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Biographies
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Portrait &
Biographical Records
of Marion & Hardin Counties, Ohio
Containing Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent
and Representative Citizens of the Counties
Together with Biographies and Portraits of all the Presidents
of the United States
Chicago:
Chapman Publishing Co.
1895
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HOWARD E. WASHBURN.
An honorable position among the young farmers
of Marion County is held by this gentleman, who is the fortunate
possessor of a good estate on section 22, Salt Rock Township.
The well tilled farm is devoted to the raising of mixed crops and
the ordinary amount of stock, both grain and animals being of a good
quality. A home-like dwelling and various outbuildings
indicate to the passer-by that the land is occupied by a man of
enterprise and good judgment. Our subject was born in this township Feb. 2, 1859, and was the fourth child of five born to Elias and Elizabeth (Morral) Washburn. The father, who was one of the prominent residents of this section, is represented on another page in this volume, where the reader will find a full account of his history. Howard E. was only about two years of age when his father was killed, and he was therefore reared by his mother, with whom he remained until attaining mature years. In the mean time he attended school and acquired a thorough knowledge of the common branches taught in the district. Jan. 21, 1S92, he took unto himself a wife in the person of Miss Dora F. Brady, a native of this county, born on the 13th of September, 1865, and the daughter of Thomas and Ellen (Cook) Brady. The former was born in Marion County, Sept. 16, 1838, and is still living, making his home within its boundaries. His father was likewise a resident of this section of country during his entire life. The great-grandfather of Mrs. Washburn was a native of New York, and on his advent into Ohio was one of the first to locate in this then territory. Mr. Brady’s mother was born in Delaware County, this state, and her parents were natives of New England, and an old and honored family in that portion of the United States. To our subject and his wife has been born one child, a daughter, Iona E., born Dec. 14, 1892. In his political relations Mr. Washburn votes for Republican candidates, and upholds the principles of the party on every occasion. He is thoroughly informed as a farmer and is successful in this as in other departments of work. Source: Portrait & Biographical Records of Marion & Hardin Counties, Ohio - 1895 - Page 224 |
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OZIAS WASHBURN. A
position of influence among the citizens of Marion County is held by
the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch, who is numbered
among the substantial residents of Salt Rock Township, where his
fine estate is located on section 15. His parents, Elias
and Elizabeth (Morral) Washburn, reared a family of five
children, of whom he was the first-born. John, the
second child, is a farmer and stockman of this township; Sanford
died at the age of thirty-one years;
Howard E. is spoken of elsewhere
in this volume; Rosanna married Dr. J. M. Cline, a
prominent physician of Cleveland, Ohio. Elias Washburn was a native of this county and spent his entire life within its bounds. He was killed by lightning in 1860, when thirty-five years of age. His parents, Ozias and Lucy Washburn, were natives of New England, which section was the home of the family for many generations back. Mrs. Elizabeth Washburn was born in this township, and was the daughter of Samuel and Rosana (Stayley) Morral, the former of whom was born in Virginia in 1800. He made the journey to Pickaway County, this state, with his parents when quite young, and worked on the home farm until eighteen years old, when he took up his abode in Marion County, on a piece of raw land, which at that time was a part of the Wyandot Indian Reservation. When this land was placed upon the market he bought a quarter-section, on which he had “squatted,” and after improving it, made it his home until his decease, at the age of eighty years. He was one of the first settlers in this locality, and besides cultivating the soil was often called upon to auction land which had been vacated. He was more than ordinarily successful in his life’s vocation, owning at one time five hundred acres. Some time prior to his decease he sold the right of way through his place to the Columbus & Toledo Railroad, which then named the present thriving village of Morral in his honor. His father, great-grandfather of Ozias, was a Scotchman, and after his location in the United States served as a soldier in the War of 1812. His wife was of German extraction. Mrs. Washburn's mother was a native of Virginia, and came to this county with her parents when quite small. She died here at the age of forty years. Ozias Washburn was a lad of nine years at the time of the death of his father. He continued to live at home, and as he grew older assisted his brothers in carrying on the estate, which included four hundred acres. This he looked after and managed until the decease of his mother in 1888. In 1881 the farm was divided and our subject still resides on his portion of the old homestead. Nov. 18, 1891, Mr. Washburn was married to Miss Kate, daughter of Amos Taylor, whose sketch the reader will find on another page. To them has been born a daughter, Mildred, whose birth occurred Sept. 19, 1892. Mr. Washburn is a stanch Republican in politics and has rendered his community valuable service as a member of the School Board, and as Township Clerk, Supervisor and Trustee. He has been Appraiser of Land, and at the present time is Treasurer of his township. Mr. Washburn’s possessions aggregate two hundred and forty-seven acres, the greater part of which represents his own earnings. Besides being engaged in general agriculture, he makes a specialty of raising sheep. He has been greatly prospered as a business man and is justly spoken of as one of the substantial and representative farmers of Marion County. Source: Portrait & Biographical Records of Marion & Hardin Counties, Ohio - 1895 - Page 177 |
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