper's Ferry soon after their
marriage, and there engaged in business as a gunsmith.
This was their home until 1833, when they came to
Cincinnati, where Mr. Dudley became associated
with his brother, Elias, in the auction and
commission business. In 1836 the partnership was
dissolved and Mr. Dudley entered the employ of
the firm of Ross & Geyer, as manager for the
chair stock. His association with this firm
continued until the year 1849, when he embarked in the
manufacture of chairs for himself, building his own
factory buildings. As his two sons, Otis
Dudley, Jr., and William A. Dudley, had
reached young manhood, the father established the firm
of Otis Dudley & Sons, and this association
continued until the death of the father, in 1872, he
being in the seventy-fifth year of his age.
The brothers discontinued the business after the death
of the head of the firm and Otis Dudley, Jr.,
purchased his brother's interest in the timber land,
which had been bought some years previously for the use
of the chair manufactory. He cleared the land and
has made a very comfortable home.
In the year of 1854, Mr. Otis Dudley, of this
review, was united in marriage to Miss Viola Sinks,
who was born at Bethel in 1832, a daughter of Edward
and Sarah (Salts) Sinks. Mrs. Dudley passed to
her eternal reward in 1903 and was survived by three
sons:
William R., who was born July 19, 1855, resides
in Columbus, Ohio, where he is engaged as a salesman in
a wholesale house. He was twice married, and is
the father of five children: Dudley Brothers (Chester
K. and Edwin S.), of Russellville, Ark.,
engaged in the canning business, and the manufacture of
packing cases for canners; Miss Caroline Dudley,
secretary of the Sterling Medical College, of Columbus,
Ohio; Miss Ruth, attending school at Columbus,
Ohio; and Lewis is at home in school.
Charles E., who was born Apr. 2, 1859, married
Miss Lizzie E. Moore, and has operated the home
farm for a number of years. He has always resided
at home with the exception of four years. Mrs.
Charles Dudley is a daughter of Lester and Eliza
(Rust) Moore. The former was a lieutenant of
the Seventy regiment, Ohio volunteer cavalry, during the
Civil war. He was wounded in action and was at
home while Morgan's raid was in progress. One
daughter has been born to the union of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Dudley - Miss Mabel, at home.
Mr. Dudley has been a member of the township
school board for the past eight years.
Frank M., who was born June 22, 1867, is
vice-president and secretary of the J. H. Day
Company, of Cincinnati.
Mr. Otis Dudley has voted the Republican ticket
since he reached his majority, casting his first
presidential vote in 1852 for Winfield Scott.
He has filled many offices of trust for his party,
including county treasurer for one term, township
trustee, and in the office of the village of
Williamsburg. He was a member of the county
infirmary board for nine years, and at all times has
given entire satisfaction.
In fraternal circles, Mr. Otis Dudley, holds
membership with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of
Williamsburg, and has been identified with that
organization for over fifty-eight years. He is the
only one of the original members of the Williamsburg
lodge now living. He is also the only one living
of the officials of the building committee of the
Williamsburg High School.
Mr. Dudley has long been a liberal supporter of
the Methodist church, of which he is an active member,
and has lived closely to its teachings. Being a
man of integrity of character and honorable and upright
in public and private affairs, he is highly respected by
all who know him.
Source: History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio
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