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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio
Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1880
LOST CREEK TOWNSHIP
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GEN. JOHN WEBB, farmer; P. O. Casstown. Gen.
John Webb, who was born in Mason Co., Ky., May 7,
1793, is son of John and Rachel (Davis) Webb, he being a
native of Virginia, and she of Pennsylvania; the ancestry on the
father’s side were from England, and on the mother’s side from
Wales. The father, John, removed from Kentucky in
1797, and located near Dayton, Ohio, where he resided till 1811,
when he started on horseback to come to Miami Co., to view and
purchase some land; his horse becoming frightened, he was thrown
to the ground and killed, right in sight of his family, Nov. 28,
1811. Gen. Webb, the subject of our sketch,
located in this county in 1807, and engaged in teaching a
school, which was the first in Lost Creek region; the
school-room was a small log house with windows made by holes cut
through the logs, and sticks placed perpendicularly, with
greased paper pasted over them, through which they received the
light; the seats were hewed timbers with legs put into them,
constituting benches for the pupils. In this kind of
schoolhouses our subject, John, attended, and obtained
the limited education qualifying him for his work of teaching,
and acquired, prior to 16 years of age, at which time he taught
the above-mentioned school; he followed the occupation of
teaching for seven or eight years. In the spring of 1812,
he bought 128 acres of land, where he now lives, residing in the
log cabins then on it. In 1813, he enlisted in the war,
expecting to go to Detroit, but the Indians became so dangerous
through this section that they had to build block-houses, and
reserve a great portion of the soldiers for the home defense.
John was among those sent to Greenville, where he served
about 6 months; he returned to his farm and mother, who resided
with him till her death. On Nov. 14, 1815, he celebrated
his marriage with Priscilla Knight, daughter of
William and Priscilla (Corbly) Knight, who were natives of
Pennsylvania. By this union they had eleven children,
viz., Lewis B., William K., Thomas, Benjamin F. and
John Shelby, both deceased, dying in California;
Jabez S., dying in infancy; Anna, Eliza, dying
at 10 years of age; Elvira, now Mrs. Jacob
Weatherhead, living in Shelby Co., Ohio; Ellen
Maria, deceased, and Julia Ann, deceased.
His wife, Priscilla, departed this life from a stroke of
palsy, in January, 1870. Gen. Webb has
passed through all the trying ordeals of a pioneer life, but his
labors have been crowned with success; he has a good farm and
everything to make life comfortable and happy; he has been
spared to the advanced age of 87 years. In his military
life, he passed through all the grades of offices from a common
soldier to a Major General. In civil life he
has held the offices of Assessor, Appraiser, Constable, Township
Trustee and Justice of the Peace; the latter office he held for
thirty years; he has been an active member of the Baptist Church
for fifty-three years, and its Clerk for forty years, also Clerk
of the Mad River Association for about forty years.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1880 - Lost Creek Twp. |
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SAMUEL WEBB, retired; P. O. Casstown; born in this
township and county; is a son of Elisha and Mary Webb, he
being a native of Pennsylvania, she of Maryland, whose ancestry
is mentioned in the sketch of John Webb, in this
work; Elisha, the father, was born Jan. 25, 1778, and
came to Miami Co. with his mother and brother John at the
date stated in John’s sketch, being among the early
pioneers; he located on a farm one-half mile north of Casstown,
where he cleared a farm and made a home from the primeval
forests; Mr. Webb was a man of peculiar home
habits, being a very industrious, hard-working man, very devoted
to his home interests and his family; he never even went to
Troy, a distance of four miles; the canal having then been built
twenty years, he had never seen it until one day, by great
coaxing of some of his neighbors, he was induced to go with them
and see it; he was religiously very devoted, knowing the Bible
almost by heart, yet never attended church, but ever extending
his hospitality to the ministers, bringing up his family to be
constant attendants of church services; in his later years he
became possessed of considerable means, and often loaned money
to his neighbors, but would never take a note therefor,
believing that if a man’s word was not good neither was his
note; these were some of his peculiarities, but he was of
undoubted character, an excellent neighbor, and one whose life
was a benefit to his generation. They were the parents of
ten children, eight of whom are living—Hannah (now
Mrs. J. Martin), John (now living in Michigan),
Samuel B., Rachel (now Widow Cregar,
living in Seneca Co., Ohio), Nancy (now Mrs.
Jones), Joseph D. (living in Mercer Co.), Pamelia
(now Mrs. Young) and James T.; Mary
Webb, the mother, departed this life Mar. 17, 1873, and
Elisha Oct. 13, 1873. Mr. Webb, our
subject, learned the carpenter’s trade while young; at this
trade and farming he spent most of his life, until 1867; then he
became a dealer in nursery stock, which business he followed for
nine years, since which he has lived in Casstown mostly, retired
from active business. On Sept. 21, 1876, he was united in
marriage with Jennie Pyfer, a daughter of John
and Mary Ann Pyfer, he being a native of Virginia and she of
Maryland; Mr. Pyfer is now a resident of Mercer
Co., Ohio; Jennie, their daughter, and wife of our
subject, received a good education and taught school for sixteen
years, until her marriage with Mr. Webb.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1880 - Lost Creek Twp. |
Page 542
CHARLES P. YOUNG, tailor. Casstown; born
in Maryland May 20, 1829; is a son of Peter and Charlotte (Geisinger)
Young, both natives of Maryland, where they lived and died. The
grandparents were also natives of Maryland, but the ancestry came from
Germany and England. Peter and Charlotte were parents of ten children,
of whom six are now living, viz.. Sarah Jane, now Mrs. J. W. White;
Cassandra G., now Mrs. H. T. Rudy; Ellen; Ann Louisa, now
Mrs.
Shaffer; Charlotte Elizabeth, now Mrs. Kefauvre; and
Charles P.;
the five daughters all living at present time in Maryland. In 1850,
Mr. Peter Young was Deputy Marshall, and took the census of
Middletown and Catoctin Districts, of Maryland. Mr. Young, our
subject, lived with his father until 21 years of age. and during this
time learned the tailoring business, at which profession he has
devoted himself the most of his life; he followed his trade in
Maryland till 1864, when he removed to Springfield, Ohio, thence to
Miami Co., then back to Springfield, remaining some two years; back
to Miami Co. again, where he has since resided, following his trade,
having continued the business here for sixteen years. Jan. 13, 1870,
Mr. Young was united in marriage with Pamelia P. Webb, daughter of
Elisha and Mary Webb, who are mentioned in sketch of John Webb in this
work. Mr. Young, has had a life experience at his trade, and is now
considered one of the best workmen in the county, having all the work
he can attend to, doing a large amount of custom work for Kaufman &
Ellis, of Troy. Mr. Young is a stanch Republican, and has
been Justice of the Peace for three years.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
- Lost Creek Twp. |
Page 542
HARRISON YOUTSEY. farmer; P.
O. Casstown; born in Maryland Jan. 20,
1821; is a son of John and Catharine Youtsey, who were probably born
in Maryland, the ancestry originally coming from Germany. John and
Catharine removed from Maryland to Miami Co. in 1831, and located upon
the farm where G. G. McDowell now resides; there he lived about seven years, then
went to the farm which has since been known as the Sanderson place,
and resided three years, after which he resided with his children
until his death, which occurred in January. 1859. Mr. Youtsey lived
with his father until 20 years, of age. Nov. 9, 1843, he was united in
marriage with Sarah Ann Saunders, daughter of William and Elizabeth
(Sheets) Saunders, by which union they have had eleven children, of
whom five are now living, viz., Maria Ellen, now Mrs.
Amos Cromer;
William H.; John C.; Clara, now Mrs. William Linton; and Andrew S. Mr. Youtsey,
after his marriage, located for a few months in Elizabeth
Township, near Sheets Mills, then went on a farm south of Casstown,
where he resided about four years, afterward going on to a farm near
Miami City and residing four years, finally settling on a farm where
he now resides. When Mr. Youtsey was married and started out in life,
he was possessed of barely enough means to keep house and live in the
most humble style; now he owns five good farms, embracing 724 acres,
all excellent land, and most of the farms have good improvements with
excellent buildings; on his home place he has a large, fine house,
which he built since he located upon the farm. This large amount of
property has mostly been accumulated by his own energy and industry
in the space of thirty-five years.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
- Lost Creek Twp. |
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