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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio
Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1880
ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP
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ARTHUR A. VANDEVER (deceased);
he was born in Warren Co., Ohio, July 7, 1807, was a son of
Arthur and Althea Vandever, natives of
New Jersey, who removed to Ohio in a very early day. They were
the parents of ten children, two now living, viz., Ann and
Charles. Mr. Vandever lived with his father
till of age; and on Aug. 17, 1828, was united in marriage with
Eliza M., daughter of Elisha and Isabel Shepherd; they
had nine children, of whom three are now living, viz., Eleanor,
William and Arthur; he lost his wife May 3, 1843; on
May 20, 1844, he married his second wife, Amanda Jane,
daughter of Robert and Winnefred Russell, natives of
Kentucky, who located in Ohio at a very early day and were the
parents of ten children, of whom four are now living, viz.,
Hinson, Polly, Nancy and Amanda Jane.
Mr. Vandever and wife, by this union, had eight
children, of whom seven are now living, viz., Robert Hinson,
Martha Jane, Harrison, Tunis Laroy, Amanda Ann, Elizabeth and
Firman. Mr. Vandever first located in
Warren Co., where he lived about two years; then went to Miami Co.,
and located south of Miami City, residing there several years;
finally removing to the farm where he died, March 8, 1880.
Mr. Vandever had always been an industrious, energetic man;
having cleared up a great portion of his farm, bringing it into good
cultivation and erecting fine and commodious buildings. He was
quite successful in accumulating property, and noted for his
kindness and generosity; such was the character of Mr. Vandever,
and his name, we trust, will be honored by future generations.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
- Elizabeth Twp. |
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CHARLES VOORHIS, farmer; P. O. Alcony; born in Richmond,
Ind., Jan. 3, 1826; is a son of Daniel P. and Ann (Vandever)
Voorhis; he was born in Kentucky and she in New Jersey; Daniel
P. and wife were parents of three children, viz., Lydia, Sarah A.
(deceased) and Charles; Daniel came to Miami Co. and located
here in the fall of 1830, where he died April 12, 1855; his widow is
still living, and in her 81st year. The subject of our sketch
remained with his father till his death. On Oct. 16, 1855, he
was united in marriage with Melinda, daughter of Howard
and Nancy (Stafford) Mitchell, he being a native of Virginia and
she of Ohio; by this union they had two children, one only now
living, viz., Sarah Luella, now Mrs. J. O. Leffel; Mr.
Voorhis, soon after his marriage, located upon the farm where he
now resides; he lost his wife May 15, 1874, and on May 2, 1876, he
was united in marriage with Mrs. Amy Fenner, born March 23,
1847, in Troy, a daughter of John and Amy Irwin;
he was born in Pennsylvania and she in New Jersey, and were quite
early settlers of this county; they were parents of ten children, of
whom seven are now living, viz., Ferdinand, Washington,
John, George, Amy, Mary and Henry; Mr.
Voorhis and wife have one child, viz., Mary C.; they have
been residents on this farm twenty-four years; he has 135 acres,
with a fine brick house and other essential buildings, he having
erected the house and made most of the improvements during his
residence here. Mr. Voorhis has held many
offices, as Township Trustee, School Director, member of the Board
of Education, etc.
Source: The
History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1880 - Elizabeth Twp. |
Page 576
REV. THOMAS S. WELLS, minister, Alcony;
born in Virginia in 1815; is a son of Silas and Elsie
(Skinner) Wells; he being born in Virginia and she in North
Carolina, the grandfather being probably a native of Virginia,
and the ancestry coming form England. The grandfather,
Samuel, with his family, removed from Virginia to this
county in October, 1817, locating in Monroe Township, where he
lived and died upon the farm that he first settled on; he
purchased a large tract of land and located his children all
near by him; among them was his son Silas, with his wife,
Elsie, who resided in Monroe Township the remainder of
their lives; they were parents of eleven children, of whom nine
are still living, viz., William, James, Samuel, Robert, John,
Jane (now Mrs. McCullough, of Sidney, Ohio), Sarah
Isabella (now Mrs. Angabright Levi, of Detroit), and
Thomas S. Rev. Wells, our subject, left home when
about 15 years of age, came to Troy and served an apprenticeship
at the tailoring business with Maj. Hart, where he
remained some three years, then entered a dry-goods
establishment as a clerk for several years, but resumed the
tailoring business again in Preble Co., Ohio. During the
years in which he was engaged in the tailoring business he was
procuring a library, and reading theological and religious works
preparatory to entering the ministry, having for some time felt
him self called for that work. In the year of 1850, Mr.
Wells extricated himself form all secular pursuits, located
in Dayton, and gave himself exclusively to the work for the
ministry in the Christian Church. He first supplied the
church in Dayton, and also one on Wolf Creek, seven miles west
of Dayton since which time he has filled the pulpits of several
churches in Shelby and Miami Cos., living at the various points
and places, which his field of work seemed to demand.
About three years ago, he located upon the farm where he now
resides, which makes him a very pleasant home, and is near the
center of his ministerial work; he is now especially engaged in
a missionary work of supplying and building up the weak
churches. Mr. Wells has performed a large amount of
labor for the building-u0p of the churches; but his zeal in the
work is unabated, and he desires to continue earnestly in his
Master's cause, believing that if he holds out faithfully to the
end, his works will be justified, and his rewards sure.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880 |
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SAMUEL R. WOLLERTON, farmer; P. O. Tippecanoe; born in
Miami Co. Nov. 22, 1836; is a son of Ishmael and Jane H. (Ramsey)
Wollerton; he was born in Pennsylvania and she in Ohio, the
ancestry probably coming from Wales. Ishmael, the
father, removed from Pennsylvania to Miami Co., somewhere about
1833, and on March 1, 1836, was married to Jane H. Ramsey,
daughter of Samuel and Ellen (Fletcher) Ramsey, who were the
parents of two children, of whom one only is now living, viz.,
Samuel R. Mr. Wollerton was, when quite young,
placed with his grandfather Ramsey, where he lived till his
death. On Dec. 24, 1863, he was united in marriage with
Sarah Ann McManus, daughter of Benjamin and Margaret McManus,
who were natives of Pennsylvania, and removed to Miami Co. in the
spring of 1847. They were the parents of five children, of
whom two are now living, viz., Sarah Ann and
Margery, now Mrs. Benton Snyder. They
have two children, viz., Harry H. and Jennie R. Mr.
Wollerton, after his marriage, bought the Wesley
Heywood farm, where he lived for eight years, but
afterward removed to the farm where he has since resided, consisting
of 100 acres, mostly under cultivation, with good buildings and
improvements.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880 |
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