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BIOGRAPHIES
** Source:
A Twentieth Century History of
Hardin County, Ohio
- Vol. I & II -
Publ. The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago
1910
898 pgs.
E. G. & Mrs. Stella
Harriman |
ELLIOTT G.
HARRIMAN, who now maintains his home in
the attractive little village of Alger, has been a resident of
Hardin county since his childhood days and has long been known
as one of the substantial and representative citizens of the
county, where he has been identified with agricultural pursuits
and other lines of productive business enterprise objective
appreciation of sterling worth of character. He is a
representative of one of the honored pioneer families of Ohio
and one that was founded in America in the colonial epoch.
Elliott G. Harriman was born in Delaware county,
Ohio, on the 5th of February, 1851, and is a son of William
and Evaline (Johnson) Harriman, whose marriage was
solemnized in Logan county, this state. William
Harriman was born in Logan county on the 6th of April, 1829,
and was a son of Simpkins Harriman, whose father,
David Harriman, was born in 1755, being a son of David
Harriman, who was born in 1710 and died in 1778. The
latter was a son of John Harriman, who was born in 1680
and whose death occurred in 1740; his father was Rev. John
Harriman who was born 1647 and died in 1704.
This honored ancestor was graduated in Harvard College as a
member of the class of 1667, was a man of distinguished
attainments and for twenty years served as pastor of a church in
New Haven, Connecticut. He devoted thirty-four eyars to
the work of the ministry and in the archives of New England
history his name finds honorable mention. He was a man of
John Harriman, who was born in Rowley, Yorkshire,
England, in 1608, and who was the founder of the family in
America, whither he came in 1638, settling in New Haven,
Connecticut, and becoming a man of prominence and influence in
the colony. His death occurred in 1681.
Simpkins Harriman, grandfather of the subject of
this review, was a native of the state of Pennsylvania,
and came to Ohio about the year 1825, and he became one of the
sterling pioneers of Logan county, where he secured a tract of
wild land and reclaimed a farm, continuing his residence
in that county until his death. There his son William
was reared to manhood under the conditions and influences of the
pioneer days and there was identified with agricultural pursuits
until he moved to Delaware county, which continued to be his
home for a few years. About the year 1853 William
Harriman came to Hardin county and purchased a farm in
Dudley township, where he became a successful agriculturist and
stock-grower and a citizen who wielded no little influence in
local affairs. He was a man of sturdy integrity, of strong
individuality and of indefatigable industry, so that he attained
to a due measure of success in connection with his business
affairs. He lived an labored to goodly ends and his name
merits a place on the roll of those who have contributed to the
social and material upbuilding of the county. He continued
to reside on his old homestead farm until 1878, when he moved to
Kenton, where he died, on Mar. 7, 1895, at which time he was
sixty-five years and eleven months old; his devoted wife, who
had been a cherished companion and helpmeet, passed to the life
eternal in 1900, at the age of seventy years, both having been
members of the United Brethren and later of the Disciples
church. Of their children Elliott G. was the first
born; Sarah J. is the wife of Ray B. Thompson,
of Kenton, this county; John E. died at the age of
seventeen years; Mary E. is the wife of William
Saunders and they reside near Marysville, Union county,
Ohio; and Lydia A. is the wife of John McMahon, a
prosperous farmer near Kenton, Hardin county.
Elliott Green Harriman, the immediate subject of
this sketch, was about three years of age at the time of the
family removal from Delaware county to Hardin county, and on the
home farm in Dudley township he was reared to years of maturity,
early beginning to assist in the work of the farm and in the
meanwhile attending the district schools in which he continued
his studies during the winter terms until he was about eighteen
years of age. That he made good use of the advantages thus
afforded him is evident when we revert to the fact that he
became a successful and popular teacher in the district schools
of his home county, having initiated his labors in the pedagogic
profession when eighteen years of age. In the year 1871 he
was a student in the Ohio Northern University at Ada, and after
leaving this institution he continued teaching, to which
vocation he devoted his attention for a total of about six
years, being identified with farming during the summer seasons
and acting as schoolmaster during the winter terms.
The active career of Mr. Harriman has been one
of close and successful identification with agricultural
pursuits until within recent years, and he is still the owner of
a farm in Marion township. He took up his residence on his
farm in that township on the 10th of January, 1892, and there he
continued to live until 1903, when he moved to the village of
Alger, where he is now successfully engaged in the real-estate
and insurance business. Besides his farm in Marion
township, near Alger, he is also the owner of a well improved
farm of eighty acres in Allen county, this state. He has
been enterprising and progressive as a farmer and business man
and has not been denied a generous measure of success in
connection with his well directed endeavors. His hold upon
popular confidence and esteem is most secure, being based upon
sterling elements of character and genial and kindly attitude in
his relations with his fellow men. He and his wife are
zealous and valued members of the Methodist Episcopal church in
their home village, and in a fraternal way he is affiliated with
Ada Lodge No. 344, free and accepted Masons, at Ada, this
county.
In politics Mr. Harriman has ever found the
Republican party worthy of his unqualified allegiance and he
takes a lively interest in the
questions and issues of the hour, besides which he is
essentially progressive and public-spirited in connection with
civic affairs of a more localized order. While residing on
his farm he served two terms as clerk of Dudley township, and
for eight years he was a member of the board of trustees of
Marion township. In Alger he has served as a member of the
village council and as president of the board of education.
On the 6th of March, 1873, was solemnized the marriage
of Mr. Harriman to Miss Nancy E. Richey who was
born in New Dover, Union county, Ohio, on the 9th of November,
1854, and who is a daughter of Joseph N. and Edna (Farnum)
Richey, both of whom were born in Union county, Ohio, the
former on the 12th of March, 1822, and the latter in 1837.
Joseph Richey was for many years successfully engaged in
business as a buyer and shipper of live stock and he passed the
closing years of his life in Union county, where he died on the
11th of May 1882. His wife survived him until the 1st of
February, 1907, when she too was summoned to the "land of the
Leal." William Richey grandfather of Mrs.
Herriman, was a native of Scotland. Mr. and
Mrs. Harriman became the parents of four children,
concerning whom he following brief record is entered:
Calvin A. who was born Feb. 9, 1874, is now a successful and
popular teacher in the public schools of Allen county, this
state; William G. who was born on the 27th of November,
1875, died on the 1st of the following May; Charles E.,
who was born Nov. 27, 1879, is a telegraph operator, employed by
the Erie Railroad Company at Boone Grove, Indiana; and John
E., who was born Oct. 27, 1896, is a student in the graded
schools of Alger.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of
Hardin County, Ohio - Vol. II - Publ. The Lewis Publishing
Company - Chicago - 1910. - Page 526 |
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ALONZO T. HARVEY
- Farming operations in Hardin county, Ohio, are very
profitable, and among those who have won success along this line
is Alonzo T. Harvey, of Dudley township. Mr.
Harvey was born in Taylor Creek, Ohio, June 29, 1874, and is
a son of Julius Oscar and Sarah (Sullivan) Harvey, the
former of whom died June 11, 1898 and the latter resides with
Alonzo's brother, John S. Harvey, having attained the
age of seventy-five years. Mrs. Harvey is given
mention at length in connection with the sketch of her son,
John S., found elsewhere in this work. The ancestry of
the Harvey family is to be found in connection with the
sketches of Marvin O. and William L. Harvey, of
Mt. Victory, also to be found elsewhere in this work.
J. O. Harvey and his wife had three children, namely:
Alonzo T.; John S., a farmer of Dudley township; and
Ocis, wife of Carle Latimer, of Marion, Ohio.
After receiving a good education in the public schools
of his native place, Mr. Harvey began helping on
his father's farm at the age of eighteen years. He
remained at home until his marriage in 1894, when he bought his
present farm of seventy acres, which was little improved.
He has brought the condition of the farm up to a high standard,
and now has one of the most attractive and best improved farms
in this section of the country. He carries on general
farming and stock raising, and being enterprising and thrifty,
has been accordingly rewarded for his labor. Mr.
Harvey owns one of the best known horses in Hardin county,
the stallion "Liberty," of the Percheron breed, Registered No.
25,799, foaled Apr. 29, 1900, at West Liberty, Ohio, by Bonlanger
(No. 11352), the latter by Peoria and Brilliant.
Mr. Harvey is a member of the Knights of Pythias
of Mt. Victory. Politically he is an active supporter of
the Republican party, and is a member of the high school board.
Mr. Harvey is well known in the county, and is accounted
one of its useful, representative citizens.
In October, 1894, Mr. Harvey married Olive
Smith, who was born in Dudley township, Dec. 24, 1874,
daughter of Samuel Smith, who died in 1890, at the age of
forty-seven years. He was born in Logan county, and
removed to Hardin county, Ohio, with his parents, when he was
seven years of age. His parents, Jonathan and Susan
(Cunningham) Smith, were among the earliest settlers of
Hardin county. Jonathan Smith died in 1868, at the
age of eighty-five years; he came from Maryland to what later
became Washington county, Ohio, and there followed farming the
remainder of his life. He assisted in building the old
stage road. He came to Hardin county in 1845, and settled
in Dudley township, near the present family homestead,
containing one hundred and ten acres, which he cleared, being
the first settler on it, and there he built a log house.
He was the founder of the Methodist Episcopal church, helped
erect the first church building, becoming class leader and local
pastor. He was very active in church work all his life and
was a highly respected, useful member of society. He was a
Whig and later became a Republican. His widow survived him
many years, and passed away in 1893, at the age of eighty years.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of
Hardin County, Ohio - Vol. II - Publ. The Lewis Publishing
Company - Chicago - 1910. - Page 804 |
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IRVIN H. HARVEY,
a successful farmer and a member of a family that is well known
in Hardin county, was born on the homestead in Dudley township,
Sept. 23, 1862, and is a son of Alonzo and Rachel (Ballinger)
Harvey. Alonzo Harvey was a native of Vermont,
born in August, 1819, in Woodbury, and when a young man he
engaged in teaching school. He moved to Ohio and there
taught during the winters and worked on a farm during the
summers until his marriage, July 7. 1844, when he settled in
North Greenfield, Logan county. Six years later he removed
to a farm near West Mansfield and for ten years was engaged in
brick making as well as farming. In 1859 Mr.
Harvey located in Mount Victory, where he lived a year while
he was clearing his farm, and in 1860 he settled on his land.
He became a successful farmer, and in 1879 retired from his farm
and moved to Kenton, where he and his son opened a general
store. Two years later the father sold his interest and
retired from active life. Mr. Harvey was an
earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal church and an active
worker for its interests. For many years he was engaged in
selling family Bibles. and in this connection became well known
in Hardin county. He was a Republican and served some time
as a justice of the peace, two terms in Logan county and two
terms in Dudley township, Hardin county.
The wife of Alonzo Harvey was born Sept.
15. 1823, in Logan county. Ohio, daughter of Caleb and Mary
(Branson) Ballinger, who came to Ohio from Virginia. Mrs.
Ballinger died Sept. 21, 1905. Caleb
Ballinger was a local preacher of the Methodist church in
Logan county, Ohio. Mr. Harvey and his wife
had six children, namely: Irvin H.; W. N., a
carpenter of Rushsylvania, Ohio; and Mary, widow
of G. L. Thompson, of Mount Victory, Ohio, who has six children,
five
sons and one daughter. Isaac N., J. O. and T. M.
were the three oldest of the children.
Irvin H. Harvey received his education in the
public schools and spent his childhood on a farm. After
completing his education he worked some time on a farm for a
neighbor, and when his father purchased a half-interest in a
store at Kenton he worked there as clerk five years. He
sold his interest in the store and secured for the same one
hundred and sixty acres of land in Indiana, which he later sold
and then spent four years on a farm in Dudley township, after
which he located on his present farm in Hale township.
Mr. Harvey carries on general farming and raises some
stock. He is enterprising and ambitious, and in his
dealings with his fellows has proven himself to be a man of high
character and sterling honesty. Politically he is a
Republican, takes an active interest in public affairs and
served three years as assessor of Hale township. He
is a devout member of the Christian church, as is also his wife.
On December 25, 1887, Mr. Harvey married
Emma Curl, who was born Nov. 19, 1866, daughter of
Aaron and Rachel (Harpel) Curl. Mr. Curl
is a prominent farmer of Hale township. Mr.
Harvey and his wife have children as follows: Charles,
born Oct. 29, 1888; Ottie R,. born Mar. 22. 1891;
Blanch M.. born Sept. 22, 1900; and Katie
Agnes, born Mar, 1, 1902. All are at home. Mr.
Harvey is a life-long resident of the county, where he is
well known and highly respected.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of
Hardin County, Ohio - Vol. II - Publ. The Lewis Publishing
Company - Chicago - 1910. - Page 459 |
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JOHN S. HARVEY,
a prominent and enterprising farmer of Dudley township, Hardin
county, was born on the old Harvey homestead, Sept. 5,
1875, and is a son of Julius O. and Sarah (Sullivan) Harvey.
The ancestry of the Harvey family is given further
mention in connection with the sketches of William L. and
Marvin O. Harvey, of Mt. Victory, contained elsewhere in
this work. Sarah Sullivan was born in Ross county,
Ohio, Mar. 22, 1836, a daughter of Henry Sullivan, a
native of Virginia, who died in February, 1871, at the age of
fifty-five years. He came to Logan county, Ohio, where he
lived until 1838, and then removed to Perry county, Illinois,
and carried on farming until his death. He married
Elizabeth Wilgues, a native of Pennsylvania, who died at teh
age of thirty-three years. Sarah Sullivan returned
to Hardin county in 1866, and after her marriage to Mr.
Harvey lived in Mt. Victory. She now lives on the farm
with her son John S. Mrs. Harvey has
one brother living, James Sullivan, a retired farmer of
Iola, Kansas. The present home of Mrs. Harvey and
her son is the old homestead of the Harvey family.
After receiving a good education in the public
schools, John S. Harvey worked on the old home farm with
his brother, commencing active work at the age of eighteen
years. He has made many improvements on the farm, which
has been brought to a high state of cultivation and where there
is a fine maple grove. He carries on general farming and
makes a specialty of stock raising. Mr. Harvey is
an earnest member of the United Brethren church. He is an
active Republican and takes great interest in the success of his
party. He is an active Republican and takes great interest
in the success of his party. He is a member of the school
board, is central committeeman and has served several times as
delegate to various party conventions.
Oct. 26, 1898, Mr. Harvey married Willa
Lusanna Lingo, who was born Oct. 5, 1879, daughter of
James H. and Harriet (Williams) Lingo. Mr. Lingo lives
in Dudley township; his wife is a daughter of Anderson
Williams, an old pioneer. Mrs. Harvey had two
sisters both of whom are deceased, and she was the youngest of
the family. Mr. Harvey died April 29, 1906, and her
loss was deeply felt in the community. She was a devout,
earnest Christian, having been a member of the church since the
age of eleven years. She died after an illness of one
year, a patient, uncomplaining sufferer, whose chief thought was
always for the comfort and well-being of her husband and child;
she had a lovely disposition, and her high character and
beautiful life made her beloved by all who knew her. Her
good deeds were not confined to the members of her immediate
family, and she was always ready to lend her assistance to all
who were in need of help or comfort, and her example has served
as an inspiration to many. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey had
two children: One born Feb. 29, 1904, died Mar. 11, 1904, and
Irene Cleone, born Oct. 22, 1899.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago - 1910.
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MARVIN O. HARVEY,
prominently numbered among the business men of Mt. Victory, is a
well known hardware merchant. He was born in Dudley
township, Hardin county on the 5th of September, 1875, and on
the paternal side he traces descent to William Harvey,
his great-great-grandfather. This William Harvey
was a sailor and a Revolutionary soldier. The parents of
William Harvey came from Scotland in 1730, and
settled in Windsor county, Connecticut. Their son,
William, was born at East Haddon. Oct. 26, 1754. At
the early age of fifteen he was a sailor on the vessel plying
along the New England coast. At the beginning of the
Revolutionary war he joined the Continental army, and was in the
first battles around Boston. After the evacuation of
Boston, he entered the navy and was sent on an expedition up
North river and later detailed on a voyage to the West Indies.
On this trip he was captured by a British man of war and taken
to prison at Providence. Rhode Island. Here he was
released in what was thought to be a dying condition, but after
a time he reenlisted in the Continental army for three years and
served under General Washington. In the year
1780 he was again sent to the West Indies, and again he was
taken prisoner, and remained in the Bermuda Isles till the end
of the war. He continued his sea voyages until 1793 when
he moved with his family to Lyndon, Vermont, where he died in
1826. He had married an English lady, Jane Bebee,
and she survived him until 1840, dying in Champaign county,
Ohio. One of his sons was Rev. Erastus
Harvey, who became the great-grandfather of Marvin O.
of this sketch. Rev. Harvey was born in East
Haddon, Vermont, Mar. 8, 1789. He was ordained in the
Baptist ministry in August, 1825, and served for some time in
Vermont, later coming to Ohio and ministering in Champaign,
Clark and Union counties. During the war of 1812, he
served five years in the United States service as drummer boy.
Three of his brothers, like their father, followed the sea.
On one of the voyages all three went on the same vessel and were
never after heard from. In 1816 he married Elizabeth
Bettys, of Woodbury, Vermont, and they reared a family of
thirteen children. Two of the sons died during the Civil
war. There were two ministers and a physician among his
children.
Alonzo Harvey, a son of Erastus
and Elizabeth Harvey, was born in the state of
Vermont on the 20th of August, 1819, and he came with his
parents to Logan county, Ohio. In 1860 he bought a farm in
Union county, this state, but afterward sold that land and moved
to Hardin county, buying a farm in Dudley township. He
taught school during the winter months and farmed in the summers
from the age of eighteen until the age of sixty, and he died in
the year of 1888. On the 7th of July, 1844, he married Rachel
Ballinger, who was born on the 15th of September, 1823,
and died on the 10th of September, 1906. She was a
daughter of Caleb Ballinger, born in the year of
1794, and of Rebecca (Bronson) Ballinger,
born in 1796. They came from Virginia to Ohio, and were
among the earliest settlers of Union county. Caleb
Ballinger was a Methodist minister. The following
children blessed the marriage union of Alonzo and Rachel
Harvey: William, a carpenter; Irwin Harley,
a farmer in Hardin county; Mary Melvina, widow of
George Thompson and a resident of Mt. Victory;
Julius O.; and Thomas M.
Thomas M. Harvey was born in Union county. Ohio.
July 9, 1853. After leaving school at the age of sixteen
he farmed with his father until he reached the age of nineteen,
and he then married and farmed for himself during the following
six years. During that time he also studied for the
ministry in the United Brethren church, and three years later
became pastor of the church at Ottawa Corners. During the
many years of his long and active life he labored as a minister
throughout many parts of Indiana, his ministry covering
twenty-five years of efficient and active service, and lie died
on the 17th of June, 1908. In the meantime he had
purchased a farm, and he placed his sons thereon as managers, he
continuing to devote his life to the work of his church.
On the 3d of July. 1872, the Rev. Thomas M. Harvey
married Martha M. Thompson, who still survives him and is
now fifty-nine years of age. She is a daughter of
Anderson and Anna (Conklin) Thompson, and she is the mother
of the following children: Myrtle, the wife of Peter
Miller, and they have two children; Marvin O., the
immediate subject of this sketch; Homer, who is farming
in Hale township. Hardin county; Nellie, the wife of
Harry Hatcher, a farmer living in Mt. Victory;
William L., engaged in the grocery business in Mt. Victory;
and Mary, deceased. In the sketch of William L.
Harvey is given a sketch of the Thompson family.
Marvin O. Harvey after leaving school at the age
of fourteen worked three years in a churn factory, and from that
time until he attained the age of twenty-two he was again in
school. During two terms he attended Ada University, and
after his graduation from that institution he taught school for
nine years in Dudley and Hale townships. On account of the
ill health of his wife he sold his farm and moved to California,
where for two years he was engaged in a mercantile business, and
then returning to Ohio he settled at Mt. Victory and bought the
hardware store of Johnson and Ballinger and has
since been engaged in business along this line, conducting at
the present time one of the largest hardware stores in this
section. He is a Democrat in his political affiliations,
and has served his community as a justice of the peace.
Mr. Harvey married on the 13th of
September, 1899, Edna Lingo, who was born on the
6th of July, 1879, a daughter of Alvin Lingo,
mentioned elsewhere in this work. Their children are
Clarinel, Merrill, Russell, Dwight and
Louise. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey are members of the United Brethren church.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago - 1910.
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WILLIAM LOYD HARVEY
is prominently identified with Mt. Victory and its interests as
a merchant. He was born at Saratoga, Indiana, Mar. 11,
1883, a son of Thomas M. and Martha M. (Thompson) Harvey.
On the paternal side he traces descent to William Harvey,
his great-great-grandfather. This William Harvey
was a sailor and a Revolutionary soldier, and a brief account of
his life is given in the sketch of Marvin O. Harvey
One of William's sons was Erastus Harvey, who
became the great-grandfather of William L., and who
served as a drummer in the war of 1812. He came with his
brother Rufus to Logan county, Ohio, but later moved to
Iowa, where he died in 1859 when ninety years of age. He
was a Baptist minister, and his wife was Elizabeth Bettys.
Alonzo Harvey, a son of Erastus and Elizabeth
Harvey, was born in the state of Vermont on the 29th of
August, 1819, and he came with his parents to Logan county,
Ohio. In 1860 he bought a farm in Union county, this
state, but afterward sold that land and moved to Hardin county,
buying a farm in Dudley township. He taught school during
the winter months and farmed in the summers from the age of
eighteen until the age of sixty, and he died in the year of
1888. On the 7th of July, 1844, he married Rachel
Ballinger, who was born on the 15th of September, 1823, and
died on the 10th of September, 1905. She was a daughter of
Caleb Ballinger, born in the year of 1794, and of
Rebecca (Bronson) Ballinger, born in 1796. They came
from Virginia to Ohio, and were among the earliest settlers of
Union county. Caleb Ballinger was a Methodist
minister. The following children blessed the marriage
union of Alonzo and Rachel Harvey: William, a carpenter;
Irwin Harley, a farmer in Hardin county; Mary Melvina,
widow of George Thompson and a resident of Mt.
Victory; Julius Oscar; and Thomas M.
Thomas M. Harvey was born in Union county, Ohio,
July 9, 1853. After leaving school at the age of sixteen
he farmed with his father until he reached the age of nineteen
and he then married and farmed for himself during the following
six years. During that time he also studied for the
ministry in the United Brethren church, and three years later
became pastor of the church at Ottawa Corners. During the
many years of his long and active life he labored as a minister
throughout many parts of Indiana, his ministry covering
twenty-five years of efficient and active service, and he died
on the 17th of June, 1908. In the meantime he had
purchased a farm, and he placed his sons thereon as managers, he
continuing to devote his life to the work of his church.
On the 3d of July, 1872, the Rev. Thomas M. Harvey
married Martha M. Thompson, who still survives him and is
now fifty-nine years of age. She is a daughter of
Anderson and Anna (Conklin) Thompson, and is the mother of
the following children: Myrtle, the wife of Peter
Miller, and they have two children; Marvin O., a
merchant in Mt. Victory; Homer, who is farming in Hale
township, Hardin county; Nellie, the wife of Harry
Hatcher, a farmer living in Mt. Victory; William L.,
the immediate subject of this sketch; and Mary, deceased.
Anderson Thompson, the father of Mrs. Harvey,
was born in Union county, Ohio. In 1859 he moved to Hardin
county, Dudley township with his family remaining until 1868,
when he went to Hale township, where he farmed until his death,
1896, at the age of seventy-seven. His father, William
Thompson, came as a boy from Virginia, and settled in Union
county, Ohio, where he farmed all his life. His wife was
Elizabeth Graham. The father of William
Thompson, John Thompson, was the owner of a very large
plantation in West Virginia and had many slaves.
Anderson Thompson first settled on forty acres of the old
Harvey homestead in Dudley township, and besides working
his farm he also operated a brick kiln. After his marriage
he made all his own household furniture, and as his daughter,
Mrs. Harvey, relates, that he made the first payments of his
farm by selling hickory nuts. During the Civil war he was
drafted, and as he could not leave his family sent a substitute.
He was a member of the Christian church and for many years a
deacon. He was chaplain of the I. O. O. F. and charter
member of Mt. Victory Lodge. In politics he was a
Democrat, and a very active worker in his party. His wife,
Ann Conklin, was a daughter of William and Rebecca
(Coleman), and they were natives of Union county. She
died in 1897, at the age of seventy-eight. Her grandfather
was captured by the British during the Revolutionary war.
He managed to escape during a skating exhibition which was
gotten up to amuse the British soldiers. Of the eight
children in the family of Anderson Thompson but one
besides Mrs. Harvey is still living. He is
John Thompson, of Kenton, in the real estate business.
Mrs. Harvey makes her home at Collett, Indiana. She
is engaged in ministering in the United Brethren church being in
charge of the United Brethren church conference for the past six
years as itinerant minister, she being the first lady given this
work for her church.
William L. Harvey received a common and high
school training in Mt. Victory, graduating at the age of
eighteen, and he afterward taught two terms of school in Hardin
county and two terms in Mercer county. He then left the
professional for a business life, farming for himself for three
years, and in 1906 he bought the Butler Brothers
interest in his present mercantile business, his partner being
his brother-in-law, G. W. Rutledge. He is a
Republican in his political affiliations, and he has served Mt.
Victory as a member of its council and his community as
corporation and township treasurer.
On the 6th of November, 1902, Mr. Harvey
was married to Eva P. Rutledge, who was born in Mercer
county, Ohio, July 3, 1884, a daughter of Joseph and Caroline
(Early) Rutledge, farming people in Mercer county.
Their family numbered the following children: Elmer,
farming in Mercer county; George, a Mt. Victory merchant;
and Harvey, Charley, Otis, Lula,
Hazel and Cora, at home with their parents. The
five children of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey are: Mavis,
Loyd, Edith, Alton, and Mildred.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Harvey are members of the Methodist
church, and Mr. Harvey is servng his church
as one of its stewards.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago - 1910.
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ALFRED
HITES - A man of industry, enterprise and ability,
Alfred Hites, of McDonald township, occupies an assured
position among the successful agriculturists of the Buckeye
state, of whom, mayhap, no other county can boast so large a
number in proportion to its population as Hardin. A son of
the late George Hites, he was born in this township Mar.
3, 1848, coming from German ancestry.
A native of Rockingham county, Virginia, George
Hites was born July 14, 1815. As a young man he
migrated to the western frontier, locating in Carroll county,
where he lived until after his marriage. In 1839 he bought
sixty-two and one-half acres of wild land in McDonald township,
Hardin county, and having by dint of sturdy pioneer labor
cleared a large part of it he subsequently bought another
timbered tract of equal area, and continued his agricultural
work. On the homestead which he redeemed from teh
wilderness he spent the remainder of his life, passing away May
15, 1898. He married, in Carroll county, Ohio,
Elizabeth Hatfield, who was born Mar. 15, 1815, and died
Nov. 10, 1896. To them six children were born, namely:
William of Kenton, married Caroline Spencer, and of
the seven children born of their union four died in infancy,
Adam died at the age of three months, and the other two,
Anna and Arthur Banning, are residents of Hardin
county; Mary Ann, born June 9, 1840, died in 1842;
Marianna, born Sept. 30, 1849, died in the same year;
Alfred, the special subject of this sketch; Nancy Jane,
who was born June 4, 1852, and died Mar. 2, 1874, married P.
Sumner, of Roundhead, and had one child, now deceased; and
George Westley, born July 20, 1857, died Aug. 14, 1857.
Educated in the district schools, Alfred Hites
was early initiated into the mysteries of farming, and finding
that occupation congenial to his tastes as well as profitable he
has since devoted his attention to the pursuit of agriculture.
He now owns forty-eight and one-half acres of the land belonging
formerly to the parental homestead, and in its care and
management has met with most satisfactory results.
Politically a stanch supporter of the principles of the
Republican party, Mr. Hites has never shirked the
responsibilities of public office, but has served as township
supervisor and as a school director. Religiously he is a
valued member of the Baptist church.
On Dec. 2, 1875, Mr. Hites was united in
marriage with Alice Willard, who was born, May 24, 1858,
in Mercer county, Missouri, a daughter of the late Joseph
Willard. Mr. Willard was twice married, by his
first wife having three children, namely: John Henry, who
served in the Civil war, and was killed in battle; Martha
Jane; and Mary Elizabeth. Mr. Willard married
for his second wife Elizabeth Hudnut, and of the children
born of their union six grew to mature life, as follows:
William; James; Emeline; Joseph Fremont, deceased;
Alice, wife of Mr. Hites; and Jennie.
William Willard, a resident of Holmes county, Ohio, married
first Mary Berry, who died in early womanhood, leaving
one child, Jennie, of Cleveland. William
married for his second wife Minnie MacLean, and they have
had the following children: Delmar; Jennie,
deceased; Harry; and Fannie. James Willard,
who lives in Iowa, married Rachel McGinnis, and to them
five children have been born, Thomas; Clara Belle; Effie,
Robert; and a child that died in infancy. Emeline
Willard, of Wayne county, widow of the late John Saunders,
born him six children, Frank, deceased; Thomas, a
resident of Wayne county; Idell, deceased; Jennie,
wife of Harvey Burnett, has two children; Hazel,
wife of Harry Cliff, has one child; and Maggie
residing with her mother. Jennie Willard, Mrs.
Hites' youngest sister, married JOHN SHEARER,
of Holmes county , and they became the parents of the following
named children: Blanche Shearer, married Edward
Hostetter, and has three children, John, Frank, and
Arthur; John F. Shearer, living at home; Edna Shearer
married John Stink, of Pittsburg, and has four children;
Charles Shearer, single, resides with his parents;
Harry Shearer, single, resides with his parents; Harry
Shearer, also living at home; Walter, living at home;
and Rachel Shearer, deceased.
Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hites,
namely: a child that died in infancy; Rosette; Erma Virginia;
Bertha; Homer Emerson; Leslie Harrison, living with his
parents; and Blanche, living at home. Rosette
Hites, the oldest daughter, married Charles Hannakrat,
of Logan county, Ohio, and into their home five children have
been born, namely: Grace Reed, living with her
grandparents; Myrl; Daisy Verona; Alice Odessa, deceased;
and Ethel Virginia. Bertha Hites, who married
Virgil Simpson, died in January, 1906, leaving two children,
Gladys Simpson, deceased; and Paul Simpson.
Homer Emerson Hites married Clementine Coolidge and
they have two children, Opal Idelle and Arol May.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. The Lewis Publishing
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GEORGE A. HIVELY,
who owns and occupies a fine farm of ninety acres in Washington
township, Hardin county, Ohio, is one of the representative
farmers and highly respected citizens of this locality.
Mr. Hively was born on the farm on which he now lives, June
1, 1853, son of Samuel and Mary (Lower) Hively, natives
of Columbiana county, this state. At an early day in the
history of Hardin county, Samuel Hively came here and
purchased three eighty-acre tracts, built a log house of his
family, and in true pioneer style settled down to the work of
clearing and cultivating his land. In time, his primitive
cabin gave way to a substantial resdence of modern
construction, and in place of the forest were well cultivated
fields. To him and his wife were born six children,
namely: Malinda A., Amanda A., George A., Elizabeth, David
and Emma, all now living in Hardin county. The parents
died here in 1899, the father's death occurring two weeks before
the mother's. Her parents, Daniel and Barbara E. (Obenour)
Lower, were prominent early settlers of Columbiana county.
Daniel Hively entered two eighty-acre tracts from the
government and gave the land to his children.
George A. Hively grew up on his father's farm
and received his education in the district school, and here he
has continued in the same occupation in which his ancestors were
engaged. His father cleared two of the three eighties
above referred to, and he has cleared the other. Since
1875 he has owned the farm on which he lives.
In 1874, George A. Hively married Miss Mary
Lentz, daughter of John and Mary (Daniels) Lentz; and
the fruits of this union are three sons: Anthony S., born
May 16, 1876; David P., February 11, 1879, and William
A., May 31, 1887. Anthony S., the eldest son,
is a prosperous farmer and has eighty acres of valuable land
adjacent to his father's which he has owned since 1902. He
was married in 1900, and has two children, Paul M. and
Corlean M. His wife, formerly Miss Lena
Casper, daughter of John M. and Minnie
Casper, was born on her father's farm in Washington
township, Hardin county, Oct. 15, 1875; David F. married
in March, 1909, Gertrude Slater, of Henry county, and
they have one child Esther E., born Nov. 7, 1909,
William A. was married June 3, 1909 to Mary Haub of
Washington township, Hardin county.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago - 1910.
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JAMES M. HIVELY
- Among the successful farmers of Cessna
township, Hardin county, Ohio, none is more prominent than
James M. Hively, a native of the township, born Nov. 22,
1863, a son of David and Rebecca (Mathews) Hively.
David Hively was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, and there
grew to manhood. He located in Hardin county before his
marriage, moved several times, and finally bought the
Matthews farm, which had been entered by the Matthews
family about 1835, and here Mr. Hively and his wife
spent the remainder of their lives. He and his wife were
devout and earnest members of the Methodist Episcopal church,
and had the highest respect of all who knew them. They had
nine children, four sons and five daughters, all now deceased
but two. Mrs. H. J. Huggett, of
Huntersville, Ohio, and James.
James M. Hively was born on the farm where he now
lives and was educated in the district school, attending school
winters and helping with the work of the farm through the
summers. When about twenty years of age he entered Ada
College and spent two terms there. He then turned his
undivided attention to agricultural pursuits, in which he has
taken great pleasure and reaped a good profit. HE has made
a careful study of scientific farming and has become very
proficient in this line. He deals extensively in stock,
buying cattle to feed and ship. /for the past ten years
Mr. Hively has grown alfalfa quite extensively, and in this
line he has also met with gratifying success. He carries
on his work in an able manner, making a careful study of
rotation of crops and all other subjects which affect the
fertility and productiveness of his land. He is a great
admirer of fine stock and is a good judge of the same.
Mr. Hively is one of the
progressive and enterprising farmers of Cessna township, where
he owns three hundred and seventy acres of land in a fine state
of cultivation. He and his wife are members of Pleasant
Hill Grange, and belong to the Methodist Episcopal church of
Huntersville, of which he is a steward. Politically he is
one of the stalwart Republicans of Hardin county, and takes an
active interest in public affairs. He and his wife are
well known in the community where they are well liked and
exceedingly popular with all.
In 1892 Mr. Hively married Hattie A.
Cessna, daughter of J. D. and Eliza A. Cessna, and
who was born in the township, where she was reared and educated,
attending the district school. She has spent her entire
life on the farm, and takes an intelligent interest in
everything that goes on in her home. She is one of the
highest type of farmer's wives, always ready to give her
assistance where possible. They are the parents of three
children: John D., Carrie A., and Wilber J.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. The Lewis Publishing
Company - Chicago - 1910. - Page 539 |
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