BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Clinton County, Ohio
Its People, Industries and Institutions
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Albert J. Brown, A.M.
Supervising Editor
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With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and
Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families
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ILLUSTRATED
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B.F. Bowen & Co., Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana
1915
Contrib. by Sharon Wick
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ALFRED JAMES. The
late Alfred James, who, at the time of his death on Oct. 10,
1899, owned a fertile farm of one hundred and forty-eight acres in
Marion township this county, was born in Clermont county, Ohio, Nov. 11,
1827, the son of Joseph and Catherine (Kelly) James, natives of
Virginia and Clinton county, Ohio, respectively.
Joseph James moved from Virginia to Clermont
county, Ohio, in pioneer times, and in 1831 came to Clinton county,
settling on a farm of five hundred acres of land in Marion township.
He cleared most of this before his death, which occurred in 1862, at the
age of seventy-five years. Catherine (Kelly) James, his
second wife, died in 1872, at the age of seventy-six years.
Joseph and Catherine (Kelly) James had nine children, of whom the
late Alfred James was the third born. The others were
Elijah, Malinda, Nancy, Sarah, Peter, Rachael, Amanda and Mary.
Joseph James had been previously married to Rebecca Garnet,
by whom he had two children, Thomas and Mahalla. Early in
life he was identified with the Whig party, but at the formation of the
Republican party, he became a Republican and voted that ticket until his
death.
Born on the farm, the late Alfred James was
reared in the country and received his education in the country schools.
He lived at home with his parents until his marriage in Clinton county,
to Josephine Kelly, who was born Oct. 10, 1859, the daughter of
George and Sarah (Stevens) Kelly, pioneers in this part of Ohio.
Mrs. Josephine (Kelly) James died on October 18, 1913, a short
time after the death of her husband. They had five children,
Pearl, Lester, Goldie, Ray and Charles, all of whom are
living. Lester, married Bessie Newkirk, who was born
near Greenbush, Ohio, and has two children, Ethel and Eliza,
the former born on Nov. 21, 1909, and the latter, Oct. 1, 1911.
Goldie, the third in the family, is the wife of Harry Spencer
and has three children, Carl, Erma, and Robert. Charles
married Flora Folks. Lester James and his brother,
Ray, rent the old homestead farm of one hundred and forty-eight
acres.
Source: History of Clinton County, Ohio - Publ. 1915 by B. F. Bowen &
Co., Indianapolis, Ind. - Page 822 |
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EVERETT JAMES.
Everett James, who is a veteran of the Spanish-American War, and
whose father was a valiant soldier in the Civil War, enjoys the
distinction of being descended on the maternal side from the captain of
a company of Boston "minute men," his great-great-grandfather, having
been killed at the battle of Bunker Hill by a solid shot from the
British fleet.
Everett James was born on Jan. 1, 1878, in
Clinton county, Ohio, the son of John W. and Emily (Kilgore) James,
the former of whom was a native of Highland county, Ohio, born in 1843,
and the latter a native of Clinton county. His paternal
grandparents were George and Mary (James) James, who came from
Pennsylvania to Ohio and settled in Highland county, where they spent
the remainder of their lives. His maternal grandparents were
Abraham and Martha (Bloom) Kilgore, early settlers of Clinton
county, where both died.
James W. James, who died on May 7, 1814, worked
most of his life in the Van Dervort nursery in Green township. He
was a Republican and his wife was a member of the Christian church.
From July 4, 1863, until the close of the Civil War, the late John W.
James served in the Union army in Company I, Eighty-eighth Regiment,
Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He helped to capture John Morgan
and also helped to guard him.
John W. and Emily (Kilgore) James were the
parents of four children, of whom U. Chase and Ethel are
deceased, the living children being Ida and Everett. U.
Chase James served in the same company with Everett in the
Spanish-American War. He was a graduate of Hiram College and had
received the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
Everett James was reared in Green township and
received his education in the public schools at New Antioch. On
Apr. 25, 1898, he enlisted for service in the Spanish-American War and
served until the close of that war. Upon returning to Clinton
county he took up farming, and is now engaged in farming one hundred and
seventy acres of land in Green township. He also owns land in the
township.
On Oct. 1, 1899, Everett James was married to
Bertha Cartwright, who as born in 1880, in Green township, daughter
of Willis Cartwright, who is referred to elsewhere in this
volume. To this union eight children have been born, Lucille,
Frank, Stanley, Lee, Eva, Lowell, John W. and Juanita.
As a Republican, Mr. James was
elected a member of the school board of Green township, but at the
present time is an ardent advocate of the principles of the Progressive
party.
Source: History of Clinton County, Ohio - Publ. 1915 by B. F. Bowen &
Co., Indianapolis, Ind. - Page 914-915 |
Mr. & Mrs.
Charles E. Jenkins |
CHARLES E. JENKINS
Source: History of Clinton County, Ohio - Publ. 1915 by B. F. Bowen &
Co., Indianapolis, Ind. - Page 856 |
Mr. & Mrs.
Andrew J. Joiner |
ANDREW J. JOINER
Source: History of Clinton County, Ohio - Publ. 1915 by B. F. Bowen &
Co., Indianapolis, Ind. - Page 848 |
Mr. & Mrs.
William Turner |
HENRY DEBOLT JONES.
Henry Debolt Jones, who, for many years, was a well-known
business man of Cincinnati, Ohio, and later a successful farmer of Clark
township, Clinton county, Ohio, was born at Newtown, in Hamilton county,
Ohio, May 19, 1844, a son of James and Eliza (Debolt) Jones, both
of whom were natives of Newtown, Hamilton county. James Jones
was a farmer in Hamilton county, and his parents were pioneers of
Hamilton county.
The paternal grandfather of Henry Debolt Jones
was Henry Debolt Jones was Henry Debolt, Sr., and he built
the Debolt Exchange in the city of Cincinnati. He owned
hundreds of acres of land in Hamilton and Clermont counties, having been
one of the best-known pioneer citizens of southern Ohio.
Henry Debolt Jones received his elementary
education in the public schools of Hamilton county, Ohio, and
supplemented this by a course at the St. Xavier school at Cincinnati, a
Catholic institution. He learned bookkeeping at the "Favorite"
store in Cincinnati, and followed this occupation practically all the
time he lived in that city, with the exception of three or four years
when he was engaged in the commission business on his own
responsibility. Cincinnati was his home until his death, on Feb.
19, 1908.
On Oct. 17, 1885, Henry DeBolt Jones was married
to Minnie M. Turner, a native of Clark township, who was born on
the farm where she now lives on Jan. 7, 1861. She is a daughter of
William and Nancy Jane (McCann)
Turner both of whom were born at
Perintown, Clermont county, Ohio.
Mrs. Jones' paternal grandparents were Daniel
and Susan Turner while her maternal grandparents were William and
Elizabeth (Carter) McCann of Lynchburg, Virginia, who located in
Perintown, Clermont county, Ohio, in an early day. They died in
Clark township, Clinton county.
WILLIAM and NANCY JANE TURNER were educated in
the schools of Clermont county. The former was a farmer during his
life, who came to Clinton county some time prior to his marriage in
1859. He was the owner of one hundred and eighty-five acres of
land and during his life erected a magnificent brick house and also
built large and commodious barns, and otherwise improved his farm.
He was a member of the Grange, in the welfare of which organization he
was deeply interested. He and his wife were the parents of three
children, Minnie M., Daniel and an infant son. They also
reared Daniel H. Turner, who was a son of Mr. Turner's
brother, Henry.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Jones were the parents of one
daughter, Mabel Turner, who is living at home with her mother.
She is the wife of Robert T. Conlin a native of Canada, and they
have one son, Robert Henry. Mrs. Jones is an earnest and
devoted member of the Society of Friends, and takes an active interest
in the affairs of that denomination.
The late Henry Debolt Jones was a
well-known citizen, not only in Clark township, but of Cincinnati, Ohio,
where, for some time, he was a prominent figure in the business life of
the city.
Mrs. Jones now owns the home place, known asa
the "Fox" Turner farm of one hundred and thirty-five
acres, also fifty acres in another tract, all in Clark township.
Source: History of Clinton County, Ohio - Publ. 1915 by B. F. Bowen &
Co., Indianapolis, Ind. - Page 640 |
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