A. P. TAYLOR, physician, Sunbury; was born in 1849 on his father’s farm in Franklin Co., Ohio, where he remained mostly until manhood; at the age of 15, he began teaching school, which employed his time during the winter months and farming during the summer; he began reading medicine when 18 with G. W. Holmes, of New Albany, which he continued for three years; he then attended three terms of lectures at the Cincinnati Eclectic Medical College, where he graduated in 1871. Oct. 2, 1871, he was married to Mary E. Miller, a daughter of Reuben F. Miller; she was born in 1848, and was one of three children; her father makes a home with them, her mother being dead; they have two children––William Howe, born Sept. 6, 1872; Essie R., May 3, 1875; Dr. Taylor has made his own way through life, and enjoys a fine practice. The father of Dr. Taylor was born in the State of Virginia, April 8, 1821, and was carried on horseback by his mother, the same year of his birth, to this State, a distance of over three hundred miles; their settlement was made in Franklin Co. where he remained until Dec. 9, 1879, when he departed this life; he was a member of the Predestinarian Baptist Church about thirty-seven years, was baptized by Elder Lock, near the town of New Market, Va., and while there on a visit soon after, he was called and ordained to the work of the ministry, and remained faithful until the day he died, preaching his last discourse about two weeks before his decease; his death was very sudden and unexpected, resulting from a congestion of the whole system; he leaves a wife and six children, four sons of his first family, and a son and daughter of his last. The mother of Dr. Taylor was a daughter of Truman Perfect, of Kentucky; she died in 1856, and was the mother of seven children.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 695
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Scioto Twp. –
MRS. CORNELIA A. TAYLOR, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. White Sulphur; was born in Hunterdon Co., N. J., July 10, 1824, and is the youngest of a family of five children of David and Rhoda (Mettler) Warford, both of whom were natives of New Jersey; the mother died in 1836, soon after which Cornelia went to reside with relatives in the city of Baltimore, where she remained about two years, and then came to her father in Delaware Co., Ohio. (He had removed to this county soon after his wife’s death.) He died Dec. 24, 1877. Our subject was united in marriage with Mr. John Taylor June 16, 1852; he was born in Niagara Co., N. Y., Aug. 15, 1818; his father, Jerome Taylor, was a native of New Jersey, but came to Niagara Co., N. Y., at an early day; he had been a soldier in the war of 1812, and was a prominent and influential man. Mr. John Taylor came to Ohio in 1836, where for the most part he continued to live until the time of his death, June 30, 1868. At the time of his coming to Ohio, he was a poor boy, and what he had at the time of his death was made with the help of his amiable wife; he was a kind husband, and an honest and hardworking Christian gentleman. Since her husband’s death, Mrs. Taylor has had sole charge of the large farm and property left in her keeping; she has not only retained the place and added to it valuable improvements, but has also added to it in acreage, until she now owns 400 acres of well-improved land. She is an amiable Christian lady.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 737
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Orange Twp. –
LYSANDER F. TAYLOR, farmer; P. O. Westerville; was born in Franklin Co., Mass. June 13, 1819; son of Rodolphus and Lucretia (Rowe) Taylor; the former was born in Massachusetts, and his wife in Litchfield, Conn; them were six children of the family, Lysander being the second in order.  At the age of 13, he move with his parents to Chautauqua Co., N. Y., and in the spring of 1838, the family came to this State, and settled in Franklin Co., residing two years; in the spring of 1840, moved to Delaware where they lived five years; in 1845, settled in the southern part of Orange Township, where the boys bought 200 acres of land, which they cleared up and subsequently divided among themselves, Lysander retaining for his portion 107½ acres.  His father died March 14, 1870; mother is still living, now in her 92d year; she is a pensioner from the war of 1812, her husband being a participant in that war.  Lysander remained a bachelor until his 47th year.  April 11, 1866, was married to Mrs. Harriet B. Marvin, whose maiden name was Hamlin, born in Cuyahoga Falls, Sept. 22, 1833, now Summit Co., this State; she is a daughter of Rev. A. N. Hamlin, born near Salem, Washington Co., N. Y.; now living in Westerville; his wife was Margaret Fouts, a native of Ohio Co., Va.; she, also, is living.  Mrs. Taylor’s first husband was killed in the army May 23, 1863, in the rear of Vicksburg.  They were married March 15, 1852.  After the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, they settled on the place they now occupy; they have three children––Elbert L., born April 27, 1867; Arthur Edwin, born Feb. 23, 1869; Raymond H., born May 9, 1872.  Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are both members of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, and strong advocates of temperance.  He votes the Prohibition ticket.  Mrs. Taylor had one son by her first husband––Charles N., born Sept. 24, 1857; now in Iowa.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 719
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Delaware Twp. -
B. F. THOMAS, wheelwright, Delaware. Among the respected colored citizens of Delaware is the above-named gentleman who was born in Pickaway Co., Ohio, Oct. 14, 1847; his grandfather, Isaac Fisher, was one of the first settlers of Muskingum Co., Ohio, which he helped to lay out; Mr. Thomas’ mother, Rebecca (Fisher) Thomas, was born in 1812 and was a native of that county. Our subject came to Delaware in 1864; here he began to learn his trade as a wheelwright in McElroy’s Wagon Works; this business he has carried on for a number of years. He is member of the Masonic Order, of which will be found a mention in the history of the Masonic Lodges of Delaware; his brother, Walter S., holds the position of Clerk in the State Senate at Columbus, which he has filled for two sessions with much credit. Mr. Thomas was married, in 1872, to Miss Rose Lewis; they have three children.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 647
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Radnor Twp. –
DAVID O. THOMAS, merchant, Radnor; the senior of the firm of Thomas & Jones, was born in Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, May 6, 1856; son of David O. and Margaret (Gallant) Thomas. The father was born in Montgomeryshire, Wales, March 14, 1813. The mother was born at Radnor, Delaware Co., Ohio, April 25, 1818. The parents were married in America May 17, 1857; in this family there were eight children, six of whom are yet living; their names, respectively, are Joseph G., born March 1, 1838; William J., born July 26, 1840; Margaret A., born Sept. 16, 1842; Sarah J., born Nov. 26, 1844, died Aug, 23, 1849; Mary E., born June 2, 1847, Martha E., born Aug. 1, 1850, died July 1, 1851; Sarah J., born May 2, 1853, and David O., born May 6, 1856. Joseph served his country well and faithfully in the late war. Our subject received a good common-school education; in 1877, he commenced business by clerking in a mercantile establishment in Radnor; here he continued clerking for about two years; soon after he discontinued clerking, he formed a partnership with W. H. Jones, to be known as Thomas & Jones; this firm commenced business during the spring of 1880, and, although yet in its infancy and controlled by young men, it has the name of doing as good, if not better, trade than any house in town; this house keeps the best assortment of fancy and staple groceries, dry goods, hats, caps, etc., of any town of its size in Delaware Co. Mr. Thomas is a member of the Democratic party, as was his father before him; is a young man, of good, steady habits, and has the respect and well wishes of the community.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 764
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Radnor Twp. –
EDWARD R. THOMPSON, farmer and stock-dealer; P. O. Delaware; was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, Sept. 4, 1843, and is a son of Edward R. and Eliza (Donalson) Thompson; the former was a native of Maryland, and the mother of Richland Co., Ohio; they were the parents of six children; the father came to Richland Co in a very early day, where he loss his wife; it was in this county that he met our subject’s mother, to whom he was married; in 1838, he came to Delaware Co., Ohio, where he remained until his death in 1879; he was by trade a blacksmith––a business he followed until a middle-aged man, when he engaged in the livery business in the city of Delaware; he was a man of much ability, and secured to himself and family a goodly share of this worlds goods. Edward’s youth and early manhood were passed in assisting his father; he received a good common-school education, and, when 20 years of age, came to Radnor township, and engaged in raising and buying stock, and in farming; in his youthful days, he acquired a fondness for horses, and since he has reached his majority, he has owned some of the best horses in the county. He was united in marriage with Adella Loufbourrow Sept. 10, 1868; she was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, in 1845, from this marriage there are two children––Bertha O. and Benjamin F.; Mrs. Thompson departed this life March 18, 1873; on the 5th of April, 1877, Mr. Thompson was united in marriage with Sue J. Seely; she was born in Monroe Co., N. Y., May 5, 1849; by this union there is one child––Edward. Mr. Thompson owns 205 acres of as nicely improved land as there is in Radnor Township; he is a Republican.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 764-765
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Scioto Twp. –
JAMES C. THOMPSON, farmer and stock-raiser raiser; P. O. Ostrander; was born in Union Co., Ohio, Sept. 22, 1824; is the eldest of a family of thirteen children of William and Sarah (Sherman) Thompson. The father was a native of Virginia, but came with his parents from that State to Clark Co., Ohio, previous to the war of 1812. When in his 20th year, he was married to Miss Catharine Weaver, of Union Co.; she died soon after their marriage; he was afterward married to Sarah Sherman, a native of Kentucky; she died in 1871, and her husband in 1874. Our subject received a good common-school education, and lived with his parents on the farm in Union Co. until his marriage to Miss Elizabeth Burroughs Sept. 30, 1847; he then came to Scioto Township, Delaware Co., where he has since resided. From this union there were eleven children, seven of whom are now living––Calvin B., William O., Orlo L., Charles A., James A., Jennie M. and Josie; deceased––Albert C., Horace L., Ashford and Evaline. Mrs. Thompson departed this life April 5, 1871. Mr. Thompson afterward married Annie E. Munsell March 19, 1872; she was born in Union Co., Ohio, April 6, 1840; they have one child, Hosea M. Mr. Thompson began life without means, and now owns 153 acres of well-improved land, upon which are good buildings.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 736-737
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Orange Twp. –
M. S. THOMPSON, farmer; P. O. Lewis Center; is among the native-born of Orange Township, and the son of Ebenezer Thompson, who came to this township with his father Jonathan about 1809.  They were natives of Connecticut, and on coming here, located with the Alum Creek settlement, being among the first to make a home there.  Milo’s birth took place Sept. 6, 1836; his school advantages were rather slim, but well improved, and his education sufficient for most business purposes.  He was married, Nov. 17, 1864, to Miss Julia Blinn, daughter of John Blinn; she was born in this county, and her mother’s name before marriage was Thompson.  After marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson moved to the farm where they now live, situated on the State road in the north part of the township; they have two children––Lester, born Oct. 16,1865, and Bessie Belle, born March 18, 1878.  Mr. Thompson is one of the best farmers in the township; has 176 acres of land, with good improvements; devotes special attention to stock-raising and feeding.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 719
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Liberty Twp. –
WILLIAM H. THOMPSON, farmer; P. O. Powell; was born in Pickaway Co., Ohio, July 27, 1845, and is the youngest of a family of six children, whose parents were Jeffers J. and Rebecca (Cook) Thompson; the former was a native of Pennsylvania, and came to Pickaway Co. in 1834, being an early settler there. He was a wagon-maker by trade, and resides in St. Paul’s, of that county. When but an infant, William was placed under the care of Samuel Schineck, with whom he remained until his death, when he went to Shelbyville, Ill., and began learning the wagon-maker’s trade; in about a year, he returned to Ohio and completed his trade with his father. In December, 1865, he enlisted in Co. E, 18th U. S. I., and went to Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; was there six months; then went to Fort Sedgwick, Colo.; at the end of one year, went to Echo Canon [sic], and did guard duty in protecting the workmen engaged in constructing the Union Pacific Railroad; then to Fort Saunders, in Dakota; thence to Fort Bridger, where he received his discharge Dec. 19, 1868. During this service, Mr. Thompson was engaged in several conflicts with the Indians, and now bears upon his leg the scar of a wound, inflicted by an arrow. In returning, he stopped in Shelbyville, Ill., about a year; then came to Columbus, where he was overseer of the repair work of the “Short Line” Railroad; then worked in the rolling-mills, after which he worked at brickmaking, then resumed his trade. Aug. 13, 1875, Mr. Thompson married Jennie Bennett, who was born in Delaware Co. Sept. 18, 1850. They have two children––Charles, born May 30, 1876; Harry, Nov. 10, 1877. Mr. Thompson came to Powell and worked for Mr. Thomas two years; in August, 1879, he began business for himself. He is a member of the M. E. Church.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 674
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STEPHEN P. THRALL, farmer; P. O. Constantia. Stephen was born in this township April 25, 1843; the son of Arza and Mary G. (Chandler) Thrall; the former came to this State from Chenango Co., N. Y., about one-half century ago, and since has been a resident of the county. At the age of 18, Stephen enlisted in Co. D, 20th O. V. I., and, at the expiration of three years, reenlisted at Atlanta, Ga., serving until the termination of the war. He was wounded at Raymond, and, while in hospital, the Confederates captured them; after thirteen days they were paroled and sent into the lines at Vicksburg; his first engagement was at Fort Donelson; while there, and assisting in guarding 1,400 prisoners on the boat, they formed a plot to overpower the guard and escape, but the secret leaked out just as they were about to execute it, when Maj. McElroy, with pistol, covered the pilot, and ordered him to “pull for the middle of the stream,” and, with sixty-five heavily loaded guns, with bayonets bristling at them, the prisoners were prevented from consummating their plan of escape. In March, 1866, Mr. Thrall was married to Evaline M. Gilson, born in Geauga Co.; they have five children––Rose A., Myrtie L., Annie M., Charles E., George W. They moved to the homestead in 1878.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 705
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Radnor Twp. –
RICHARD B. TOMLEY, farmer and stockraiser; P. O. Radnor; was born in Montgomeryshire, Wales, Jan. 24, 1836; is the son of William and Susan (Brown) Tomley, both natives of Wales; they were the parents of two sons and two daughters, all of whom lived to reach their majority; in 1840, the parents, together with their family, emigrated to the United States, and almost immediately came to Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio; the father was a farmer––a business he followed both in Wales and this country; the father was a man noted for his piety, honesty and industry; he died Nov. 28, 1857; the mother died Aug. 24, 1869; both parents were consistent members of the M. E. Church. The subject passed his youth on his father’s farm, and was educated as well as the schools of the country permitted; when about 23 years of age, he began business for himself, although still making his home at his father’s. He was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Thomas Oct. 1, 1867; she was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, March 17, 1835; her grandfather, Henry Perry, was the first actual white settler in Radnor Township, having come hither in 1803. [In another part or this work a full account of this is given.] From our subject’s marriage there is one son––Guy, born March 7, 1869. Mr. Tomley owns 100 acres of nicely improved land; is a Republican in politics; has held a number of positions of honor and trust in the township, among which may be mentioned that of Township Trustee; is a man of steady habits, and has the respect and esteem of all his neighbors.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 765
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Orange Twp. –
A. L. TONE, Lewis Center; is a miller by trade, that having been the occupation of his father, John F. Tone, who was born in Vermont, and who is now in Allen Co., this State, following the milling business; for a time he lived in Worthington, Franklin Co., where his son Albert was born in July, 1848.  In 1871, Mr. Tone was married to Edith Red, a daughter of Mrs. Red, in this township.  Edith was born in Ross Co., where the family lived for a number of years; her father was a prominent stock-man, and extended his operations as far as Illinois, where (in Jacksonville) he died very suddenly during the war, when he was on a trip buying cattle.  Mr. and Mrs. Tone have four children––John B., Albert L., Edna M. and an infant unnamed.  They are both members of the M. E. Church.  The mill now run by Mr. Tone is located on Alum Creek, in Orange Township, the first owner of which was a Mr. Nettleton, Mr. Lyster the second, Mr. Tone’s father having been the third.  Mr. Tone has the reputation of being an honest as well as a good miller, and this accounts for the liberal patronage that is his.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 719-720
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Liberty Twp. –
LAFAYETTE TONE, farmer; P. O. Delaware. Mr. Tone is a self-made man, born in one of the New England States––New Hampshire, June 21, 1824; son of Christopher Tone, whose father was in the Revolutionary war. Lafayette came with his father, in 1842, to Franklin Co., where he located, living until 1852, when he was stricken down a victim to the disease which prevailed at that time––cholera. Lafayette began for himself at the bottom of the ladder, and first worked out by the month, which he continued for fourteen years, getting at first $6 per month, and never exceeded $10; but he made the best use of his time and saved his means; in 1852, he caught the gold fever, and went to California, where he remained two years, and then returned to Franklin Co.; in 1855, came to this county, and in 1856, was united in marriage to Sarah M. Cellar, daughter of James Cellar; as a result of this union, seven children have been born them––Elizabeth, Adah, Julia, Martha, Clara, James, Harry. Mr. Tone is a member of Powell Lodge, I.O.O.F., No 465, and is among the thrifty and hard-working men in the township; has by his own exertions secured for himself a good farm, which he has under good improvements, and located on the west bank of the Olentangy in the northeastern part of Liberty Township.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 675
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Scioto Twp. –
BENJAMIN TURNEY, dealer in building material, hardware and tinware, Ostrander; was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., Nov. 14, 1818 he is eldest son of a family of eleven children of Joseph and Margaret (Weber) Turney; both natives of Westmoreland Co., Penn., where they were married, and remained until 1819, when they removed to Franklin Co., Ohio; they remained there about eight years, and then came to Delaware Co. The father was a tinsmith by trade, and to that trade in early life our subject was apprenticed; he received but a limited education, and at 18 years of age began for himself as a journeyman tinner; his journeyings extended over quite a number of States, in each of which he stopped for some time and worked at his trade; in 1837, he came to Hamilton Co., Ohio, where he formed a partnership in his business with a gentleman of that county; they continued in partnership about one year, when young Turney bought the entire stock, put it on a flatboat and started for New Orleans with what was called a “floating tin-shop;” the trip from Cincinnati to New Orleans occupied seven months; on arriving there, he found his stock nearly exhausted, so, after looking around some days, he renewed his stock, and went with it to Galveston, Tex., arriving there in the winter of 1838; here, while disposing of his ware, he was taken sick. It was quite a common saying in that region at that time, “When a person gets sick the doctors get his pile.” He found it true in his case, at least, for on his recovery he had only money enough to take him back to New Orleans; after a stay of two years in the South, he returned to his home in Ohio; after remaining at home about three months, he, in company with his brother, returned to the South via the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers on a flatboat loaded with flour and pork; from New Orleans they went to Little Rock, Ark.; failing to find employment at that place, they went to Pine Bluff, where they engaged in floating cypress logs from the swamps and bayous to mills to be sawed into lumber; in the spring of 1841, his brother returned to Ohio, leaving him in the wilds of Arkansas; he remained there about three years, engaged in sawing and floating lumber to New Orleans and intermediate landings on the Mississippi River; in 1844, he returned home, to find that his parents had removed to Union Co. In 1852, he was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth E. Hutchisson, daughter of John Hutchisson, Esq., of Union Co. After his marriage, he engaged in farming until 1868, when he sold his farm and moved to Ostrander, Delaware Co., and engaged in his present business; he is the father of seven children––Grove B., Emily J., Susie M., Flora V., John C., Chella A. and Jared C. Mr. Turney is a Christian gentleman, and a self-made man in the fullest sense of the word.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 736
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Scioto Twp. –
LEWIS TYLER, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Delaware; was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, Nov. 23, 1828; is the only child of Richard and Dorothy (Smith) Tyler; the father was born in Maryland Sept. 12, 1788; when a young man he went to Virginia, where he remained some time. In 1811, he came to Ohio and located in Delaware Co.; he worked in the first mill erected in what is now known as Scioto Township. After leaving the mill, he purchased the land upon which his son now resides, where he remained until his death, which occurred Oct. 29, 1855. His marriage occurred Dec. 23, 1827; his wife had previously been married to a Mr. Williams, one of the pioneers of Delaware Co., she died Sept. 2, 1864. Lewis passed his youth and early manhood on his father’s farm, receiving such education as the schools of that early day afforded. At 21 years of age, he began for himself as a farmer, a business he has ever since followed. He was united in marriage with Clarissa Fuller Dec. 13, 1849; she was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, Oct. 8, 1829; her parents came to Delaware Co., Ohio, in 1828; from this union there were nine children, eight of whom are now living––Rebecca J., Finley A., Clinton D., Olive C., Oscar, Noah B., Oro E. and Hosea R.; the name of the one deceased was Dorothy E. Mr. Tyler owns 296 acres of well-improved land. Is a stanch Republican; he has an interesting and intelligent family, who take a great interest in educational and religious enterprises.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 737
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