BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of
Harrison and Carroll, Ohio
containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and
Representative Citizens, and of Many of the Early
Settled Families.
Illustrated
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. -
1891
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JAMES B. JAMISON, the eldest
son of Walter and Martha (Beatty) Jamison, was born in Cadiz Township,
Harrison Co., Ohio, Aug. 3, 1830. He possessed a strong desire to "drink
deep of the Pierian spring," but his early advantages in that respect were
restricted to the common schools, which in those days were very crude and
inadequate, and until the year 1852 he shared the duties of the homestead farm.
In 1855 he was married to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Cyrus Gilmore,
and grand-daughter of Hon. William Moore, who for seven or eight terms
represented his district in the State Legislature. To James B. and
Elizabeth (Gilmore) Jamison were born four children, as follows:
Wilbur G. (deceased); Laura E., wife of L. H. Law, of Cadiz;
Annie E., being educated at Columbus, Ohio; James B. (deceased).
Politically James B. Jamison adheres to the principles of his father, and
in a prominent Democrat. In 1867 he was elected on that ticket to the
State Senate, being re-elected in 1869, thus serving two terms; and, on account
of his zealous interest in the cause of agriculture, he was elected a member of
the Ohio State Board of Agriculture, being re-elected four successive terms,
when he retired after serving as president of the board. He was appointed
by Gov. Bishop trustee of the Ohio State University, formerly called the
"Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College," and in this capacity he served eight
years, throughout Gov. Bishop's and Gov. Foster's Administrations.
Since retiring from office he has given his time to his private business,
attending to the duties of his farm of 200 acres, located near Cadiz.
Mr. Jamison is a progressive and enterprising man, ever having at heart the
progress and welfare of his county, State and nation.
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio
- Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 297 |
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ALBERT JOHNSON
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Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of
Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 639
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ALEXANDER JOHNSON
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of
Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 597
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WILLIAM
H. JOHNSON. The founder of this family of Johnsons in
America was William Johnson, whose parents were natives of Ireland.
They, desiring to better their circumstances, embarked for the Western
Hemisphere in a sailing vessel, taking with them their six small children.
When about half way across the ocean, however, the parents died, and were buried
at sea. After landing at New York the orphan children proceeded on to
Westmoreland County, Md., where they finally settled. Of them, William
was there, early in life, united in marriage with Elizabeth Laughlin,
whose parents were residents of Pennsylvania, and of their children John
came in 1802 to Ohio, where he entered a large tract of land in Green and Short
Creek Townships, Harrison County. In 1814 William Johnson and his
wife and the remainder of their family came to Harrison County and settled on
land which had been entered a short time previous. The family of William
were named as follows: John, William, Richard, Alexander,
Robert, James, Samuel, Ann, Catherine, Mary and Elizabeth. They
were, as are their descendants, all members of the Beech Spring Presbyterian
Church. On June 4, 1829, William Johnson died, his wife having
preceded him Jan. 10, 1816, and they were both laid to rest in Beech Spring
Cemetery. In political sentiment Mr. Johnson was a Whig.
James Johnson, son of William and Elizabeth
(Laughlin) Johnson, was born Apr. 12, 1793, in Washington County, Penn., and
accompanied his parents on their removal to Ohio. His early life was spent
at home, where he remained until Mar. 19, 1818, when he was married to Mary,
daughter of James Simpson, and born May 28, 1794. The issue of this
union was as follows: Margaret, born Oct. 6, 1819; Elizabeth J.,
born Feb. 12, 1821; Mary Simpson, born July 5, 1823; Sarah, born
Dec. 30, 1825; Catherine, born Oct. 15, 1830, and William H., born
May 4, 1833. On Nov. 9, 1863, James Johnson passed from earth, his
beloved wife following him Jan. 25, 1881, and their remains rest side by side in
Beech Spring Cemetery. During his lifetime Mr. Johnson was engaged
in the milling business, and also carried on a farm, both with considerable
success. Like his immediate ancestors, he was an ardent supporter of the
principles of the Whig party, and afterward of the Republican, though he never
sought office. Off his children, Margaret, the eldest, was married
Sept. 18, 1845, to Samuel Muchmore, who died Aug. 21, 1889, and their
children were as follows: Albert, born Nov. 6, 1847, died Dec. 28,
1878; Martha, born July 29, 1850, married, Dec. 3, 1868, to John
Tallman (by whom she had one child, Ina, born Apr. 10, 1870), and
William born June 29, 1853, was married Mar. 11, 1885, to Annie Tidball.
Mary S., third daughter of James and Mary (Simpson) Johnson was
married June 28, 1854, to John Dickerson, who died Apr. 12, 1865, and
their children were as follows: James H., born May 3, 1855, married
Oct. 1, 1879, to Eva Parkinson (their children were John T. , born
Dec. 29, 1883, died Aug. 23, 1884; Earl, born Mar. 19, 1887, and Ralph,
born Jan. 12, 1890); Anna M., born Nov. 16, 1856, was married Feb. 1,
1882, to William H. Hunter (by whom she had one child, Lillian,
born Apr. 12, 1883, and died June 9, 1888); Ruth, born Dec. 11, 1857,
died Apr. 19, 1887; Lewis, born Jan. 16, 1859, died Feb. 4, 1864, and
Flora Bell, born Oct. 15, 1865, was married Jan. 1, 1890, to Isaac B.
Scot. Sarah, fourth daughter of James and Mary (Simpson) Johnson,
was married Oct. 8, 1846, to William Boals, and they had one child,
James, born Apr. 24, 1848, and married, Aug. 11, 1876, to Mary Walker,
by whom he has one child, Latie Edna, born June 12, 1879. Mrs.
Sarah Boals died Apr. 8, 1887.
William H. Johnson, the subject proper of this
biographical memoir, spent his early life on the farm, and on the death of his
father he assumed the management of the home place, which he has since
continued, and he and his two sisters cared for their aged widowed mother until
her death. On Oct. 11, 1877, he was married to Mary Ann Parkinson,
daughter of Thomas Parkinson, a prominent farmer of Green Township,
Harrison County, and by this union there are two children: James P.,
born Aug. 2, 1880, and William Lewis, born Oct. 15, 1887. Mr.
and Mrs. Johnson are prominent in church matters as members of the Beech
Spring Presbyterian Church, of which society his ancestry were close adherents.
In politics he is a Republican. The Johnson family are among the
best known in Green Township, and are worthy of the respect in which they are
held.
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio
- Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 202 |
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JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of
Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 661
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