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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio
Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1880
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Page 641
DANIEL
WEAVER, farmer; P. 0. West Charleston; is a son of Peter
Weaver, who came from Virginia to this State in an early day;
Dayton then contained only two houses, and Friend Town, afterward
called West Charleston, consisted of one house; he was one of the
founders of the present town, and, in this vicinity he entered a very
large tract of land; at one time he owned 600 acres, but, at the death
of his wife, divided it among his children, reserving for himself a
good portion of the town lots and 40 acres adjoining. He afterward
married Jane Ross, with whom he had three children—Robert,
Susan and Daniel. Mr. Weaver was born July
5, 1823, in West Charleston, where he remained until 17 years old; at
that time he commenced the wagonmaker's trade with his brother,
serving an apprenticeship of five years; he worked at wagon-making off
and on for nine years, and also followed grafting; having started in
life with nothing but good health, energy and an honest purpose to
succeed in all his undertakings, he made use of every honorable effort
to gain a livelihood; in this he has been successful; for he now owns
80 acres of land in Sec. 8 of Bethel Township, on which he has made
some additional improvements, and has a desirable home. In 1846, May
20, he married Rhoda P. Mott, a daughter of Maj. Mott,
of Connecticut, one of the Revolutionary soldiers; she was born in
Franklin, Warren Co., Ohio, Aug. 11, 1826; the fruits of this marriage
are ten children—Peter S., Mary L., Sarah J., Phebe A.
(deceased), Eunice A. (deceased), Lydia M., Daniel Lincoln,
Emma Semantha, John U. S. G. and Rhoda Margaretta.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
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Page 641
JOHN R.
WOODWARD (deceased), born in Bethel Township, Miami Co., Dec.
5, 1835 ; was a son of William and Ann (Lee) Woodward;
she was a native of Virginia, born July 2, 1804, and came to this
county in 1808, with her parents, Benjamin and Sarah
Lee, who were among the first settlers of Elizabeth
Township, of this county. William Woodward was born in
Pennsylvania Dec. 9, 1780, and came to Ohio at a very early day; he
entered a farm in Sec. 29, Bethel Township, Miami Co., where he spent
the remainder of his life; his death occurred Jan 14, 1848; his wife,
now the Widow Reyburn, still makes her home on the old
place; they were the parents of three children—W. W., of
Sandusky City, is the only one living. John R., the youngest,
was raised on the farm and owned 163 acres of land long known as the
Woodward farm; at the time it was entered by William
Woodward, there was a small village on it at the mouth of Honey
Creek, called Livingston, where there was a boat landing, and where
farmers brought their produce to ship to Cincinnati; his farm was well
improved and in a high state of cultivation; in connection with the
oversight and management of it for about ten years, he was engaged in
the oil business, as an oil producer, in Armstrong and Venango Cos.,
Penn.; he served as Captain and then Lieutenant Colonel in the war of
the rebellion; was a member of the 147th O. V. I. His marriage with
Ella Bell was celebrated Oct. 14, 1856; she is a native of
Springfield, Clark Co., born July 31, 1840, the daughter of Stephen
and Wealthy (Boardman) Bell; she is a native of
New York, born Aug. 10. 1794, and he of New Jersey, Aug. 18, 1774; his
death occurred Nov. 14, 1852; his wife survived till Aug. 2, 1858.
John R. Woodward departed this life Nov. 20, 1876; the
father of two children—Willie B. and Ada L., who, on the
14th of October, 1879, was united in marriage with Harry
Ritter, born in Pennsylvania March 29, 1849.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
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