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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio
Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1880
MONROE TOWNSHIP
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Page 423
THOMAS
PEARSON
was, at the
time of his arrival in the township, the oldest man in the settlement.
He immigrated here from Newberry District, S. C, in 1806, at the age
of seventy-six years. His sons. Enoch, Jonas, and Thomas, Jr., all of
whom had families, came here at the same time, and settled on Section
20. Samuel Pearson came from South Carolina the same year, and the
different members of the Pearson family then entered land on portions
of Sections 20. 21, 22 and 29. Thomas. Sr, was a Quaker minister of
considerable notoriety, while his son Enoch was the first blacksmith
in the township. Samuel P. was accompanied by his nine sons.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
- Monroe Twp. |
Page 663
WILLIAM L. PENCE, farmer; P. O.
Ginghamsburg; is a man of much influence in his neighborhood;
his farm, adjoining the pleasant little village of Ginghamsburg,
is highly improved, and is a cozy, homelike place.
William was born in Champaign Co. in 1821; his parents,
Reuben and Annie Pence, coming to this county in 1835; they
settled first in Champaign Co. in 1804; they had six children -
Ocey, Phoebe, Mary, Annie, Rhoda J. and William L.;
his grandparents both lived to the extraordinary age of 104
years. William was married to Miss Harriet
Rudy in 1848. They were the parents of five children -
Harriet T., Alfred F., Mary Annetta, William H. and
Daisy P. Harriet is the wife of J. F. Kerr, and
is the mother of Guy and William Newell Kerr.
Alfred married Miss Ella Stoher, and Mary is
the wife of John F. Eidemiller. The children are
all well educated, and Alfred has been engaged in
teaching. W. L. Pence was elected Justice of the
Peace in 1867, and served two terms; for twenty-three years, he
has been connected with the School Board, which is a good record
in itself. Both himself and wife are members of the
Baptist Church. He has been Township Trustee for four
years; he votes the Republican ticket, and is one of the most
genial of men; he has also been connected with the ministry for
fourteen years, and has done much for the cause he loves.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
- Monroe Twp. |
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