Radnor Twp. –
BENJ. F. DAVIDS, farmer; P. O. Radnor; is the son of Sylvanus and Margaret (Evans) Davis [sic], natives of South Wales, and was born in the year 1846. His father’s family consisted of eleven children, six of whom are yet living; the father came to this country in 1797, and first settled in Westmoreland Co., Penn., but afterward, in 1810, removed to Radnor, Ohio. Ile was united in marriage, in the year 1826, to our subject’s mother, who had come to Ohio in 1817. Our subject passed his youth on his father’s farm, and when he became 20 years of age, commenced doing for himself, although still living with his parents. He was united in marriage to Lucy E. Humphreys Oct. 22, 1875; one child was born them––Mary, born Jan. 1, 1878; she died Oct. 22, 1879. Our subject’s father died Feb. 23, 1872; the mother followed him Sept. 19, 1878. Mr. Davids is a Republican. He enlisted in the 100-day service, but afterward for three years; being but 15 years old, his father recalled him. He has imported some fine Clydesdale horses, and at present has some of the finest ones in the county, and takes great pride in improvements of this kind. He owns 178 acres of well-improved land, pleasantly situated on the banks of the Scioto River, and within easy reach of railroad and post office. Both he and his wife are members of the Baptist Church, and are universally respected.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 753
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Radnor Twp. –
DAVID S. DAVIS, stock-raiser and farmer; P. O. Delaware. The parents of our subject, James and Mary (Jones) Davis, were natives of Breconshire, Wales, where they remained until 1842, when they emigrated to the United States, and located in Radnor Township, Delaware Co., where they have since resided; they are the parents of eight children; the father was always engaged in agricultural pursuits; he has for a number of years been a confirmed invalid, but has borne his misfortune with a degree of patience only possible to those who have ever lived exemplary lives and who have a full assurance of peace and rest hereafter. Our subject was brought upon a farm, receiving a good common-school education. During the late war, he served his country three years and eight mouths in Co. E, 66th O. V. I, participating in the battles of Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Port Republic, and a number of lesser engagements; after his return home, he began farming, a business he has since followed. He was married, Feb. 8, 1866, to Miss Mary Williams; she was born in Delaware Co., Ohio; July 28, 1843; four children are the result of this union––James L., Ann N., Perry R. and William F. Our subject has for a number of years had sole charge of his father’s nicely improved farm of 142 acres; politically he is an uncompromising Republican, and, to use his own expression, “believes in voting as he shot.”
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 752
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Radnor Twp. –
WILLIAM DAVIS, farmer; P. O. Radnor, was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, Feb. 9, 1836; is the son of John and Margaret (Thomas) Davis, natives of Wales, and is one of twins, his brother Robert being the other. The parents came to this country at an early day and settled in Troy Township, Delaware Co., Ohio. The father was industrious and hard-working, and owned a saw-mill near Delaware; he died when William was a child. After his death, the mother married Mr. Jenkins; she died in July, 1875. Our subject worked by the month on a farm, had no educational advantages and was misused by his stepfather, but managed in eight years to save $1,400, which he afterward lost. He was married to Catharine Penry Feb. 2, 1860, who was born in Radnor Township Dec. 5, 1824; her parents were William and Mary Penry, both natives of Wales, who came to the United States in 1819; they were the parents of nine children, two of whom are yet living. There were four children in William’s family, and two are yet living––Stephen and John W.; the other two died in infancy. All the family are Republicans, and all belong to the Congregational Church. The family is well known and universally respected.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 751
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Porter Twp. –
LEVI DEBOLT, JR., farmer; P. O. Kingston Center; is a son of Levi and Delilah (Lair) Debolt. His father was born in Pennsylvania in 1800, and emigrated to Ohio about 1807, settling in Licking Co., and settled in Knox Co. about 1822 or 1823, and is still living and is the father of thirteen children, twelve of whom are now living. Levi was born in 1834, in Knox Co., Ohio, and remained with his father until his 18th year, when he began learning the plasterer’s trade with Ed. Watson, at Westerville, continuing with him three months, and then commenced for himself at Hartford, Licking Co. Was married, in 1859, to Miss Blaker; she was born in 1840, in Knox Co.; by her he had five children––Elizabeth, Emma, Joseph, Orlean and Hayes. They settled after marriage in Morrow Co., where he bought eighty-nine acres, which he sold in 1865, and then worked on his father’s farm, in Knox Co., for one year, and in 1866 he bought his present farm of seventy-five acres; it is well improved and finely adapted to stock-raising; he built his present brick house recently and did all the work himself in one season. He follows plastering yet for the public, and is one of the most expert hands in the country. He has been connected with some small offices, and he and wife are members of the Baptist Church at Centerburg.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 821
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Scioto Twp. –
FREDERICK DECKER, farmer and miller; P. O. Delaware.  Among the citizens of Delaware Co. who have become a part and parcel of it, and have been identified with its development and improvement, there is none more worthy of mention than Frederick Decker, who was born Sept. 1, 1812, in Morris Co., N. J., and is the son of Aaron M. and Mary (Vandroff) Decker, both of whom were natives of New Jersey, and the parents of four sons and four daughters; the parents were married in New Jersey, where they remained until 1828, when they came West and located in Crawford Co., Ohio, where they remained until the death of the mother in 1840; soon after this, the father removed to Ogle Co., Ill., where, in 1860, he departed this life; he was, in every sense, a pioneer of the West, an intelligent Christian gentleman, and died as only those can who put their trust in the Lord.  Frederick’s youth and early manhood were passed on a farm; he received such education as the schools could give; when but 18 years of age, he left home and began for himself; his capital at this time consisted of an indomitable will, robust constitution, and an earnest desire to succeed in obtaining a goodly share of this world’s goods; he began working in a mill––a business he followed some time, and then began erecting mills; it was not long, however, until he had an opportunity of buying a mill, which chance he did not lose, paying but little or nothing down; this was the turning-point in his life, and here again did his industry and force of character manifest itself, for it was but a short time before he had, by close attention, saved sufficient to pay off the indebtedness on the mill; from that time until the present, he has been identified with the milling interest of this and adjoining counties; he has in his lifetime, built, owned and managed eleven different saw and grist mills; there is not a man in Central Ohio who has done more to advance the milling business than Mr. Decker; it was he who built the large and commodious Stone Mills of Delaware, and under whose management it became one of the leading industries of the county; he at the present time owns the Millville Mills, among the best in the county; of late years, he has devoted but a portion of his time to milling, the greater part of it being employed in transactions in real estate, and the rearing and breeding of thoroughbred cattle, hogs and sheep; his cattle, of the short-horn breed, are as good as are to be found in the county.  Mr. Decker is at present the largest land-owner in the township, owning upwards of a section of land, all of which is under a high state of cultivation; his home farm of 416 acres is nicely situated on the west bank of the Scioto River, and is one of the best improved in the county.  He has been married twice, the first time to hiss Annie Townsend in 1834; she was born in New Jersey Aug. 27, 1812; from this union there were nine children––Clark, Sallie A., Julia A., Henrietta, Aaron M., Leroy, Margie C., Samuel R., Alvin O. and Frederick N.; Mrs. Decker departed this life Dec. 12, 1855; in her death, Mr. Decker lost the faithful companion of his early life, his children a kind and loving mother, and the community a refined, Christian lady; Mr. Decker was again married May 25, 1856, to Mrs. Elizabeth G. Runnells; she was born in Vermont April 3, 1820; the fruits of this union are four children––Frank E., Alexander N., George W. and Willie N.  Mr. Decker is a man of very firm and decided principles; he is a Prohibitionist, and an earnest worker in the temperance reform; after the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, he was among the foremost in advocating the formation of a new party, and he was one of those who helped to organize the Republican party in 1854; he continued with the party until a few years ago, when his sense of right and justice led him into the ranks of the Prohibition party; he is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 723-724
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Scioto Twp. –
A. B. DE GOOD, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Delaware; was born in Knox Co., Ohio, March 25, 1848; is a son of Thomas and Rachel (McLaine) De Good; the father was born in Frederick Co., Md., Sept. 15, 1806; his parents, in 1807, removed to Washington Co., Penn., and from there to Knox Co., Ohio, in 1832. Thomas De Good was twice married; by the first wife there were six children, and by the last, five. He was a well-educated man, and for a great many years was Colonel of militia; he recruited and drilled soldiers during the war with Mexico. In 1852, he, with his family, came from Knox to this county, where he remained until his death. He was a Republican, and up to the time of his death held the office of Justice of the Peace. His widow survives him, and resides on the old homestead in Scioto Township. Our subject passed his youth and early manhood on a farm. When 16 years of age, he enlisted in Co. C, 121st O. V. I.; he served with distinction in this regiment thirteen months, when, on account of sickness, he was discharged. After remaining at home about two months, he again enlisted in Co. B, 48th O. V. I., and served until the close of the war; he was a good and valiant soldier, and struck many a blow in defense of his country. After his return from the army, he engaged in farming and stock-dealing, which he has ever since followed. He was united in marriage with Elizabeth Pierce Nov. 2. 1871; she was born in Morrow Co., Ohio, Oct. 26, 1846. Mr. De Good began life as a poor boy, and is to-day one of the prominent and promising young men of the county. He owns seventy acres of well-improved land, which he has obtained by economy and industry.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 724
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Scioto Twp. –
ALMON C. DE GOOD, farmer and school teacher; P. O. Ostrander; was born in Know Co., Ohio, July 30, 1849; he is son of Benjamin and Maria (Brokaw) De Good; the father was a native of Pennsylvania, and the mother from New Jersey. The De Goods came West in 1835, and located in Knox Co., where our subject’s father was married and resided until 1852, when he removed to Delaware Co., where he has since resided; he is the parent of eight children, five of whom are now living. He has held a great many positions of trust, and is an honored and respected citizen. Our subject’s early life was passed on his father’s farm; he received quite a good education and when quite young began teaching school, a business he has followed of winters for the past ten years. In the summer, he devotes his time to agricultural pursuits; he has a nicely improved farm of fifty-six acres, located three and a half miles north of Ostrander, on the “Burnt Pond Pike.” His marriage with Lydia A. Wilson was celebrated Oct. 8, 1872; she was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, Sept. 5, 1853; she is the youngest daughter of a family of eight children of Joseph and Mary A. (Atha) Wilson; the Wilsons are among the early settlers of the county, mention of whom is made in another part of this work. From our subject’s union with Miss Wilson, there is one child––Bessie Belle, born June 25, 1875. Mr. De Good is one of the best instructors in the county, and his services are highly prized. He is at present Township Trustee; he is a Democrat, although quite liberal in his views He takes a lively interest in all enterprises.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 724
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Orange Twp. –
C. A. DE WITT, boot and shoe maker, Lewis Centre; born in Pickaway Co. Jan. 9, 1842; is the eldest of ten children, born to Francis and Sarah (McLean) De Witt, the former a native of Richland, and the latter of Pickaway Co.  Charles came to this county with his parents when he was 10 years of age, and was raised on a farm until his entry into the United States service, Aug. 20, 1862, in Co. K, 121st O. V. I, as a musician; he served until the close of the war; was in the battles of Perryville and Chickamauga; his health becoming impaired, he was placed on detached duty; upon his return home, he carried on a store some time.  Dec. 31, 1865, he was married to Emily B. Goodrich, born in Liberty in 1844, and a daughter of Clark Goodrich; he subsequently moved to Paulding Co., where he lived until 1869, then returned to this county and set up in business; they have one child––Lester C., born Jan. 24, 1869.  He and his wife are both members of the M. E. Church; he is also a member of the I. O. O. F.; Mr. De Witt is of a mechanical turn; does stone and brick work, also plastering, and carries on his boot and shoe business and general repair work to order, and in a satisfactory manner.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 709
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Radnor Twp. –
VALENTINE DILDINE, farmer and stock-dealer; P. O. Radnor; was born in Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, Aug. 22, 1821; is a son of Ralph and Effie (Minter) Dildine. The father was a native of New Jersey, where he was married and remained until about 40 years of age, when he came to Ohio, locating in Montgomery Co. Soon after their arrival in that county, his wife died, leaving five small children to his care. During the war of 1812, he served his country under Gen. Harrison; in 1812, he came to Delaware Co., where for the most part he remained until his death, in 1855. The mother of our subject (the father’s second wife, and mother of five children) departed this life in 1859. The parents, for a number of years previous to their decease, resided with Valentine and his brother William, upon the farm they first located upon, and which the two brothers now own; it consists of 175 acres of nicely improved land. Valentine was united in marriage with Miss Mary A. Thompson, of Delaware Co., Ohio; from this union there were eight children, five of whom are now living, viz.: William H., Mary J., Charles, Newton and Harriet; deceased, Lucretia, Rebecca A. and John B. Mrs. Dildine was born May 30, 1831; she died April 25, 1870. Mr. Dildine was again married Oct. 16, 1872; this wife, Miss Maria Shoemaker, was born in Ashley, Delaware Co., Ohio, July 12, 1836; by this marriage there is one child, Ralph. Both Mr. Dildine and his brother William are stanch Republicans, and consistent members of the M. E. Church; they take an active part in all public improvements, and are men of much more than ordinary ability. Our subject has done much to improve the roads of the county; he held for some years the responsible position of President of the first turnpike road built in Radnor Township.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 751-752
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Thompson Twp. –
SAMUEL DILSAVER, farmer and stock-grower; P. O. Richwood; was born in Union Co., Ohio, March 29, 1844. His father came from Virginia to Union Co., at a very early day, and his mother was born in Union Co. Our subject resided with his parents until he was of age, working on the farm; he received a limited education, but, by applying himself in that direction in his leisure moments, has acquired knowledge that enables him to do business in a business-like way. He was married, Aug. 16; 1865, to Miss Bethena Graham, whose parents were old settlers of Delaware Co.; she was born Dec. 9, 1844; from this union there were three children, two of whom died in infancy; the one living is Eva, born Oct. 19, 1871. Mr. Dilsaver made the most of what he now possesses by his own hard labor; owns a farm of sixty acres of well-improved land. He has resided in Delaware Co. since about 1865, and has always followed farming and stock-raising for a business. Politically, he is a Democrat.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 801-802
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Troy Twp. –
DAVID DIX, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Delaware; is a son of David and Mary (Main) Dix. His father was born in Vermont in 1771, and moved to Wayne Co., Penn., when 10 years old; in 1807, he came on horseback to Delaware Co. and bought some land, and in the same year returned to his old home, and in the following year married Mary Main, and moved by team to this county; he farmed the first summer in Liberty Township, and then in the fall began erecting a log cabin on the land he bought in Troy Township in 1807; this was the first house built in this township. A man by the name of Cole had been living in the township in his wagon, for a short time, when Mr. Dix’s father settled in his cozy little cot; his father died on this farm in 1834, after having made many improvements and experiments, of which we mention boring for salt a distance of 365 feet, but failed to meet his object. A man by the name of Jackson now enjoys a beautiful spring, the effect of this boring. His father was once Captain of a militia company, Major, and Justice of the Peace for eight years. Mr. Dix was one of eight children––Matilda, Drusilla, David, Polly, Peres M., Elijah, Stanton, Stephen; was born Dec. 1, 1814, in Delaware Co., on the farm he now owns, the pioneer home of his father; he was married Jan. 19, 1837, to Margaret A., a daughter of John and Catharine (Wise) Pool; her parents were born in Pennsylvania, and emigrated to Belmont Co., Ohio, among the pioneers, where they reared seven children to call them blessed––Philip, George, Mary, Nancy, Jane, Louisa and Margaret A.; the latter was born April 21, 1820. Her union with Mr. Dix blessed them with twelve children––Mary A., married Albertus McNeil, now of Carson City, Nev.; Alfred J., married Jane Sherman, living in Chillicothe, Mo.; George N., married Esther Wallace, living in Cumberland Co., Ill.; Sarah J., married Moses W. Pettey (she is now dead, leaving one child––Maggie E.); America, married Elisha Bishop; Clark A., married Amanda Bishop; Louisa, married Reuben Wattring; Charles D. F., married Sarah Price; Peres, married Mary A. Wallace; Clarence, at home two infants died unnamed. Mr. Dix has 150 acres of well-improved land, 140 of which was given him by his father. He has served a full share of township offices––as Township Clerk fifteen years, Justice of the Peace two terms, Trustee one year, and other minor positions; he paid about $600 for the war; has always voted the Democratic ticket. His wife is a member of the M. E. Church, to which he once belonged. His two grandfathers, Dix and Main, were Revolutionary soldiers, and were in the siege of Yorktown, which terminated in the surrender of Cornwallis; his father was First Sergeant in the Light Horse Company of the war of 1812.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 772-773
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Oxford Twp. –
JOSEPH S. DIXON, cooper, Ashley; was born Jan. 25, 1832, in Rockingham Co., Va., the son of Wm. and Elizabeth Dixon; his father was born in Virginia, and his mother came from England; Mr. Dixon came with his parents to Ohio in 1842, and settled in Gallia Co., near Gallipolis; when 16 years of age, he went to Ironton, Ohio, and worked in a brickyard; at the age of 18, he went to Gallipolis and learned his trade, working two years; he afterward ran on the steamboats of the Ohio, Mississippi and Arkansas Rivers in various positions; worked at his trade several years at Chillicothe, and then as a journeyman cooper in Cincinnati, St. Louis, La Salle, Peoria; Beardstown, Naples, Milwaukee and Chicago, back to Cincinnati, then to Columbus, and back to Chillicothe––this took about three years.  He was married, May 12, 1854, to Sarah A. Campbell, and remained in Chillicothe until 1861; then came to Ashley, opened a shop and bought town property.  Enlisted in August, 1864, in the 176th O. V. I., and went to the Army of the Cumberland; he remained with the regiment until the close of the war, and was mustered out at Nashville, Tenn.; the regiment took part in the battle of Nashville.  In the spring of 1868, he sold his property in Ashley, and moved to Stanton, Ohio, and went into the huckster business on a large scale; he failed and came back to Ashley, bought lots in town, built him a house and soon after a shop.  He has been Constable and Councilman, member of the School Board, Street Commissioner, and is now Marshal of the town.  Mr. and Mrs. Dixon have had five children––William Fullerton, born Feb. 12, 1855, and died Jan. 19, 1875; Sarah Elizabeth, born Sept. 10, 1857; Charles Roney, born April 20, 1859; Josephus, born Dec. 7, 1860; Alice Belle, born Jan. 12, 1873, but died the same day.  Sarah Elizabeth was married, May 24, 1874, to Frank H. Clay, now with G. O. Griswold, of Warren, Ohio, as book-keeper.  Mr. and Mrs. Dixon are members of the Presbyterian Church.  He is a member of the orders of Masons and Odd Fellows.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 790
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Liberty Twp. –
WILLIAM O. DIXON, farmer; P. O. Lewis Center; was born in this township Feb. 27, 1841; son of Abel Dixon; his mother’s name was Lydia Clark before marriage; Abel was born in Vermont, and his wife in New York. William’s father died when he was a mere lad, and he was left to look out for himself; his mother was poor and not able to maintain him, and he started out to do for himself. Nov. 7, 1861, he volunteered his services in defense of his country, and was out over four years in Co. B, 46th O. V. I., and no better soldier was in the regiment than William; he participated in all the battles the regiment was engaged in, with the exception of one, and that took place while he was a prisoner; his first battle was at Pittsburg Landing; he was at Vicksburg, Jackson (Miss)., and Mission Ridge : he veteraned [sic] while in Tennessee, and went immediately on the campaign, and was at all the battles of the Atlanta campaign, and was taken prisoner while on a foraging expedition in North Carolina; was taken to Libby Prison, and from there to Annapolis, and from there he was sent to Columbus, where he got his discharge in June, 1865. Jan. 1, he was married to Phoebe L. Lowry, born in this county Aug. 30, 1848; daughter of Andrew J. Lowry. After their marriage, they moved to Ashley, remained two years, and in the fall of 1868 moved to the place where he now lives, and bought thirty-seven and half acres of land. They have five children––William A., born Nov. 2, 1866; Alice J., born Dec. 29, 1868; Henry B., born Jan. 8, 1870; James F., born Dec. 8, 1872; Mary, born Dec. 1, 1874.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 659-660
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Scioto Twp. –
ROBERT A. DODDS, merchant, Ostrander. Among the names that are familiar with the people of Delaware Co., and are identified with its early development and growth, none is more conspicuous or worthy of mention than that of Dodds. Andrew and Polly (Cochran) Dodds, the grandparents of our subject, were natives of Pennsylvania, and the parents of eight children; they resided in Pennsylvania until 1813, when they removed to Ohio; in 1815, they came to this township, and located on Little Mill Creek. There were no settlements on the creek at that time, and the trials and hardships they underwent during the first few years are almost without a parallel; the year of their coming, the mother died, and five years subsequently, the father went to his reward. Our subject’s parents, James and Nancy (McIlvain) Dodds, both natives of Pennsylvania, were the parents of ten children, four of whom are living. The McIlvains, as well as the Dodds, were natives of Pennsylvania, and among the first to settle in this county. Mr. James Dodds and wife are among the oldest living residents of the county; they are Christian people, and have done a great deal to improve the county morally, intellectually and otherwise. Our subject was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, March 13, 1831; here he passed his youth and early manhood, assisting his father on the farm; he received such education as the schools afforded; he commenced for himself at 21 years of age by engaging in the huckster business; he followed this some years, and then took a trip through the West, selling dry goods in job lots; he has for some years been engaged in farming and the mercantile business. He was united in marriage with Cynthia Long Dec. 20, 1855; she was born in Vermont in 1836. From this union there were four children, three of whom are living––Annie C., Rosa B. and Hope S. Mr. Dodds is a much-esteemed citizen.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 725
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Trenton Twp. –
MATILDA DOMIGON, Condit; was one of the first white children born in Berkshire Township, which took place in 1813, and was raised in Sunbury; she is a daughter of Norman and Sarah (Williams) Patrick; her father came to Ohio from Pennsylvania on horseback, and died in 1874. She married John Domigon, who was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, in 1810; he died Oct. 2, 1869, and was a member of the M. E. Church. They had two children––Sarah, married Thomas Jackson; H. C., who was born in 1844 in Delaware Co., was married May 5, 1872, to Sarah, daughter of Samuel Alden, who was born in New York in 1800, and came to Ohio about 1820 or 1821, settling in Johnstown; he was one of the first settlers of the place, and died in 1862; there were in the family thirteen children but four are now living; she was born in 1844 in Johnstown, Ohio; has taught twenty terms of school, and is a member of the Presbyterian Church; Mrs. Domigon has also long been a member of the same denomination.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 830
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Oxford Twp. –
HARRISON DOTY, runs a planing mill in Ashley; was born at Woodbury, Delaware Co., Ohio, Nov. 6, 1840; when 14 years old, he became an apprentice of H. L. Cross, at Ashley, Ohio, learning the wagon-maker’s trade; in 1858, he purchased an interest in Lincoln Township, Morrow Co., where he remained until August, 1862, when he enlisted in Co. C, 96th O. V. I, and entered the army of the Mississippi; he was in the battles of Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post; in 1863, he was placed on detached duty, and given charge of a saw-mill to saw lumber for pontoon bridges for crossing the swamps west of Vicksburg; he was at the battle of Port Gibson, and helped to construct the floating bridge over Bayou Pear, from the dwelling-houses of Port Gibson, and was at the battles of Champion Hills, Black River Bridge; the charge of Vicksburg from 11 A. M. to sunset; he also participated in the siege and capture of that place; at the battle of Grand Chateau he was taken prisoner, and was held fifty-three days; he afterward took part in the capture of Forts Gaines and Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, and unfurled the first regimental colors in front of the last-named fort; he was with Gen. Banks up Red River; his brigade fought in the last engagement of infantry at Whistle Station.  In July, 1866, he married Miss Phoebe Benedict, who died in December, 1870, leaving one son.  Dec. 21, 1871, he married Miss M. E. Carpenter, and in 1873 moved to Ashley, and engaged in the saw and planing mill business.  His parents were of the first pioneers of Delaware. Co.  He is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 790
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Oxford Twp. –
JOSEPHUS F. DOTY was born March 16, 1843, at South Woodbury, Morrow Co., Ohio; in the spring of 1857, he went to Ashley to learn the blacksmith trade with S. B. Morehouse; in the winter of 1858, and until the fall of 1860, he attended school at Mount Hesper, in Morrow Co.; the following winter taught school in Delaware Co., Ind.  In the spring of 1861, he returned to Ashley, and upon the first call for troops enlisted as a private May 1, 1861, in Co. C, 26th O. V. L, under Capt. Jesse Meredith, and was made Corporal at the organization of the company, and promoted to Sergeant after the battle of Stone River, where he was slightly wounded.  On the 20th of September, 1863, at the battle of Chickamauga, he received two wounds; one of the balls he still carries in his body; being unable to perform service in the field, during the winter of 1863-64, he was on recruiting service at Todd Barracks, at Columbus, Ohio.  In April, 1864, he joined his regiment, when he was made color-bearer, and served as such during the Atlanta campaign.  July 25, 1864, he was discharged, having served three years and three months, lacking five days.  On the 11th of April, 1865, he again enlisted in the 9th U. S. V., under Maj. Gen. Hancock, and on the 16th, arrived at Washington, D. C.  On the 8th of the following June, he was appointed First Sergeant of Co. B, and on the 10th day of July, Sergeant Major of the regiment, and on the 17th day of same month was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the regiment, and promoted to First Lieutenant the 1st of the following November.  The 24th of March, 1866, he was appointed by the Secretary of War Regimental Quartermaster of the same regiment, having served as such from the December previous by special order.  The 2d of May, 1866, he was mustered out of the United States service, and settled at Ashley, Ohio.  On the 20th day of August, 1865, while in the service, he was married to Miss Millie Baxter.  Oct. 15, 1867, he was appointed Assistant Revenue Assessor of one of the divisions of Delaware Co., which he held one year.  At the spring election of 1868, Mr. Doty was elected Justice of the Peace in Oxford Township, and resigned the position the following fall.  At the October election of 1868, was elected Auditor of Delaware Co; entered the office March 1, 1869; was re-elected in 1870, and again to the same office in 1871.  November, 1873, returned to Ashley, and in a few weeks buried his wife.  In April, 1874, was elected Mayor of Ashley.  In January, 1875, purchased of M. B. Shoemaker his hardware store in Ashley, which he is still managing.  June 24, 1875, was married to Miss Mary E. Pierce.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 789-790
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WILLIAM H. DUCKWORTH, Lewis Center; was born in Harlem Feb. 22, 1840; son of James and Rebecca (McClara) Duckworth, the former a native of Maryland, and the latter from Licking Co., Ohio; they located in Harlem, where they still reside. William received good school advantages, completing the same at Central College; began teaching at 16, which he has continued at intervals up to the present time, having taught in all forty-four terms; was two years in Columbus in charge of one of the wards in the insane asylum; also some time in the employ of one of the prominent publishing houses as general agent, introducing school-books. Nov. 8, 1863, was united by marriage to Miss Vinnie Brighton, born in April, 1846, in Shelby Co., Ill., daughter of James and Rebecca (McClara) Brighton; natives of New York; in 1865, Mr. Duckworth moved to Union Co., remained until 1874, where he was engaged in teaching and farming; since that time, he has been a resident of this township; has 100 acres of land, which is under first-class improvements; has two children––Minnie R., born July 20, 1866; James, Oct. 11, 1870. Mr. Duckworth is Democratic; has served as Township Trustee, and was a candidate for County Commissioner and was only beaten by a small majority, the county giving a Republican majority. He and wife are members of the Christian Union; is a man, generous and social in his nature, a liberal patron of the public journals, and well posted on the issues of the day.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 699
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JONATHAN DUNHAM, Alum Creek; is a representative of one of the early settlers, and has been a resident of the county since his birth, 65 years; was born in Berkshire Township Nov. 4, 1815, and is a descendent of Puritan stock. His father, Jonathan Dunham, was born in 1783, in Northampton, Conn., and married Lydia Butler and moved to this county in 1807, subsequently to Berkshire, where he died in September, 1858; his mother April 13, 1869. Jonathan remained at home until he was 25 years of age, when he married Elizabeth Hardin, born in Pennsylvania in 1823; came here with her parents when a child; after their marriage, they lived several years on the homestead, and, about the year 1855, came to this township and located on the pike, where they have since lived on his farm; they have had ten children, all living––Avis, now Mrs. Davenport; Linn M. and Laurens R. (twins); Ampudia A., Hamer, Silas P., Err H., Ernestine, Elizabeth and Alice. Mr. Dunham is now serving his third term as Justice of the Peace; was recently elected Land Appraiser. He is a man that is well read in history, and is a liberal patron of good literature.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 698-699
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Genoa Twp. –
CAPT. JAY DYER, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Galena; is a son of Jonathan Dyer, who was born Jan. 6, 1792, and, when 3 years old, his parents moved to Vermont and located in Rutland Co. Oct. 15, 1818, he married Hannah Dwinnels, of Washington Co., N. Y.; they located close to his parents, where Jay was born Nov. 30, 1819; when quite young, he entered the University of Vermont; in the spring of 1838, his parents moved to Ohio, locating in this county; Jay was at that time attending school, and, in June of the same year, graduated, and then joined his parents in Ohio; remaining a few months, he went to Illinois, where, with a surveying party, he went to work on a railroad, but only remained with them a short time, when he was transferred to a party that was surveying the Illinois River, from Ottawa to Peoria; on account of sickness, he gave up his position, and, in the fall of 1839, returned to Delaware Co. and taught school one year; he then returned to Illinois, locating at Plainfield, Will Co., where he remained five years; in 1845, he returned to Ohio, and, Oct. 4, 1847, was married to Miss Hortense Norton; she was born Jan. 1, 1829, in Connecticut; when 5 years old, her parents came to Ohio, locating in Berkshire Township; when 15 years old, she commenced teaching, at which she continued until her marriage; they have had four children, of whom Alfred C., born Aug. 22, 1858, and David N., Jan. 20, 1862, are living, and Stella, born Sept. 2, 1852, and Eudora, Aug. 5, 1855, deceased. Alfred C. graduated from Kenyon College, at Gambier, Ohio, in June, 1879, and is now teaching in Delaware Co.; David N. is now attending the State University at Columbus, Ohio. After his marriage, Mr. Dyer located on his present homestead. In the fall of 1856, he was, elected County Surveyor, and in 1859, was re-elected. In August, 1861, he resigned his office, and enlisted in the 32d O. V. I., Co. I, and was commissioned Captain, but, on account of poor health, he resigned in 1862. In 1868, under the firm name of Dyer, Armstrong & Co., he engaged in the manufacture of cheese; in 1872, he sold out, and since then has devoted his time to farming and stock-raising; he now has about seven hundred head of fine merino sheep; his farm contains about five hundred acres, part lying in Genoa and part in Berkshire Township, on which he has good buildings and other improvements.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 849-850
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