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History of Madison County, Ohio
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.
1883
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Fairfield Twp. -
ANDREW JACKSON, farmer, P. O. Lilly Chapel, was
born in Rockbridge County, Va., Dec. 28, 1816, and is a son of
William and Nancy Jackson; he is a native of Pennsylvania and she of
Virginia. The grandfather, William Jackson, was a
native of Ireland, who, with six brothers, emigrated to America about
the time of the war of the Revolution, and all of them espoused the
cause of this country and fought for its independence. After the
war, Mr. Jackson never heard of any of his six brothers;
subsequently he married and located in Pennsylvania, and from there
removed to Virginia, where he died in 1826 or 1827, at a very advanced
age. He was the father of one son and four daughters, all now
deceased. William, the father of our subject, an only son,
grew to manhood in his native State and there married Nancy
Rea. In 1828, they removed to Ohio and located in Madison
County near London, and in Union Township he spent the balance of his
life. He was a weaver by trade, but after he came to Ohio he
engaged in farming, which he followed till his death. He was a
soldier in the war of 1812. His wife died in 1850 or 1851, he in
1858. He was the father of five children, who grew to maturity, of
whom four now survive - Andrew, William, Evaline
(now Widow Armstrong), and Sarah (now Widow
Parker, residing in Iowa). Mr. A. Jackson, the subject
of this sketch, was twelve years of age when with his father’s family he
came to Madison County; here he grew to maturity and was married, Sept.
12, 1844, to Eliza Armstrong, a native of this county,
born Apr. 13, 1821, and a daughter of John F. and Elizabeth Armstrong,
natives of Pennsylvania. John F., when a small child, with his parents,
James and Nancy (Fulton) Armstrong, removed to Kentucky, and
thence to Chillicothe, Ohio, in a very early day, before there was a
town at Chillicothe; subsequently be bought a farm about three miles
from the town, where they lived till their death. There John F.
grew to manhood and married Elizabeth Warren, after which
he located in Madison County, where they lived and died. He also
served in the war of 1812. He died Aug. 12, 1864, aged seventy-two
years; his wife survived till Sept. 2, 1867, aged seventy two years.
They had twelve children, of whom nine grew to maturity and six now
survive - Eliza, Warren, Samuel, Frances,
William H. and John F. Mr. Jackson and
wife have had four children, all deceased. They first located in
Southern Illinois. In the spring of 1850, at the time of the great gold
excitement in California, Mr. J., with many others, made the
laborious and tedious journey across the plains to seek his fortune in
“the land of gold.” He arrived there in August of the same year,
and remained nearly four years, starting for home in June, 1854, and
coming by water and across the Isthmus, he arrived in the last of June.
The experiences of Mr. Jackson on this trip were too
extensive and varied to admit of giving anything of a detailed
description in this sketch. His hardships were of the severest
kind, and the associations and society of the roughest character; there
was no law, no courts, no jury; but vigilante and lynch law were the
regulators. At one time, on a trip over the mountains in
mid-winter, in a terribly deep snow, they were out of provisions and
lived for eight days on sugar, of which they had a supply. In his
search for wealth, at times he was very successful; at other times he
lost heavily. During his four years‘ stay, he knew what it was to
be without a dollar, and, again, at one time, he had $15,000. But
suffice it to say, he succeeded in bringing home some money and a large
amount of experience. He then settled with his family in Madison
County, till in December, 1857, when he again embarked on a vessel from
New York for California, taking his family with him. They remained
four months and returned to Ohio, and entered upon farming. He
purchased the place where he now lives, in 1866, of James
Lilly. It contains ninety acres, upon which he has good
buildings and improvements, and is pleasantly situated just north of the
village of Lilly Chapel.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio - Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
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Union Twp. -
WILLIAM M. JACKSON, farmer, P. O. Lilly Chapel,
was born in Rockbridge County, Va., Dec. 28, 1816, and is a son of
William and Nancy Jackson; he is a native of Pennsylvania and she of
Virginia. The grandfather, William Jackson, was a native of
Ireland, who, with six brothers, emigrated to America about the time of
the war of the Revolution, and all of them espoused the cause of this
country and fought for its independence. After the war, Mr.
Jackson never heard of any of his six brothers; subsequently he
married and located in Pennsylvania, and from there removed to Virginia,
where he died in 1826 or 1827, at a very advanced age. He was the
father of one son and four daughters, all now deceased. William,
the father of our subject, an only son, grew to manhood in his native
State and there married Nancy Rea. In 1828, they
removed to Ohio and located in Madison County near London, and in Union
Township he spent the balance of his life. He was a weaver by
trade, but after he came to Ohio he engaged in farming, which he
followed till his death. He was a soldier in the war of 1812.
His wife died in 1850 or 1851, he in 1858. He was the father of
five children, who grew to maturity, of whom four now survive -
Andrew, William, Evaline (now Widow
Armstrong), and Sarah (now Widow Parker,
residing in Iowa). Mr. A. Jackson, the subject of this
sketch, was twelve years of age when with his father’s family he came to
Madison County; here he grew to maturity and was married, Sept. 12,
1844, to Eliza Armstrong, a native of this county, born
Apr. 13, 1821, and a daughter of John F. and Elizabeth Armstrong,
natives of Pennsylvania. John F., when a small child, with
his parents, James and Nancy (Fulton) Armstrong, removed to
Kentucky, and thence to Chillicothe, Ohio, in a very early day, before
there was a town at Chillicothe; subsequently be bought a farm about
three miles from the town, where they lived till their death.
There John F. grew to manhood and married Elizabeth
Warren, after which he located in Madison County, where they
lived and died. He also served in the war of 1812. He died
Aug. 12, 1864, aged seventy-two years; his wife survived till Sept 2,
1867, aged seventy-two years. They had twelve children of whom
nine grew to maturity and six now survive - Eliza, Warren,
Samuel, Frances, William H. and John F.
Mr. Jackson and wife have had four children, all
deceased. They first located in Southern Illinois. In the
spring of 1850, at the time of the great gold excitement in California,
Mr. J., with many others, made the laborious and tedious journey
across the plains to seek his fortune in “the land of gold.” He
arrived there in August of the same year, and remained nearly four
years, starting for home in June, 1854, and coming by water and across
the Isthmus, he arrived in the last of June. The experiences of
Mr. Jackson on this trip were too extensive and varied to
admit of giving anything of a detailed description in this sketch.
His hardships were of the severest kind, and the associations and
society of the roughest character; there was no law, no courts, no jury;
but vigilante and lynch law were the regulators. At one time, on a
trip over the mountains in mid-winter, in a terribly deep snow, they
were out of provisions and lived for eight days on sugar, of which they
had a supply. In his search for wealth, at times he was very
successful; at other times he lost heavily. During his four years‘
stay, he knew what it was to be without a dollar, and, again, at one
time, he had $15,000. But suffice it to say, he succeeded in
bringing home some money and a large amount of experience. He then
settled with his family in Madison County, till in December, 1857, when
he again embarked on a vessel from New York for California, taking his
family with him. They remained four months and returned to Ohio,
and entered upon farming. He purchased the place where he now
lives, in 1866, of James Lilly. It contains ninety
acres, upon which he has good buildings and improvements, and is
pleasantly situated just north of the village of Lilly Chapel.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio -
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1883 - Page 889 |
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Oak Run Twp. -
WILLIAM JAMISON. The first settler that we have been able to gain
any account of within the precincts of Oak Run Township was
William Jamison, who came to his county from
Kentucky and located just south of the mouth of Glade Run, about 1805.
He purchased 200 acres of land, upon which he resided till his death. He
became quite a prominent and prosperous farmer of that day. He married
Ann Brown, of Brown County, Ohio, by whom he had three
sons and three daughters - Ira, the oldest son, became a minister in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and died in Hancock County, Ohio. The second
son died young. William, the youngest son, arriving at manhood,
emigrated West and is now a resident of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. The three
daughters were named Zelah, who married a man by the name of
Ferguson; Cynthia married Levi Poulston, and
the third daughter (name forgotten) married a man by the name of
Foster; all three of the daughters are now deceased.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio - Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1883 - Page 841 |
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Canaan Twp. -
DR. WM. H. JEWETT, Sr.,
physician, West Canaan, was born in Franklin County, Ohio, Oct. 2, 1831;
he is a son of B. F. and Eliza (Burgess) Jewett. His
parents emigrated to Franklin County, Ohio, about 1815. His father
was born in Vermont July 29, 1800, and died Sept. 23, 1867; his mother
was born Jan. 1, 1810, and died Mar. 29, 1862. Our subject
attended the common schools awhile, and then commenced the study of
medicine with Andrews & Johnson, of Worthington, Ohio, completing
his studies under Dr. Pinny, of Dublin, same county. His
first course of lectures were at the Starling Medical College, Columbus,
Ohio. He also attended a course in Cincinnati, and attended the
normal school at Dublin, Ohio, two terms. He practiced one year at
Belle Point, and was in the army two years. He was a member of
Company C, One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment, for fourteen months;
he was Second Lieutenant and acting as Orderly Sergeant, and was
detailed for hospital duty, serving three months in the Louisville
Hospital, and three months as physician. In politics, he is a
Democrat. He is a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, No. 193, Plain
City, and also of Urania Lodge, No. 311, F. & A. M., Plain City.
His wife is a daughter of George and Mary Ann Wirtz, who
emigrated to Ohio in 1835, and are of English descent. By his
marriage he has had ten children, viz., Mary E., George F., Laura E.,
Flora E., Sarah A., Charles E., Katie E., Dumpie (deceased),
Leslie and an infant. Dr. Jewett returned to Hillyard
after the war in 1864, and practiced medicine there until 1871, since
which time he has resided in Amity, Madison County, Ohio.
Source: History of
Madison
County, Ohio – Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1883 -
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Canaan Twp. -
DR. GEORGE F. JEWETT, Jr.,
physician, West Canaan, was born in Franklin County, Ohio, Mar. 17,
1857; he is a son of Dr. W. H. and Lina E. (Snouffer) Jewett, the
former a native of Ohio, whose sketch appears elsewhere, and the latter
a native of Maryland, both of English descent. Our subject
received his rudimentary education in the schools of his native county,
and in 1878 commenced reading medicine with his father. From 1874
to 1877, he attended the Central Normal School at Worthington, and in
1877 entered the State University, at Columbus, graduating Feb. 24,
1882. During the winter of 1873 to 1881, he was engaged in
teaching school. Since his graduation, he has been practicing his
profession with his father, at Amity, in this county, where he is well
acquainted and highly esteemed.
Source: History of
Madison
County, Ohio – Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1883 -
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Jefferson Twp. -
LUTHER JOHNSON,
farmer, P. O. West Jefferson, is a descendant of the early pioneer,
Michael Johnson, who came to
Madison County in 1797, and a son of
Jacob Johnson who is
mentioned elsewhere in these pages.
Our subject was born in
Jefferson
Township Jan. 16, 1826.
He was raised a farmer boy, and enjoyed only the privileges of
the common schools. His
attention through life has been more or less given to farming, but for a
period of twenty-one years he made a specialty of handling and shipping
stock. He owns a good-sized
farm, and now gives his entire attention to it, save the time taken up
in the duties of his office, Justice of the Peace.
He has been publicly connected with the township more or less for
several years. He married
Mary A. Thompson in 1844,
and by her has had six children: four only survive.
Source: History of Madison
County, Ohio – Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1883 -
Page 1001 |
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Fairfield Twp. -
RICHARD M. JOHNSON
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio -
Publ.
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1883 - Page 1095 |
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Union Twp. -
JOHN F. JOHNSTONSource: History of Madison County, Ohio - Chicago:
W. H. Beers & Co., 1883 - Page 889 |
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WILLIS D. JOHNSTONSource: History of Madison County, Ohio -
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Jefferson Twp. -
CHARLES C. JONES,
banker, Jefferson, is a grandson of
Samuel and a son of
Isaac Jones¸ who were both
natives of New Jersey,
where the former matured and married.
In 1819, he, wife and several children came to
Ohio, locating in Jefferson Township, Madison Co.,
purchasing land now occupied by Jefferson.
His land joined Samuel
Sexton’s land, out of which two pioneers, on July 5, 1822, laid out
New Hampton, just south of the present residence of
John Heath.
On Sept. 15, 1823, Samuel
Jones, buried his wife, in the fifty-fourth year of her age.
He soon after returned to New Jersey, where he
married his second wife. On
Nov. 17, 1830, he and wife, Mary,
deeded 110 acres of land, on the National road, just west of Little
Derby, to his son Isaac.
Isaac was born in New Jersey in 1802, but, from seventeen years of age, was
a resident of Ohio.
In 1821, he married Eliza,
daughter of John Mills.
She was born in New York Apr. 30, 1804.
He and wife settled in New Hampton.
The north line of the 110 acres deeded to him by his father was
the northern limit of Jefferson, which town he laid out into sixty-four
lots, in the fall of 1831.
Early in life, he joined the Baptist Church, and, during the third decade of
the present century, he was ordained as a minister in that church.
Through his efforts the original church was organized at New
Hampton. He labored long
and faithfully, and, on the 22d of September, 1842, died.
He was a zealous Christian worker, of unwavering fidelity and
unswerving integrity. He
was licensed to solemnize marriage on July 9, 1830, and, on Mar. 20,
1840, William Shannon,
Governor of the State, appointed him Associate Judge of the Court of
Common Pleas for the county of Madison, in which capacity he served until
his death. He was interred
in the Hampton Cemetery,
where a suitable monument has been erected to his memory.
His widow survived him several years.
They had born to them eight children, viz.,
Sarah, wife of
Dr. Col. Crab, of
York,
Neb.,; an infant, deceased;
Charles C.; Thomas P., who
served as Quartermaster of the Ninety-fifty Ohio Volunteer Infantry in
the late war; Col. William Jones,
whose biography appears in Union Township; an infant, deceased;
Samuel, who died in 1842,
aged nine years; J. M., who
left Oberlin College and enlisted in the late war, but now is a resident
of Clark County, Ohio; and Isaac
C., Jr., who was also a student in the same college, but, seeing the
need of men to protect our country, left school, and, at Cincinnati,
Ohio, enlisted in Company C, Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
He rose to Lieutenant Colonel, participating in some of the
severest battles, but, on Nov. 27, 1863, while engaged in the battle at
Ringgold, was mortally wounded, and, while lying in the last agonies of
death, he said to his comrades, “I am happy to die for my country!”
Of the entire family of
Rev. Isaac Jones, four are now living,
William and
Charles, in Madison County.
The latter was born in New Hampton, Oct. 7, 1826.
He grew up in his native county, where he has always resided.
He started in life with no means, but is now among the wealthiest
citizens of Jefferson.
He has devoted thirty-two years to auctioneering, in which he has
been successful. He
connected himself with the
Baptist
Church many years ago, and
is now one of its Trustees.
He has been associated with the interests of the township in various
capacities; since 1874 has been, a Republican.
He and wife have had a family of eleven children, seven of whom
are now living.
Source: History of
Madison
County, Ohio – Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1883 -
Page 1001
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Oak Run Twp. -
JOHN
JONES came from Franklin County and settled on
Oak Run, one mile
above its mouth, about 1808; resided here some eight or ten
years, and opened out the farm and made considerable
improvements, then moved away. Thomas Nash, a
native of Kentucky, settled
near the mouth of Oak Run about 1812; after residing there a
few years, he removed to Indiana. "William
Sly settled on Turkey Run on Surveys 10,904 and
12,364, at an early day, and was becoming somewhat prominent
as an active, energetic man, but finally moved to
Sandusky, where he died. John
Linsey, a Virginian, settled on Oak Run, one mile
above its mouth, on the land first settled and improved by
John Jones, mentioned above, about 1818. He
resided here about six or eight years; was quite active and
energetic, gained some wealth and moved to near Sandusky. where he
purchased land and died there, leaving a large estate.
Source: History of
Madison
County, Ohio – Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1883 - Page
842
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Union Twp. -
JOHN JONES,
a well known retired merchant of
London, was born in that village Oct.
31, 1818, and is probably the oldest native-born resident in
it. His father,
William Jones,
was born and reared near
Knoxville, Tenn.
He accompanied his father,
Solomon Jones, to
Ohio, at a very early day.
William Jones
was a blacksmith and a pioneer in that trade in
London, where he settled in November,
1814. He was
also engaged in various occupations through life, such as
buying property, dealing in grain, buying and selling goods,
etc., and became very wealthy.
He was a very liberal man, giving a great deal of
money to assist those who needed financial help and for
various charitable purposes.
He was familiarly known as “Dad Jones,” and was
“everybody’s friend.”
He suffered severely in the “crash of 1837,” bay
paying security debts, and removed to his farm.
A few years later, he died at London.
John Jones
was reared in the
village
of London,
and the entire period he attended school would probably not
exceed two years.
He assisted his father in the store till of age, and
was then employed as clerk in the store of
William Warner, remaining in that position two years.
In February, 1841, he married
Jane H., daughter
of John and Sarah
Melvin, and a native of this county.
After marriage, he rented a piece of land near
London, where he farmed that
following summer.
The same fall,
William Warner was elected Sheriff of Madison County,
and Mr. Jones was
made his Deputy, removing to town, and serving in that
position for four years.
HE was then elected Sheriff of the county on the Whig
ticket, and served one term of two years.
He refused a re-nomination, and since then has
retired from official life, with the exception of serving
twelve years as Justice of the Peace.
Mr. Jones,
like his father, has engaged in various occupations, and has
accumulated a good property.
He purchased a stock of groceries and started his
three sons in business, and about 1875 retired from active
business labor.
He took charge of a younger brother, sent him to school,
started him in business and subsequently studying law, and
he is now a resident of
Champaign,
Ill.
Mr. Jones
was once a member of the Sons of Temperance, and on Sept.
18, 1846, became a charger member of Madison Lodge, No. 70
(I. O. O. F.), of London.
Six children have been born to himself and wife, four
living - Frank,
Horace, Dollies (wife of
V. H. Wilson, of
Lafayette), and
Emma, wife of Harvey Chandler,
of
London.
Frank, of
Jones Brothers,
wholesale and retail grocers, was born in
London, Feb. 26, 1847.
He obtained a good education in the public schools of
his native village, and in early life was engaged in
farming. He then
entered the employ of his father as a clerk, and
subsequently farmed one year in Illinois. Upon the
completion of the Union Pacific Railroad, he made a trip to California, being absent eight or nine
months. In 1874,
with his elder brother,
Lucien, he
purchased his father’s stock and trade, and they remained
together until the death of
Lucien, in 1876.
A younger brother,
Horace, then became a partner, the firm name still remaining “Jones
Bros.” The
brothers have built up a very large trade, and no firm in
London
stand higher in the estimation of its citizens than they.
Mr. Jones
is a member of Madison Lodge No. 70 (I. O. O. F.), and is
Republican in politics.
He was married, Sept. 30, 1875, to
Lizzie Loogler, a
native of Champaign Co.,
Ill.
They have one child - Nina K. Horace, the junior
member of the firm, was born in
London, Sept. 6, 1852.
He received a good education, and early in life was
employed in his father’s grocery.
He subsequently clerked for his brothers,
Lucien and
Frank, and upon the death of the former became a member of the
present firm. He
resides in a neat and pleasant frame cottage on
East High street.
Mr. Jones
is connected by membership with Mystic Lodge, No. 36,
Knights of Pythias, and Madison Lodge, No. 70 I. O. O. F.
His political views are decidedly Republican.
He was united in marriage, Sept. 10, 1879, to
Lizzie, only
daughter of Dr. J. T.
Houston, of
London.
Source: History of
Madison
County, Ohio – Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1883 -
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John C. Jones |
Paint Twp. -
JOHN C. JONES, P. O. London, a prominent and well-known retired
farmer and stock-raiser, of this township, was born in East Tennessee
June 11, 1817. His grandfather, Solomon Jones, was a native
of England, and came to the United States at an early day. One
child, Zacheus Jones, the father of our subject, was born and
reared in Tennessee. He came to Ohio in 1821, locating in
Somerford Township, of this county, in the "Arbuckle neighborhood," on
Deer Creek. He owned a farm of 110 acres, where he resided till
his death, in 1823 or 1824. He was buried in the old "Baptist
Churchyard," now the present site of the "Link Mill," on the "Wilson
land." His wife was Elizabeth Key, also a native of
Tennessee, who bore him four children, of whom two are now living -
Sarah Ann (widow of John Bradley, now residing on Spring
Fork, in Darby Township), and our subject. Mrs. Jones
subsequently married Charles Atchison, who died five years later.
She departed this life Aug. 24, 1853. "Squire Jones," as he
is familiarly known, grew to manhood on the home farm, receiving only a
common school education. Having been reared to an agricultural
life, he resolved to devote his farther time in life to that useful
occupation. On Oct. 30, 1829, he married Sarah A., daughter
of Thomas and Isabella Hume, a native of Ross County, Ohio, near
Chillicothe. Mr. Jones resided in Deer Creek Township until
ten or twelve years after marriage, when he removed to his present farm.
He has been an active laborer through life, and has accumulated some
property. He is the owner of 390 acres of fine land in this and
Union Townships, and 600 acres in Southern Missouri. He was an
earnest Whig until the formation of the Republican party, when he united
with the latter organization. He served two terms as Infirmary
Director of Madison County, and one term each at Township Trustee and
Justice of the Peace. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are the parents
of nine children, seven of whom are living - Mary E. (wife of
David Watson, a member of the Board of County Commissioners and a
very prominent man in agricultural and stock circles).
William (married Sallie Minter, and resides on a farm near La
Fayette, in Deer Creek Township), I. Dewitt (an attorney of
Columbus, Ohio, who married Laura Harringer), Marion (at
home). George (an attorney at law, of Columbus, Ohio,
married Eva Lattimer), Ada, Flora and Fannie.
John and Thomas are deceased Mrs. Jones is a worthy
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of London. Squire
Jones and wife are well known throughout the county, and equally
respected for their admirable traits of character.
Source: History of
Madison
County, Ohio – Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1883 -
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Union Twp. -
DR. TOLAND JONES, physician and
surgeon, London, was born four miles west of London, in
Union Township, Madison County, Ohio, Jan. 10, 1820.
His father, Thomas Jones, was a native of Worcester
County, Md., a farmer by occupation, and came of English
parents on both sides. His great-grandfather, on his
father's side, was among the early English settlers of
Maryland. His mother, Elizabeth, was a daughter
of Dr. Edward Cropper, who also came from England.
Thomas Jones, father of the subject of this sketch,
becoming disgusted with the institution of slavery, and
wanting more room for an increasing family, emigrated to
Ohio in 1816, locating first in Ross, but soon moved to what
is now known as Union Township, Madison County, Ohio.
Here he purchased a small tract of land which was afterward
increased to 1,000 acres. Thomas Jones resided
in Madison until his death at the old homestead in 1859.
He was an Old-Line Whig until the formation of the
Republican party, when his interest in the latter became as
intense as it had previously been in the former. He
took an active interest in politics, and under the old
constitution served as Associate Judge from 1841 to 1851
inclusive, and was also a member of the Board of County
Commissioners for many years. He was a charitable ,
warm-hearted man, and an enthusiastic partisan. He
married Mary P. Truitt, a native of Eastern Maryland,
who died in 1865. Their children, seven boys and one
girl, all grew to maturity, and five are now living. Dr.
Jones was reared on the home farm, where he remained
until twenty years of age, obtaining only a limited
education. He then came to London, and three months
later went to Springfield, where he remained three months.
Leaving Springfield he entered the preparatory department of
Granville College, in which two terms completed his literary
education. Delicate health and inability to do farm
work were perhaps the main reasons for his being sent away
to school. He was named after Dr. Aquila Toland,
of London, with whom he read medicine three years, and in
1847-48, attended one course of lectures at the Ohio Medical
College in Cincinnati. Scarcity of money precluded
graduation, but the degree of M. D. Was subsequently
conferred by the Cleveland Medical College for the first
successful amputation of the leg at the hip joint, in this
State. After leaving college he commenced practice in
London, ostensibly alone, but really under the tutelage of
Dr. Toland. In 1862, he left a lucrative
practice to enlist as a private in a company then forming in
London, to assist in putting down the rebellion. He
was, however, elected Captain of his company by unanimous
choice. This was afterward Company A, of One Hundred
and Thirtieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. This position
he continued to fill up to 1864, when he succeeded to the
command of the regiment at the battle of the Kenesaw
Mountain, and in this position continued to command it
through all its fortunes, bivouacs, skirmishes and battles.
His regiment belonged to that brigade which was always in
the front - the Second Brigade of the Second Division of the
Fourteenth Army Corps. At the battle of Jonesboro, it
led the brigade that captured everything before it.
Col. Jones halted his regiment within sixty yards of the
enemy's works under a terrific fire, dressed it up for a
final dash, an d carried all before it. Gen. Goran,
of the rebel army, surrendered in person of him on his own
breastworks, with all his headquarters, papers, etc.
The spoils of the day were many prisoners, two cannon, one
battle flag, etc. His marched with Sherman to the sea
and back through the Carolinas, and was in the last grand
battle of Sherman's army, at Bentonville, where his regiment
fought front and rear from both sides of its breastworks,
capturing many prisoners. It was complimented by the
Division Commander, in a general order with the remainder of
the division, for saving the army on that day. His
term of service lasted until July 6, 1865, when he and his
regiment were mustered out at Louisville, Ky. Col.
Jones returned to London, and engaged in the practice of
his profession. In 1878, he purchased the drug store
of Dr. A. H. Underwood, and has since been engaged in
that business, in connection with the practice of medicine.
He owns Toland Block, in London, and about sixty
acres of land within the corporate limits. He is a
member of the Ohio Medical Society, Central Ohio Medical
Society, Madison County Medical Society and the Masonic
Fraternity. He has been President of the Madison
County Medical Society, and has undoubtedly performed more
surgery than any other physician who has ever undoubtedly
performed more surgery than any other physician, and has
served as member of the board of the City Council of London,
and of the board of Public Schools. In 1866-68, Dr.
Jones was a member of the Ohio State Senate, from
Madison, Clark and Champaign Counties. Dr. Jones
was married Mar. 19, 1846, to Frances Ann, daughter
of his preceptor, Dr. Aquila Toland. They have
four children living, viz.: Imogene, wife of E. K.
Stewart, of Columbus; Eva, widow of Z. T.
Graham, and now the wife of W. B. Hamilton, of
London; William Pitt, and Bessie Mary, wife of
John Riley, of London. Dr. Jones is a
man of much natural ability, and considerable culture, firm
in his convictions and just in his dealings with his
fellows. He takes a deep interest in the welfare of
his town and county, lends his assistance freely to any
enterprise tending to the good of the people, and is always
found ready and willing to make any reasonable sacrifice for
the upbuilding of the moral condition of the community.
His military record, of which he may be justly proud, is one
far above the average.
Source: History of
Madison
County, Ohio – Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1883 -
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COL. WILLIAM JONES, ex-Sheriff of
Madison
County, London,
is a life-resident of the county.
He was born in
Jefferson
Township,
Nov. 3, 1832. His
father, Isaac Jones,
was a farmer and miller by occupation.
He laid out the village of
Jefferson;
was its founder and principal citizen for some years.
He was a minister of the Baptist denomination, and
discoursed upon the views of that church whenever
opportunity afforded.
He married Eliza,
daughter of “Old John
Mills,” who built a mill on
Darby
Creek in an
early day, probably the first mill in that township.
Our subject was reared in
Jefferson
Township, and
was about ten years of age at the time of his father’s
death. He resided
with his mother on the old homestead until the fall of 1877,
when he was elected Sheriff of Madison County, on the
Republican ticket. He
took possession of the office in January, 1878, and served
two terms giving way to his successor,
John F. Johnston,
in January, 1882.
Mr. Jones in 1861, took out an order from headquarters to raise
Company A, Fortieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
The order was speedily obeyed, and
Mr. Jones made
Captain. In the
latter part of 1862, he was elected Major or the regiment,
and the following February or March was promoted to
Lieutenant Colonel.
He served in the latter position until April, 1864, when the
regiment was mustered out of service.
Col.
Jones was married, Jan. 1, 1858, to
Jennie Hukill, a
native of
Columbus, Ohio, but reared in
this county. They
have seven living children - Alta, Albert, Fannie (wife of
Frank Speasmaker),
Foster, Zura, Truman
and Loraine.
Mrs. Jones is a member of the Baptist Church.
Source: History of
Madison
County,
Ohio – Publ. Chicago:
W. H. Beers & Co., 1883 -
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B. JUDY,
manufacturer of wagons, carriages and buggies, London, was
born in Clark County, Ohio, Feb. 5, 1827. His father,
John Judy, was a native of Kentucky, and emigrated to
Clark County about 1812. He resided in the eastern
part of that county about fifty years, being engaged in
farming and stock dealing. His subsequently moved to
Springfield, and later, to Lawrence County, Ill., where he
died in 1878, aged eighty-three years. He was twice
married. His first wife was Lydia Hull, who
bore him one son - Amaziah, now a resident of
Plattsburg, Clark Co., Ohio. She died about 1824.
His second wife was Ann Hull, a native of
Pennsylvania. They were the parents of nine children,
all living. Mrs. Judy departed this life at
Sumner, Lawrence Co., Ill., in 1880, aged seventy-eight
years. Our subject was the oldest child, and in early
life received a good common school education. Soon
after arriving at his majority, he went to Springfield, and
engaged in mercantile pursuits. He then went to
Plattsburg, in the same county, and there erected a grain
warehouse and other buildings, and resided there four years.
He then removed to Lawrence County, Ill., and "farmed it"
for four years. He then removed to Marion, Ind., the
seat of the Christian Union College, for the purpose of
better educating his three children. He was married in
February, 1849 to Rosanna Markley, a native of this
county. She died in Marion in 1868. Mr. Judy
then returned to Sumner, Ill., and engaged in mercantile
pursuits for three years. He then located at Yellow
Springs, Ohio, remaining there three years. He then
located at Yellow Springs, Ohio, remaining there three
years. After another three years' residence at
Plattsburg, he came to London (March, 1877). He then
established his present business, in which he has met with
good success. He is a member of Yellow Springs Lodge,
No. 328 (Masonic), and the Knights of Honor. He is
also a member of the Christian Church, and the Republican
party. Mr. Judy has been twice married.
Three children were born to the first union - Laurette
wife of W. W. Shepherd, of Sumner, Ill., Charles
C., who married Caroline Burgett, and Arthur
M. The latter attended Antioch College at Yellow
Springs, Ohio, Cambridge, Mass. Mr. Judy's
second marriage was to Kate Miller,, and occurred in
1870. She was a native of Clark County, and is the
mother of three children, two living - Charity and
Herbert B. Both wife were members of the Christian
Church.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio -
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