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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Madison County, Ohio
Its People, Industries and Institutions
Chester E. Bryan, Supervising Editor
With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and
Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families
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Published by B. F. Bowden & Company, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana
1915
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CLOUDE L. SMITH.
One of the most extensive farmers of Madison county, Ohio,
is Cloude L. Smith, the member of the firm of
Smith & Houston, breeders of Percheron and Belgian
horses, and the operators of “Houstonia Farm,” No. 6,
comprising one thousand and eighty tour acres. This
tract includes the old Robert Dunn
homestead, in Somerford township, and is a part of the
great “Houstonia Farm" of fifty-two hundred acres. The
operations carried by Messrs. Smith and Houston
are little short of gigantic. They have eleven head of
registered Belgian horses, nine head of registered Percheron
mares, and five stallions on the farm, all of which are
purebreds. Altogether they keep one hundred and twelve
head of horses, all of which are very high grade. For
some time they have been engaged in raising cattle and hogs,
and turned off on an average three hundred head of hogs
every year. Stock breeding was begun as an important
department in the operation of this great farm about five
years ago.
Cloude L. Smith, one of the enterprising
managers of this immense farm, was born on Aug. 12, 1886, in
Ross county, Ohio, and came to Madison county some years ago
to take charge of this farm. He is a young man who is
well experienced in the stock business and he came here
especially to take charge of this department of the farm
work. Twenty men are employed on “Houstonia Farm" No.
6, and crops are rotated on the three-year plan. There
is grown on this tract about three hundred acres each of
corn, wheat and clover annually.
Mr. Smith has exhibited live stock at all
the fairs in this section of the state, and in all classes,
including the county and state fairs. In 1914 he won a
total of more than one hundred ribbons at the various fairs
where his stock was shown.
On Dec. 24, 1911, Cloude L. Smith was married,
in Madison county, to Ola O'Donnell, the daughter of
Patrick O’Donnell, of Deer Creek township, where
Mrs. Smith was born and reared. They have
no children.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio -
Illustrated - Published by B. F. Bowden & Company, Inc.,
Indianapolis, Indiana - 1915 - Page 768 |
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LUKE D. SMITH.
Improvement and progress may well be said to form the
keynote in the career of Luke D. Smith, an
enterprising farmer of Deer Creek township, this county, and
the son of the late Henry W. Smith, a distinguished
citizen of Madison county. Not only has the son been
interested in advancing his own personal and private
affairs, but. like his distinguished father. his influence
has been felt in the upbuilding of the community life where
he lives. Mr. Smith has been an
industrious citizen, and has striven to keep abreast of the
times in every and all respects. He has worthily
fulfilled the traditions of the Smith family
so well established by his father, who was a conspicuous
figure in the public life of this county.
Luke D. Smith was born in London, this county,
July 22, 1855, and after receiving a common-school education
moved to the farm, after his marriage in 1879. He is
the son of Henry W. and Jeanette (Smith) Smith, the
former of whom, at his death, was the Nestor of the Madison
county bar. was born on Apr. 6, 1814, in Whitestown, Oneida
county, New York, and the latter, also a native of New York,
of Revolutionary stock. They were the parents of the
following children: Ellen, the wife of W. S.
Squires; Mary G., the wife of G. A. Florence,
of Columbus, Ohio; Luke D., the subject of this
sketch; Palmer C., former mayor of London and former
prosecuting attorney of Madison county, who was associated
with his father, until the latter's death, in the practice
of law, and, after his father’s death, with his
father-in-law, until his death, in 1898, his widow now being
the wife of Thomas Kinsman, of Kinsman, Ohio,
and Benjamin F., a farmer of Deer Creek township,
this county. In 1882 Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Smith
toured Europe. Six years later, Mrs. Smith
died. Two years after her death, her husband passed
away.
The late Henry W. Smith’s ancestors were of
English stock. He attended the academy at Rensselaer,
New York, and was reared on a farm in Jefferson county, that
state. In 1838 he came to Ohio, locating at
Circleville, county seat of Pickaway county, where he read
law for a time, after which, in June, 1840. he was admitted
to the bar by the supreme court. He presently settled
at London, this county, and in 1840 was made prosecuting
attorney, serving in that capacity from 1840 to 1844, and
again, by appointment, in 1856. He was elected again
to the same office in 1860 and once more in 1864. As a
member of the Whig party, in 1848, Henry W. Smith was
elected as a representative to the Ohio General Assembly and
during the session of 1849 was a useful member, witnessing
the enactment of a great, number of reforms, including the
law permitting a party, possessing a pecuniary interest in a
suit, to testify as witness in the trial thereof. This
was a radical reform and did not become a law until after
the next session, the bar, in the meantime, giving it
serious reflection and consideration. Mr.
Smith’s activity also resulted in the present law as to
descent, which provides that the husband and wife lacking
children can inherit property from each other. This
provision, however, was not adopted until a later session.
In 1853 Mr. Smith was elected to the state Senate,
where his labors proved of much value and importance to the
state. In 1864 Henry W. Smith was a
presidential elector, and, in 1865, became the president of
the Madison National Bank, serving in that capacity until he
sold out his stock and invested the proceeds in land.
Appointed collector-of internal revenue by President
Grant, he handled nearly two million dollars annually
during his tenure of office and gave highly satisfactory
service. Having passed military age, he was limited to
ten days’ service at Camp Chase at the time of the Morgan
raid during the Civil War, during all of which trying period
his most ardent support was given to the cause of the Union.
In 1876 Mr. Smith was a delegate to the Republican
National Convention.
Four years after coming to Ohio, Henry W. Smith
married Jeanette Smith, of New York State. Luke
D. Smith, one of the children of this union; received
two hundred and twenty acres of land at his father’s death,
on this land at that time there having been a log stable and
a part of the present house. The place has been
greatly improved by the erection of modern buildings, and
today is one of the most highly improved farms to be found
in Madison county. The Smith home is
located three miles north of London on the Lafayette pike.
In 1879 Luke D. Smith was married to Grace
Mayne, of Union county, Iowa, daughter of Philander
and Mary J. Mayne, of the Hawkeye state, and to this
union three children have been born, Laura, the wife
of Dr. F. E. Noland, a dentist of London: Harriet,
the wife of James A. Smith, formerly a druggist of
London, but now located at Cleveland, Ohio, and Jeannette,
at home with her parents, attending the London schools.
Mr. Smith has served as township trustee for
twenty years, and is also a member of the board of directors
of the county infirmary. He is a Republican and is
prominent in the councils of the party in this section.
At one time he was a member of the board of directors of the
County Fair Association and in other ways has displayed his
earnest interest in the general advancement of material and
civic conditions hereabout.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio -
Illustrated - Published by B. F. Bowden & Company, Inc.,
Indianapolis, Indiana - 1915 - Page 566 |
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STEPHEN C. SMITH.
The gentleman whose name the reader "notes above, the
proprietor of “Elmwood Stock Farm,” is the owner of two
hundred and fifty-seven acres of fine land in Jefferson and
Canaan townships, and is regarded as one of the most
substantial citizens of that part of the county. In
addition to his farming interests, he has also been actively
engaged in the timber business in Ohio, and for many years
has bought and sold horses.
Born in the neighboring county of Franklin, Stephen
C. Smith did not come to this county until he was
sixteen years of age. He was born on a farm near the
village of Groveport, Franklin county, Ohio, June 4,
1867, son of Stephen and Abigail (Ayers) Smith, both
natives of England, Ohio, June 4, 1867, son of Stephen
and Abigail (Ayers) Smith, both natives of England, the
former of whom came to America before he was twenty-one
years of age. When he landed here, Stephen Smith
was in debt, but he possessed plenty of energy and pluck and
was not daunted by the prospect of facing new conditions
without a cent. He came to Ohio and located in
Franklin county, in the Groveport neighborhood, where he
prospered. In that neighborhood there was an English
girl, Abigail Ayers, who had come to this county with
her parents when twelve years of age, and had grown to
womanhood in the vicinity of Mr. Smith's new home.
The marriage of this couple took place in Franklin county,
but they later moved to this county, locating in Jefferson
township, and became well known throughout that entire
section of the county. Stephen Smith was a good
farmer and became the owner of several tracts of land.
His wife was a leader in the Methodist church, and
influential in all good works.
Stephen Smith and wife were the parents of
twelve children, ten of whom are still living, namely:
Thomas A., a well-known and prominent farmer of
Fairfield township, this county; Richard B., a
successful ranchman in Paradise Valley, Montana; Dr. R.
P., a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, who is now
president of the Kansas Wesleyan University at Salina,
Kansas; Rev. Edward, a prominent minister in the
Methodist church, now district superintendent of the Helena
district, with headquarters at Butte, Montana; Stephen C.,
the immediate subject of this sketch; Rev. Attree, a
graduate of the Garrett Biblical Institute at Chicago, now
pastor of the Methodist church at Beloit, Kansas; Anna,
who married Frederick McClish, a substantial farmer
of the Groveport neighborhood; Abigail, unmarried,
who lives at Charlotte, North Carolina; Amy M., a
graduate of the Ohio Wesleyan University, and formerly a
well-known teacher of German in the public schools of
London, this county, who is national secretary of the Young
Women’s Christian Association, with headquarters at
Charlotte, North Carolina, and Catherine, who became
the wife of H. A. Newcomb, of Boston, Massachusetts,
a practical mechanic, who is the overseer of several large
office buildings in that city. Percy died at
the age of seventeen, and Mary E. also died young.
Stephen C. Smith was reared on the home farm in
Franklin county, receiving his elementary education in the
district schools of his home neighborhood, which he
supplemented by a comprehensive course in the normal school
at Ada, Ohio, following which he entered seriously upon the
life of a farmer, a vocation to which for years he gave his
most diligent and intelligent attention, with the result
that he is now the possessor of two hundred and fifty-seven
acres of fine land in Jefferson township, this county, and
is looked upon as one of the most substantial citizens of
his community. In 1904, Mr. Smith,
because of ill health, retired from active farm life and
moved to West Jefferson, this county, where he built his
present handsome, modern seven-room house, which is equipped
with all the modern conveniences, being heated with hot
water and lighted with gas.
On Jan. 31, 1894, Stephen C. Smith was married
to Carrie Price, who is a native of Franklin
county, Ohio, and was formerly a well-known teacher in the
public schools of Madison county. She took up teaching
after finishing her education at the normal school at Ada.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith are devoted members of the
Methodist church, Mr. Smith being one of the
most prominent lay workers in that church in this part of
the state. He is a member of the official board of his
home church, and for several years was superintendent of the
Sunday school of the same. He represented his church
as a delegate to the great Methodist men’s convention at
Indianapolis in 1913, and several times has been selected as
the lay delegate to the annual conferences of the church.
He and his wife are actively interested in all good works in
their neighborhood, and very properly are held in the
highest esteem throughout the community.
Mr. Smith is a Republican in politics and has always been
interested in local affairs, and has taken a very
active part in temperance work. Fraternally, he is a
Mason, and is the present master of Madison Lodge No. 221,
Free and Accepted Masons. For several years Mr.
Smith served as president and general manager of the
Farmers Telephone Company, and in all movements that make
for the betterment and progress of his home community he
takes an active interest.
Source: History of Madison County, Ohio -
Illustrated - Published by B. F. Bowden & Company, Inc.,
Indianapolis, Indiana - 1915 - Page 791 |
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STEPHEN M. SMITH.
Stephen M. Smith is a successful farmer living on
rural route No. 1, out of Plain City, Ohio. He is a
native of Darby township, Madison county, Ohio, born on May
12, 1853, the son of John W. and Esther (Keyes) Smith.
John W. Smith, the father of Stephen M.,
was born in Scioto county, Ohio, May 22, 1824, the son of
Orson Smith, a native of Vermont, who came to
Ohio and located in Scioto county. Orson
Smith had three sons by his first marriage, Horatio,
John W. and Stephen. He was married the
second time to a Miss Kimball, and to them
were born three daughters and a son, Mariah,
Caroline, Ira and Elvira. John W.
Smith moved to Union county with his parents early in
life and grew to manhood in that county. He was
married to Esther Keyes and to them were born
ten children, eight of whom are now living. These
children are: John A., who is a graduate of Ohio
Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, and is now a lawyer
in Cleveland, Ohio, in the firm of John A. Smith &
Son; Winnie, the wife of Esau Reed, of
near Broadway, Ohio; Stephen M., the subject of this
sketch; Elmira, the wife of James Baldwin,
of near Broadway; Anson, who is a farmer in Lake
county, Ohio; Orson E., a farmer in Darby township,
Madison county; May, who is the wife of a Mr.
Hart, an attorney in Cleveland, Ohio; Laton,
who lives in Cincinnati, Ohio; Ellen and Loren
are deceased.
Stephen M. Smith, who was reared on a farm in
Union county, Ohio, and educated in the public schools of
that county, attended Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware,
and after finishing his college education became a teacher
in Union county. teaching for two terms.
On June 16, 1874, Stephen M. Smith was married
to Frances Carpenter, the daughter of
Rodney and Arvilla (Keyes) Carpenter, and to them were
born two sons. John W., June 23, 1875, who is
married and lives in Texas; and Earl, July 18, 1882,
married Luto Edwards and lives in Delaware
county, Ohio.
After his marriage Mr. Smith took up farming on
his father's farm and in 1875 bought the farm where he now
lives, consisting of one hundred and three acres.
On Apr. 27, 1899, Mrs. Frances Smith died and
four years later, in 1903. Mr. Smith was
married to Mrs. Viola Wells, who was
born in Kane county, Illinois, June 4, 1851, and who was
brought to Union county, Ohio, by her parents when six
months old. They located in Jerome township and she
was educated in the district schools of that township and in
the select school, where she spent two terms.
Mrs. Smith had also been previously
married, her first husband being Joseph Wells.
Before her marriage to Joseph Wells, her
name was Viola McKitrick and she was married
to Mr. Wells on Oct. 15, 1871. To them
were born three sons, two of whom are living, Clare
and Guy. Clare was born on Feb. 15,
1876, and married Laura Gossage, of Columbus. Ohio.
Guy was born on Oct. 27, 1880, and married Grace
Bigelow. They live at Perrysville, Ohio.
Everett Wells, born on Sept. 24. 1878, died in
1891.
Stephen M. Smith is a member of Pleasant Valley
Lodge No. 193, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and was
formerly a noble grand in this lodge. He was a member
of the Daughters of Rebekah. Formerly, Mr. Smith
was a member of the Grange. He is a Republican but has
never taken a very active part in political affairs
Source: History of Madison County,
Ohio - Illustrated - Published by B. F. Bowden & Company,
Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana - 1915 - Page 701 |
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WADE H. SMITH, D. V.
S. The sympathy
which mankind extends to the dumb brutes of creation. the
“little brothers,” who are unable to voice their feelings in
a manner capable of close interpretation to that higher
order ‘of the animal creation which the great God has
endowed with articulate speech, is one of the most
convincing evidences that man, indeed, was created but
little lower than the angels. The pleading of the
eloquent eyes of one of the domestic animals, gazing at one
of-the-acknowledged “lords of creation” with mute appeal to
bring relief to the sufferings which it cannot voice, is one
of the most pathetic sights in all nature, and no one can
behold such a sight without experiencing a new respect for
the self-sacrificing doctors of veterinary surgery who are
ever ready to respond to the call to bring relief to the
sufferings of stricken animals, and without acknowledging
anew that these devoted surgeons are indeed far in the front
ranks of public benefactors. Among the several
surgeons in Madison county whose lives have been devoted to
the relief of the sufferings of the brute creation, none is
better known or is held in higher esteem than the doctor
whose name heads this review, and the biographer finds it a
pleasant task to present for the information of the readers
of this valuable volume a brief epitome of his life's
history.
Wade H. Smith was born on a farm in Franklin
county, Ohio, on June 27, 1868, son of Josiah O. and
Nancy (Lane) Smith, the former of whom was born near the
city of Hagerstown, Maryland, and the latter was a native of
Franklin county, member of a pioneer family in that county,
both of whom are now deceased. Josiah O. Smith
came to Ohio from Maryland with his parents when he was
about eight years of age and grew to manhood on a farm near
Fivepoints, in Pickaway county. There he married,
after which he settled on a farm in Franklin county,
reclaiming this farm from the forest wilderness in which it
was located and became a successful farmer, he and his wife
rearing their family there and becoming recognized as among
the most influential and useful members of that community.
To Josiah O. and Nancy (Lane) Smith were born
ten children, namely: Sarah A. died in August,
1915, wife of George Worthington, of Franklin county;
Dr. E. H., a well-known physician, of South Vienna,
this state; Mary, wife of John Snyder, of Mt.
Sterling, this county; Clara, wife of William
Neville, of Delaware county, this state; Lou
Emma, wife of Joseph Weaver, of South
Vienna; Theodosia, wife of Crosby Brandt,
of South Solon, this county; Dr. Wade H., the
immediate subject of this sketch, and F. H., a
well-known attorney, of Columbus, Ohio; Alice May,
wife of James Redman, of London, this county;
and Vincent, died at the age of five. The
parents of these children remained on the Franklin county
homestead until their retirement from the active life of the
farm, at which time they moved to the pleasant village of
West Jefferson. They died a few years later at South
Vienna, Ohio.
Reared on the Franklin county homestead, Wade H.
Smith received his elementary education in the district
school of his home neighborhood and remained on the farm
until he was twenty-two years of age. From his
earliest youth he found himself possessed of a deep sympathy
for the sufferings of the domestic animals and developed a
singular aptitude in the treatment of their ailments.
Deciding to devote his life to the relief of the sufferings
of man’s faithful dumb friends, he entered the veterinary
college at Toronto, Canada, taking the full course there,
and was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Veterinary
Surgery. Upon receiving his diploma, Doctor
Smith immediately located in West Jefferson, this
county, and ever since has been engaged in the practice of
his humane profession, being known far and wide hereabout as
a Veterinarian of unusual skill. It was in 1894 that
Doctor Smith located at West Jefferson and
during the past twenty years he has done wonders in this
section in the way of alleviating the sufferings of the
domestic animals. He is widely and prominently known
in the ranks of his profession and is a member of the Ohio
State Veterinary Medical Association at Columbus, in the
affairs of which he ever takes an active and influential
part.
In November, 1890, Dr. Wade H. Smith was united
in marriage to Emma Wright, to which union was
born one child, a daughter, Clara, who married
Lewis Bourbon, of St. Louis, Missouri.
Mrs. Smith died in 1891 and Doctor
Smith married, secondly, July 20, 1893, Jennie
Jones, who was born in Clark county, this state, and to
this second union two children have been born, Richard,
a painting contractor, of West Jefferson, and Mary, a
recent graduate of the West Jefferson high school.
Doctor and Mrs. Smith are prominent in the
community life of their home town, being interested in all
good works hereabout and are held in the very highest esteem
by their many friends.
Doctor Smith is a Democrat and has given
close attention to the political affairs of the county since
taking up his residence here. For two years he served
as treasurer of the corporation of West Jefferson and for
three years served as a member of the town council, in all
his public acts performing his duty to the people with the
utmost regard for the common good. A good citizen and
an excellent neighbor, he has won a high place in the regard
of the community at large and has the full confidence of all
who know him.
Source: History of Madison County,
Ohio - Illustrated - Published by B. F. Bowden & Company,
Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana - 1915 - Page 556 |
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JAMES RANKIN
STROUP. Range
township, Madison county, Ohio, enjoys the distinction of
having furnished to the various municipalities of the United
States five different mayors. Judge D. C. Badger
was mayor of Columbus, Ohio; John B. Koontz served as
mayor of Washington C. H., Ohio; M. C. Allen, as
mayor of Nevada, Iowa; W. S. Stroup, as mayor of
Dunkirk, Ohio; and James Rankin Stroup,
the subject of this sketch, is now serving his fifth term as
mayor of South Solon. Mr. Stroup is a
familiar personage to every man, woman and child of South
Solon. He is widely known for miles around as the
mayor of South Solon, as the founder of the South Solon
Advance, and as an all-round business man and farmer.
He has been a familiar figure in both the political and
social arena of this section, and has made himself popular
among the inhabitants by kind deeds, willing hands and
active support to all worthy projects for the benefit of the
community and those around him. He is the one man
needed in every community to fall back upon when energy and
willingness are needed to promote the general welfare.
James Rankin Stroup was born in
Range township, Madison county, Ohio, Mar. 9, 1844, and is
the son of William and Caroline M. (Rankin) Stroup,
the former of whom was born in Madison county, Ohio, and was
the son of John and Rebecca (Grimes) Stroup.
John and Rebecca (Grimes) Stroup were natives of
Pennsylvania and Kentucky, respectively, and among the first
settlers in Madison county, Ohio. They established a
pioneer home in Paint township, and spent the remainder of
their lives there.
William and Caroline M. (Rankin) Stroup had
eight children, five of whom are living. The deceased
children are Rebecca F., who married William
McCune, of Columbus; John M., who died in
Midway, Madison county; and Joshua, who died in
California. Both William McCune and his
wife are deceased. The living children are: James
Rankin, the Subject of this sketch; William
Edwin of Dunkirk, Ohio, who has been in the employ of
the Pennsylvania railroad for the last thirty-five years;
Sarah E., who lives in Chicago; Margaret C., who
lives in California; and Harry L., who is train
dispatcher in New York city. William Stroup
was engaged in the mercantile business at Midway for many
years. During the latter part of his life he was
engaged in the grain business at Lima, where he died in
1885. His wife died ten years previously.
Born in Range township and educated in the common
schools at Sedalia, James Rankin Stroup
clerked in his father's store until 1861. When he was
seventeen years old he enlisted in Company D, Fortieth
Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was one of the
first of the young men to respond to President
Lincoln's call for volunteers. He participated in
James A. Garfield's first battle at Middle Creek,
Kentucky. Colonel Garfield was commanding a
brigade at the time, Jan. 10, 1862.
After the war Mr. Stroup came back to his
native county, and for several years was engaged in farming
and selling farm products. During that period he
raised pure bred Jersey cattle and hogs. In 1889 he removed
to South Solon, and in 1902 founded the South Solon
Advance, an enterprising newspaper of that section.
In 1902 he was elected mayor of South Solon and served eight
years, until 1910. In 1914 he was re-elected mayor and
is now serving his fifth term. Mr. Stroup
is also justice of the peace and a notary public. He
is likewise engaged in the real-estate and loan business.
As mayor of South Solon his efforts have ever been for the
benefit of the town, and as the result of his election the
town has many needed improvements. His projects for
benefiting the community have been entirely impartial.
He is a newspaper man of considerable note, and has built up
the South Solon Advance until it is a thriving and
newsy sheet, well patronized and widely read. Among
his other interests, Mr. Stroup owns a farm of
fifty-eight acres in Range township. He also owns a
splendid modern home in South Solon.
On Oct. 20, 1863, James Rankin Stroup was
married to Martha Haskell, a daughter of David and
Ann (Kenton)' Haskell. Mrs. Stroup’s mother
was a daughter of Simon Kenton, a nephew of the
famous Kenton of pioneer times. Mr. Haskell
was born in Utica, New York, and his wife at Xenia, Ohio.
They were married at Xenia. The Haskells were
farmers and stockmen throughout life and lived in Range
township after their marriage. Mr. Haskell
died in 1803, and his wife died in 1911.
Mr. and Mrs. Stroup have had three children, as
follow: Haskell, born on Sept. 3, 1864, lives in
Range township, near Danville; Grace, born in1879,
died in 1901; Anna C. died at the age of two years.
Mr. and Mrs. Stroup celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary on Oct. 20, 1913, at their home in South
Solon. There were about eighty guests and they
received many presents. The Springfield News mentioned
the event as one of the most interesting in the history of
Stokes township.
Mr. Stroup resides with his wife and
granddaughter in a fine residence in South Solon. He
is as active, as quick in wit and conception, and as deft in
his literary work as a young man. He is a member of
the Grand Army of the Republic. of South Solon, and is
quartermaster of the post. He is also a member of the
Loyal Order of Moose, at Springfield, Ohio. Mrs.
Stroup is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church,
at South Solon. James Rankin Stroup
is identified with the Democratic party.
Source: History of Madison County,
Ohio - Illustrated - Published by B. F. Bowden & Company,
Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana - 1915 - Page 780 |
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JOHN M. STROUP
is a hard-working and industrious farmer of Stokes township,
Madison county, Ohio, born on a farm in that township, Mar.
27, 1877. He is a son of John and Sarah E. (Thomas)
Stroup. His father is also a native of Stokes
township, born on the same farm, and he was a son of
Joseph Stroup, a native of Pennsylvania. Mr.
Stroup's mother was a daughter of James Thomas
and wife.
John Milton Stroup is one of four children born to
his parents, all of whom are living: Bertha, living
at home; Walter married Bertha Gordon,
and they live in Green county; John Milton,
the immediate subject of this brief review; and Charles
married Mary Stroble and they live in the
Hoosier state.
John Stroup, the father of John
Milton Stroup, was educated for the ministry, and
has been engaged in that profession for the past thirty
years. He is an evangelist in the Methodist Episcopal
church, but makes his home in Stokes township. Mrs.
John Stroup is the owner of a well-improved farm of
nineteen acres in Stokes township.
Educated in the common schools of Madison county, Ohio,
John Milton Stroup remained at home until he had
reached his majority. On Feb. 16, 1898, he was married
to Della Winfield, a daughter of Hampton
and Lettie (Cast) Winfield, both of whom are living at
Clarksville, Ohio. To this union three children have
been born, all of whom are living: Gerald D., born on
Jan. 26, 1899, is now a student in the high school; Ella
Marie, Jan. 9, 1901, is a student in the public
schools; Leah Louise, Jan. 27, 1906.
Mr. Stroup owns fifty acres of
well-improved land north of South Solon, about three
quarters of a mile. He is a general farmer and
stockman, and is prominent in the community where he lives.
Fraternally, Mr. Stroup is a member of
the Loyal Order of Moose, at Springfield, Ohio. As a
Republican he has served his township as road supervisor for
the past six years, and has given preeminent satisfaction in
this community.
Source: History of Madison County,
Ohio - Illustrated - Published by B. F. Bowden & Company,
Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana - 1915 - Page 778 |
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