JOHN JARVIS, of
Washington Township, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, in
December, 1819, a son of John and Mary Ann (Dye) Jarvis,
natives of Virginia, former of whom was born in Fauquier County
in 1730. In 1817 they moved to Jefferson County, Ohio, and
seven years later to Holmes County, where the father bought
sixty acres of land, nearly all of which was covered with a
heavy growth of timber. The small farm was the home of the
family a number of years, was then sold, and 160 acres of land
bought, which is now the home of our subject. The father
died in 1845, aged sixty-four years, having lived the life of an
industrious farmer, and by the assistance of his sons
accumulated a good property. He was a soldier in the War
of 1812. His family consisted of nine children, seven of
whom - three sons and four daughters - lived to maturity.
John Jarvis, Jr., was reared on the farm where
he now lives, which he assisted to clear and cultivate, and
after the death of his father he bought the interests of the
other heirs. He was given a good advantages for obtaining
an education as the common schools of his day afforded, but this
was meager, and the greater part of his education has been
practical. He takes an active interest in the affairs of
his country, and is one of the best informed men on subjects of
general interest in the community. He is a Republican in
politics, being a strong anti-slavery and Union man, and has
always adhered to the principles of his party. Mr.
Jarvis was married, Apr. 14, 1848, to Elizabeth,
daughter of Covington and Elizabeth (Jolly) Way, and they
have had nine children, six of whom are living: Mary Ann,
Cordelia, Nettie, Arthur James, Covington Grant, Schuyler
Canfield. Flora died at the age of thirteen; C.
Jane, at the age of six; Sylvia E., in infancy.
Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis are members of the Brethren Church.
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HENRY JOHNSON
was born in Prairie Township, Holmes Co., Ohio, near the Wayne
County line, Aug. 5, 1823, son of William and Catherine
(Laing) Johnson, natives of Virginia, the latter a daughter
of Robert Laing. In 1817 the parents moved to
Holmes County, Ohio, settled in Prairie Township, and bought
fifty five acres of Government land, which was the family
homestead for a number of years; thence they moved to the
village of Shreve, Wayne Co., Ohio, where they resided until the
death of the mother which occurred in June, 1867, after which
the father lived with his children until his death; he died in
1884, aged ninety-one years. He served in the War of 1812.
Their family consisted of six children: Robert, Joseph,
William, Henry, Ellen and Elizabeth, Robert, Ellen
and Henry being the only ones now living.
Henry Johnson spent his early life in his native
township, and when twenty-two years of age, learned the trade of
blacksmith, at which he worked three years in Holmesville; then
he commenced agricultural pursuits, following the same on the
farm inherited by Rebecca Johnson. The farm contains 110
acres of valuable land, and the improvements on it are among the
best in the county. Mr. Johnson was married Oct.
19, 1848, at the home of the bride, by Rev. Harrison Jones,
to Rebecca, daughter of Alexander and Jane
(Morgan) Lockhart, former a native of Virginia. Mr.
and Mrs. Lockhart moved from Virginia to Ohio in 1814, the
father driving an ox wagon containing their goods, and the
mother riding on horseback with her babe on her lap. All
they had when they came to this State was his wages for four
years' labor. They first lived one year in Wayne County,
and thence came to Holmes County, settling on their farm where
they lived the remainder of their lives, owning in all by
purchase some 900 acres of land. They came here when the
place was one vast forest, inhabited by the red man, and
abundance of deer, wolves and other wild animals. Mr.
Lockhart served as justice of the peace several terms.
His family consisted of twelve children, four of whom are
living: Julia, Jane, Rachel and Rebecca.
At the death of the father, March 11, 1837, each of the children
inherited 100 acres of land, the widowed mother remaining at the
homestead until the time of her death, Oct. 9, 1869.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are the parents of six
children, five of whom are living: Gilbert, Ida
(Mrs. Bowers), Jane, Anna and Clementine. Mr.
Johnson is a Republican in politics. He has served his
township as school director and trustee. He and his family
are members of the Lutheran Church, of which, at present,
Rev. H. H. Hall is pastor.
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J. H. JOLLY is one
of the representative citizens of Holmes County, where he was
born in 1847. He is a son of William H. and Mary
(Neely) Jolly, and a grandson of Peter Jolly who came
to Ohio about 1798, and located in Killbuck Township as a
squatter, and then moved to Richland Township, where he entered
140 acres of Government land, where he spent the rest of his
life, dying at the advanced age of ninety-seven years.
J. H. Jolly has spent his life in the county of
his birth, and was here educated in the common schools. He
is the third of a family of seven children, the names being
Susan M., Joseph H., John H., John T., Margaret, Mary Jane
and Emmet. He remained at home until after the
breaking out of the War of the Rebellion, and in March, 1863,
enlisted in Company B, Sixtieth Ohio Infantry, and served till
the close of the war, when he enlisted in Company F, Twentieth
United States Infantry, and served two years. He learned
the trade of an engineer, which has been his employment since
1869, and for seven years he worked for the Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne & Chicago Railroad Company. He is now employed at
Nashville, where he has charge of the stationary engine works.
Mr. Jolly was married in 1868, to Miss Lutitia C.,
daughter of James and Mary (Keiner) Bell. They have
no children. Mr. Jolly is a member of the Grand
Army of the Republic, and was Commander of Post No. 298 two
years. He is a Republican in his political views. He
and his wife are members of the Disciples Church.
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AARON L. JONES, M. D.,
was born in Monroe
Township, Holmes Co., Ohio, June 17, 1838.
His father, Martin Jones, who was a native of Maryland and came to Homes County about 1828,
married Miss Christina Mathison, and
settled in Monroe Township, where he still resides, his wife having died in
1886.
Our subject
attended the township schools, and read medicine with
Dr. C. B. Ferrell, of
Nashville, taking his license and graduating from
Cleveland
Medical College
in 1868. He first began his practice
to Jelloway, Knox Co., Ohio,
afterward moving to Fredericksburgh and later to Maysville. In 1872 he located at Napoleon, where
he has since enjoyed an extensive practice.
Sept. 8, 1861, he was united in marriage with
Miss Winifred C., daughter of John Zollers,
of Washington
Township, and they have one child,
John M., they have also one by
adoption – Charles A. (Bacon) both
living at home.
Dr. Jones is a member of Spartan Lodge No. 126, F. & A. M.; a member of the Republican
party, and was appointed postmaster at Black Creek by
President Grant; at the present time
he is one of the school directors of the township.
Dr. Jones is one of the successful
physicians of the county, and has the confidence of his patrons, his practice
extending over a large territory. He
holds a high position in the estimation of the medical fraternity, and is often
called as counsel in difficult cases.
He is an active member of Holmes County Medical Society, an organization
in which he is much interested.
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ROBERT
JUSTICE was born in Beaver County, Penn., Mar. 15, 1809, a
son of Joseph and Catherine (Ball) Justice, the former
a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of County Donegal, Ireland.
In 1819 his parents moved to Columbiana County, Ohio, where he lived
until 1833, when he removed to Millersburgh, where he became one of
the most prominent and influential citizens. His tastes and
talents soon led him into public life, and in various capacities he
proved himself to be a faithful, conscientious and thoroughly
competent official. In 1840 he has elected county recorder for
a term of three years, at the end of which time he was chosen county
auditor and was re-elected twice, serving as auditor for three
terms, or six full years, from 1843 to 1849. He also served as
school examiner for six years, and throughout his whole career he
was an earnest advocate and supporter of the public school system
and of the cause of popular education. In 1866 he was elected
State Senator, for the counties of Holmes, Wayne, Knox and Morrow,
and by his brother senators he was recognized as a clear thinker, a
candid and forcible debater, and a diligent student of State of
affairs. It was in 1860 that he entered upon an official
service, destined to be of long duration, and which brought him into
particularly close contact with a wide range of local experiences
and relations. In that year he became justice of the peace,
and so justly and carefully and intelligently did he administer the
affairs of that office, that the well pleased people kept him in it
for twenty-seven years. His ninth and last term ended April
11, 1887, when failing health compelled him to retire from active
work, although that work was still performed to the entire
acceptance and approval of the public. From earliest manhood
Mr. Justice was an enthusiastic member of the Democratic
party, and he was an important factor in the achievement of
the Democratic party, and he was an important factor in the
achievement of its local triumphs, being both a good campaign
speaker and a wise counselor.
In his religious life, also, his convictions were clear
and strong. The church of the choice was the Presbyterian, and
in that church he held for many years the position of a ruling
elder. He was one of the commissioners representing Wooster
Presbytery in the General Assembly of the church, which met in
Chicago in 1877. One of his marked characteristics, which made
him a man of influence in church affairs, as well as in politics,
throughout his active life, was his good humored and hearty, yet
dignified way of dealing with his fellow men.
Mr. Justice was married in Washington Township,
Holmes County, on May 14, 1833, to Martha Robeson, daughter
of Charles Robeson. In August following the newly
wedded pair made their home in Millersburg, where they lived in
great happiness and peace for more than thirty years, until the
beloved wife was taken away by death. The children blessed
their marriage - Elizabeth C., now Mrs. Henry Young,
of Akron, Ohio, and Virginia, widow of the late Dr. William M.
Ross, of Millersburgh. With this latter daughter, in
Millersburgh, Mr. Justice resides, at the time of the writing
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