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BIOGRAPHIES
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A Twentieth Century History of
Hardin County, Ohio
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Publ. The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago
1910
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Hosea Johnson |
HOSEA JOHNSON.
- In the death of Hosea Johnson, one of the old and
honored pioneer of Hardin county passed to his final reward.
His birth occurred, Dec. 11, 1817, in Monroe township, Logan
county, Ohio. Rheumatism, which afflicted him to some
extent, incapacitated him for manual labor, but his mental
faculties were undimmed, and he was young in his sympathies and
progressive in his ideas, talking interestingly not only of
by-gone times, when people lived the simple life, but on the
current topics of the day.
Jacob Johnson, his father, was born in New
Jersey, of Holland ancestry. When a boy he moved with his
parents to Kentucky, settling as pioneers in Bourbon county.
The country roundabout was then sparsely settled, the nearest
trading post being twenty-five miles away, in Mason county,
where to obtain even salt, a commodity of which every family
used more or less, a journey on horseback must be made. In
1816, with his wife and seven children, he came to Ohio, making
the removal with teams, and was among the original settlers of
Logan county. Taking up a squatter's claim, he built two
log cabins, connecting them by roof and floor. He cleared
a small patch, and in addition to raising some corn made sugar.
Deer, bears, wild turkeys and other game were abundant,
supplying the family larder with what are now deemed luxuries.
He also raised flax, and kept sheep, and his good wife used to
card, spin and weave the material from which she fashioned the
garments in which the entire family was clothed. After
living in that clearing seventeen years, Jacob Johnson
moved to the northeastern part of Logan county, about two miles
from the present city of Rushsylvania, where he bought
eighty-seven acres of heavily timbered land. He built a
log cabin, and began the improvement of a farm, leaving the
work, however, as he was then well along in years, to his sons,
Peter and Hosea. He there resided until his
death, in the ninetieth year of his age.
He married, in Kentucky, Rachel Greene,
who died at the age of seventy-three years. Twelve
children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Johnson, namely:
Polly, Andrew, George. John,
Peter, Henry, Jane, Hosea, Jacob W.,
Paris Fleming, Nelson M. and Philip G.
While living in Kentucky, both he and his united with the Free
Will Baptist church, There being none of his religious faith in
Ohio when he came here with his family, he joined the
Calvinistic Baptists, who were believers in predestination.
Unwilling to subscribe to that doctrine, he withdrew his
membership from that body, enlarged his cabin, invited a
Methodist to preach there, and from that beginning a Methodist
church was organized, and both he and his wife died in that
faith.
Obtaining his knowledge of the three "r's" in the
pioneer schools of his day, Hosea Johnson began as
soon as large enough to assist his father on the farm, living
with his parents until taking upon himself the cares of a
married man. Beginning life then even with the world, he
rented land and began housekeeping in a log cabin near Miles
City. A few months later he rented a tract of land on the
Sandusky road, there raised two crops, after which he leased
land for two years in Union county. Locating then in Lane
township, Logan county, Mr. Johnson had charge of
the farm of his uncle, George Greene, for seven
years. Industrious and enterprising, he accumulated
considerable money during his years of renting land, and this
sum he invested in land, buying seventy-nine acres adjoining his
uncle's estate, paying eleven dollars an acre. Five acres
were cleared, but there were no other improvements.
Failing to obtain good water, Mr. Johnson sold at
a small advance, and then in October, 1850, came to Hardin
county, and settled on his present farm. He bought first
one hundred acres, paying twelve dollars an acre. Fifty
acres of the oak timber had been cleared, and a hewed log house
had been erected. He afterward cleared the remaining half
of the original tract, and purchased other land at various
times, his aggregate holdings amounting to five hundred and
twenty acres. Mr. Johnson made improvements
of an excellent character, placing his land under a good
state of cultivation, and erected a good brick house and
substantial farm buildings, everything about him indicating
ample means and cultivated tastes.
Mr. Johnson married, Jan. 2, 1840,
Nancy Rosebrook, who was born in West Liberty, Logan
county, Ohio, a daughter of Hilkiah and Susanna (Dearduff)
Rosebrook, natives of Virginia, and Pioneers of Logan
county, Ohio. She died Jan. 11, 1900, at a ripe old age,
eighty-three years. Ten children were born to Mr. and
Mrs. Johnson, namely: Susanna, Elizabeth,
John C., Sophronia, George, Micajah, Jane, Margaret, Peter and
Mollie. Susanna married James
Morrison and had eight children. After the death of
Mr. Morrison she became the wife of L. T. Calvin,
by whom she had two daughters. Elizabeth, wife of
H. N. Smith, has eight children. John C.
married Anna Rarey, and they have eight children.
Sophronia, wife of Paschal Latimer,
has five children. George married Julia
Harmon, and they have two children. Micajah married
Ollie Hyde, and they have one child. Jane,
wife of Milton Davis, has two children.
Margaret, wife of Milton Lee, has four
children. Peter married Emma Vogel,
and they have three children. Mollie married George
Baumunk, who has charge of Mr. Johnson's
homestead.
A Universalist in his religious beliefs, Mr.
Johnson was broad in his views, believing in the fatherhood
of God and the brotherhood of man. He cast his first
presidential vote for William Henry Harrison,
and became a Republican when the party was formed, and continued
a fearless advocate of its principles, supporting them by voice
and vote. Hosea Johnson passed from this
life on the 20th of January, 1910.
He was an optimist, having an unusual cheerful
disposition; he saw only the good and succeeded in pointing out
the blessings of God to others; so positive was he in seeing
only God's grace and goodness that he became a Universalist in
faith; he had an unusually bright mind and a good memory so that
he was able to quote with the mind of a scholar, poetry and the
classics; he was a great singer and loved the hymns of the
church; his love for children was very marked and as a result
the children all loved him.
He was a kindly man, a man of men. He lived for
the good he could get out of life, the contentment of home and
loved ones. He was at the time of his death the dean of
the Ansleys and Johnsons and was for years the
principal character at their annual reunions.
Hosea was the last of this good family to pass
to the better world on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 20th, 1910,
closing his weary eyes to sweet, sweet rest at the age of 92
years, 1 month and 9 days.
Uncle Hosea Johnson and Nancy Rosebrook were
joined in the holy bonds of matrimony and lived a happy and
prosperous life of sixty years together, celebrating the event
with their children, Jan. 1, 1900. On the day following,
the good wife and mother was striken with paralysis and after
nine days passed away to her home in heaven.
The surviving children of this grand old couple are -
Mrs. Susanna Calvin, Mrs. H. N. Smith, Mrs. Jennie
Davis, Mrs. Margaret Lee, and Mrs. Mollie Banmunk,
and four sons, John C. and George of Hardin county, and
Mae and peter of Glendora, California. Also
forty-five grandchildren and fifty great-grandchildren survive.
Uncle Hosea in early life was a member of
the Methodist Episcopal church, but later happily embraced the
Universalist faith and greatly rejoiced in the faith, and the
profession of belief that the Holy scriptures of the Old and New
Testaments contain a revelation of the character of God and the
duty, interest and final destination of mankind; that there is
one God whose nature is love, revealed in one Lord Jesus Christ
by one holy spirit of grace who will finally restore the whole
family of mankind to holiness and happiness. All who ever
met Uncle Hosea will ever remember his good advice
and prayers for their welfare.
George Baumunk was born in February,
1863, in Wyandot county. Ohio, a son of John and
Barbara (Greecur) Baumunk. Having obtained a practical
education in the public schools of his native county, he came to
Hardin county in 1882, before attaining his majority, and has
since been actively and prosperously engaged in agricultural
pursuits, now having the entire management of the farming
property of his late father-in-law, Mr. Johnson.
Mr. Baumunk 's marriage with Mollie Johnson
was solemnized May 5. 1904. A lively and interesting
member of their household is a grand niece of Mrs.
Baumunk. Margaret Price, called by her
great-grandfather, of whom she was a great pet, "Birdie."
Source: A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago - 1910.
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RICHMOND JOHNSON,
formerly a prosperous farmer but now retired from active life,
resides in forest. He was born in Richmond, New York, in
1828, and is a son of Michael and Permelia (Standish)
Johnson, both natives of New York state. The parents
were married in New York and later moved to Hancock county,
Ohio. Michael Johnson was a tailor by trade, and
had children as follows: Emily, Sarah (deceased),
Horace (deceased), and Richmond. The only
two surviving are Richmond and Emily. Horace served
in the Civil war, in the Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry;
he was wounded and made a prisoner of war, and never recovered
from its effects.
Richmond Johnson received his education in the
public schools of his native county; he was reared on a farm and
has spent most of his life in agricultural pursuits, in which he
has been more than ordinarily successful. He moved with
his parents to Hancock county, Ohio, in 1839, and by his
industry and close attention to his financial interests he was
able to purchase one farm after another until he was possessed
of three hundred acres of land, and besides had a good bank
account. Besides his holdings in Hancock county he now
owns twenty acres in Forest, where he resides. He is
highly esteemed by his fellow citizens, and has been honored
with some township offices. Mr. Johnson is a devout
member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a
public-spirited citizen, and actively interested in public
affairs.
Mr. Johnson has been twice married, first, in
1863, to Amanda Burrell by whom he had five children, two
of whom survive, namely: William and John.
In 1878 Mr. Johnson married Sarah Spencer, who was
born in Richland county, Ohio, in 1846; to this union were born
children as follows: Addie, wife of D. Conover;
Ethel, Mrs. R. Thompson; Harlow and Clifford. Mr.
Johnson has had eleven grandchildren. He uses his
influence for all good causes, and is a useful member of
society.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of
Hardin County, Ohio - Vol. II - Publ. The Lewis Publishing
Company - Chicago - 1910. - Page 542 |
B. K. Jones, M.D. |
BENTON K. JONES, M. D.,
of Kenton, Ohio, was born in Washington township, in the county
in which he lives, Mar. 2, 1858, and on his paternal side is of
Welsh descent. His grandfather, John Jones, a
native of New Jersey, came to Ohio in the early history of this
state and settled in Knox county, where he made his home until
1850, when he moved to Hardin county. Here he spent the
closing years of his life, and died at about the age of seventy.
The Doctor's great-grandmother Jones was before her
marriage a Miss Wolf, she being a cousin of
General Wolf, of historic fame. John
Morgan Jones, the Doctor's father, was born in Knox
county, Ohio, in 1832, and in 1850 came with his father's family
to Hardin county. Here he met and married Miss
Elizabeth M. Gillen, who was born in New Jersey in 1836 and
who had conic with her parents from that state to Hardin county.
Ohio, the same year the Jones family took up their
residence in this county. Her father returned to New
Jersey to look after their household goods that had been
shipped, and was never again heard of. After their
marriage, which occurred in 1855, John Morgan
Jones and wife settled on a farm in Washington township
where he was engaged in farming until the close of the war, when
he moved to Blanchard township to a farm in the southwest corner
of the township, where he lived until 1880, when he bought and
moved to the Herrick farm in the northeast corner
of the township where he lived until within five years of the
time of his death, when he retired and moved to Kenton. He
died at the age of seventy-five. For a number of years he
was a justice of the peace. Religiously he was a Methodist, a
consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church for many
years. His widow is still living. To them were born
nine children, two daughters and seven sons, the number
including three pairs of twins, namely: Sarah Caroline,
who died at the age of seventeen years; Benton K., the
subject of this sketch; E. E. and Ella J., twins;
Christopher and Charles F., twins; U. O.
and A. M., twins; and John M. The last named
is now a resident of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Benton K. Jones was reared on his father's farm
and received his early training in the district school.
When he was seventeen he attended for a time the Kenton school
and afterward entered Ada University, now the Ohio Northern
University, where he pursued his studies, and still later he
went to Cincinnati and took a course in medicine, graduating
there in 1888. In the meantime he clerked in a dry goods
store in Springfield, Ohio, and taught country school, thus
paving his way to professional life. After his graduation,
he entered upon the practice of medicine at Kenton, and has
since continued here. With the passing years he has kept
pace with the progress made in the science of medicine. In
1894 he took a post graduate course in special surgery, in
Chicago, and in 1899 a post graduate course in the New York Post
Graduate School. While in Cincinnati he took special work
on the subject of the eye and ear. Like all up-to-date
physicians and surgeons Dr. Jones has identified
himself with various medical organizations. He has
membership in the N. W. State Medical, the Ohio Stale Medical,
the O. C, E. M. A. and the N. E. Medical Associations. In
1897 he was president of the State Medical Association, and two
terms he was coroner of Hardin county.
In 1883 Dr. Jones married Miss Alice M.
Fredrick daughter of William and Sarah Fredrick of
Hardin county. They have two sons and two daughters:
William Clay, Paul Frederick, Maude and
Marie E. Following in the footsteps of his father,
William Clay chose the profession of medicine, and is
engaged in practice with his father. He is a graduate of
the Kenton High School, the Ohio State University and the P. H.
G. M. D., and is a member of the E. M. A.
The senior Dr. Jones is a Knight Templar Mason,
an Odd Fellow and a Knight of Pythias.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago - 1910.
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E. E. JONES
- Occupying a leading position among the wide-awake,
enterprising business men of Kenton, E. E. Jones is
identified with the mercantile interests of Hardin county as a
wholesale and retail dealer in grain, coal, and hay, having an
extensive and remunerative trade. A life-long resident of
Hardin county, he was born, Sept. 30, 1860, in Dunkirk, a son of
J. M. Jones.
Born, reared and educated in Knox county, Ohio, J.
M. Jones came to Hardin county in early manhood, and here
spent the remainder of his life, passing away July 3, 1907.
He began his active career as a school teacher but afterwards
engaged in agricultural pursuits, first in Washington township,
but afterwards buying a farm in Blanchard township, where he
tilled the soil to some purpose for many years. He married
Elizabeth Miranda Gillen, who was born in Dover, New
Jersey, seventy-four years ago, and is now a resident of Kenton.
Her father, James Gillen, a stone and brick mason by
trade, came with his family to Hardin county, and here spent his
remaining days. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Jones, namely: Caroline, deceased; B. K.
Jones, M. D., of Kenton; E. E., the subject of this
sketch; Ella, his twin sister, now the wife of Dr. W.
D. Barnhill, of Fort Wayne, Indiana; Christopher and
Charles, twins, both deceased; Dr. U. O., Adelbert,
a twin brother of Dr. U. O., and John Morgan, of
Lincoln, Nebraska, an assistant clerk in the railway mail
service.
Having laid a good foundation for his future education
in the district schools of Blanchard township, E. E. Jones
completed his early studies in the State Normal School at Ada.
Beginning life for himself, he was successfully employed in
buying and shipping grain and hay in Dunkirk from 1885 until
1890. Coming from there to Kenton in the latter year.
Mr. Jones has since developed a very large and profitable
mercantile business as a wholesale and retail dealer in grain,
hay and coal. He is also interested in agricultural
pursuits, owning a farm of forty acres in this vicinity, and
having a half interest in an estate of ninety acres.
Mr. Jones married, Sept. 30, 1885, Delpha A.
Taylor who was born in Knox county, Ohio, but as a child
came with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Taylor to
Hardin county, and was here brought up, receiving her education
in the Dunkirk schools. Two children have brightened the
union of Mr. and Mrs. Jones, namely: Dean C.
and Neil T. An earnest Republican in his political
affiliations, and an active worker in his party, Mr. Jones
was elected county treasurer in 1902, and served in that
capacity two terms, being honored with a reelection in 1904.
He is prominently identified with the Masonic fraternity, being
a Royal Arch Mason, and a Knight Templar.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago - 1910.
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JOHN MORGAN JONES.
- The late John Morgan Jones, who was a successful farmer
of Hardin county and for a few years prior to his death lived
retired in the city of Kenton, was born in Knox county, Ohio,
Nov. 6, 1832. Mr. Jones was a son of John and
Sarah (Bradbury) Jones, the former from New Jersey and the
latter from Pennsylvania. They were early settlers of Knox
county, where Mr. Jones followed farming, and about 1850
they located in Hardin county, where they bought a farm and
spent the remainder of their lives. Mr. Jones was
born in 1800 and died in 1866, at the age of sixty years, and
his wife who was born in 1818, died in 1875. She survived
him a number of years.
John Morgan Jones spent his youth on his
father's farm, attending the common school winters and helping
with the work of the farm as soon as old enough. While
still under age he taught two years in Knox county, and after
the removal of the family to Hardin county taught a few terms in
the latter county. He was an ambitious and hard-working
young man, and made the most of his opportunities for education
and culture. His habits were commendable, and he was ever
a home man
In 1855 Mr. Jones married Elizabeth M. Gillen,
daughter of Edward and Margaret (King) Gillen, both
natives of New Jersey, who came west and settled in Hardin
county in the fall of 1853. They bought a farm near
Washington, consisting of one hundred and sixty acres, and here
improved the land and developed a fine farm. The Kings
were one of the old families of New Jersey.
After his marriage Mr. Jones purchased a farm of
one hundred and sixty acres, south of Dunkirk. He
subsequently bought and sold a number of farms and finally
purchased the one of ninety-two and a half acres of half mile
from Kenton which is now conducted by his son. In 1902
Mr. Jones and his wife removed to Kenton and made a
permanent residence there. They became parents of ten
children, of whom six now survive. Mr. Jones died
in 1906, mourned by his family and a large number of friends.
He was a man of good principles and high character, whose
dealings with his fellows were distinguished by honesty and
uprightness. Mr. Jones was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church and upheld the principles of the
Republican party. While living on this farm he served
three years as justice of the peace. He was a successful
farmer and made several good investments. His widow still
resides in Kenton. She is enjoying good health and her
fine home.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago - 1910.
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