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BIOGRAPHIES
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The History of Miami County, Ohio
Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1880
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Page 776
HARVEY
JONES,
farmer; P.O. Laura; one of the early settlers; born in 1823 in Union
Township; is a son of Jesse Jones, one of the pioneers, who was born
in Georgia April 15 ,1794; he is the son of Samuel and grandson of
Francis Jones of North Carolina. Samuel raised eleven children,
all of whom became heads of families, Jesse being the only surviving
member. In 1805, Samuel, with his family, came to Ohio, locating
north of West Milton, where he died at 84 years of age; his wife died
at the age of 88 years. Jesse came to Ohio when 11 years old;
his early life was that of a pioneer, and he has always been a farmer;
married three times; his first wife, Jane Cothran was from South
Carolina; his second Naomi (Tucker) Jones, was a native of Tennessee;
his third wife, Betsy (Hayworth) Davis, was born June 13, 1800, in
South Carolina; her parents came to this county in 1806, and located
in this township. Harvey remained with his father until 21 years
of age, after which he farmed the homestead one year, then purchased
his present place, and erected a long house, which is now supplanted
by a fine residence upon his well cultivated farm, brought to this
condition by his own hard labor. His first wife, Rachel
Hunt,
was a daughter of Elijah Hunt, an early pioneer. She was a
consistent Christian, and died in October, 1869. Of their nine
children, six survive. His second wife, Mrs. Mary (Thompson)
Richardson, was a native of Darke Co., and the widow of Josiah
Richardson, who enlisted in the 69th, O.V.I., was fatally wounded near
Georgia, taken to the hospital at Nashville, Tenn., where he died.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones take a deep interest in the cause of religion, both
being members of the Christian Church at Laura.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
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Page 776
GEORGE
KAUFFMAN, deceased; was born on York Co., Penn., Nov. 13, 1821.
His father, Peter Kauffman, and Elizabeth Hefflebauer, his mother,
were both natives of Pennsylvania. Peter Kauffman followed the
pursuit of agriculture; in 1830, he immigrated with his family to
Ohio, and located on a farm in Montgomery Co., four miles north of
Dayton, where he passed the remainder of his life, his death occurring
September, 1872. He had a family of eight children, only three
of whom survive. Mrs. Kauffman died some thirteen or fourteen
years ago. The subject of this sketch was the sixth child of the
family, and was reared a farmer; he remained at home with his father
till about twelve years ago, when he purchased three farms in this
township, and on one of them moved; this is located in Sec. 3, Range
4. His death was caused by an accident. He was occupied in
hauling his sugar cane to the factory; the barrel upon which he was
sitting tilted, throwing him between the horses, frightening them so
that they ran, dragging him with them, and injuring him so severely
that he died the next day. Mr. Kauffman was a man of many
sterling qualities; he was industrious and enterprising, and in
business transactions was strictly honest. His death removed
from the community a good citizen and a Christian gentleman. He
was a member of the Christian Church. He was married in 1872 to
Rebecca M. Brown, of Frederick Co., Md., who was born in 1847, and
came to this county in 1868, locating near Troy. They had a
family of one son and three daughters.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
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Page 777
S. W.
KIESTER,
physician, Pleasant Hill; one of the prominent physicians of Miami
Co.; was born in Newton Township in 1842; he is of English and German
descent. Peter K., his father, was born in Pennsylvania, and
emigrated to Ohio in the fall of 1840, locating near Pleasant Hill, in
the vicinity of which he passed the rest of his days. He was
united in marriage, in Pennsylvania, to Miss Mary Bashore, a native of
Pennsylvania. Mr. Keister's death occurred Aug. 24, 1876, aged
59 years 9 months and 7 days; he is buried in the Pleasant Hill
Cemetery, and over his grave has been reared a large, beautiful and
imposing monument of marble, commemorative of his life and death.
Dr. Kiester's early life was that of a farmer boy; at the age of 17,
he entered the National Normal Institute of Lebanon, and spent several
subsequent summer as a student there, his winter months being devoted
to teaching; at the age of 21, he turned his attention to the study of
medicine, and entered the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia,
graduating at the age of 25; he located at Laura, in this county, and
began the practice; after seven years of successful work, he sold out,
and purchased the large farm on which he now resides, thinking to
retire from the profession; but by request of his brother, he went
with him to Arcanum, where he spent two years in practice, and then
removed to his large farm in 1877; since then he has been engaged in
managing and discharging the duties of his profession; his life is a
fair illustration of what energy and correct business habits can
accomplish. His nuptials were celebrated with Miss Sophia
Williams Oct. 6, 1867; she is a great-granddaughter of Michael
Williams, the first settler on the banks of the Stillwater, and
granddaughter of Rev. John Williams, the pioneer preacher of the Upper
Stillwater. One child, Pearl, was given to them Sept. 14, 1874.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
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Page 777
JOSEPH
KINZIE, farmer; P.O.
Pleasant Hill; was born in Union Township, in this county, in 1841;
he is the third child of Zaccheus and Elizabeth (Albaugh)
Kinzie.
Zaccheus was born in Maryland, his ancestry coming from Germany.
He came to this country with his parents when about 21 years old, and
located in Montgomery Co. The subject of this sketch was brought
up on a farm and his early training was that of a farmer, which has
served him well through life; his early education was limited to the
common school; he made his first move from the homestead in Union
Township; in the spring of 1868, he took a trip West and was gone till
the spring of 1870, when he returned to his native township; here he
remained till the spring of 1873, when he went to Indiana; from there,
in the spring of 1876, he came to his present place, which he
purchased and has since successfully operated. Mr. Kinzie is a
young man of enterprise and industry, and a useful member of society.
He identifies himself with the Republican party. He was married
in 1864 to Lavinia Bowlin of Pennsylvania; she came to this county in
the spring of 1863. A son and daughter, Emma C. and
Theodore, have been the issue of this union
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
- Newton Twp. |
Page 778
CONRAD
KRIEGBAUM,
farmer and blacksmith, Laura; he was born in Hesse-Darmstadt,
Germany, in December, 1834; he is the son of George P. Kriegbaum, who
was born in 1800. He married Margaret Goetz in 1823; she was
born in 1801, and died about four years ago; Mr. K. is still living at
the advanced age of 80 years; he reared a family of ten
children, five sons and five daughters, all living but one, and eight
immigrated to this country and located in Ohio; our subject was the
youngest son and was reared on a farm; he remained at home until he
attained the age of 17, when he concluded to try his fortune in
America; he embarked at Havre, France, and after a pleasant voyage of
forty-six days, landed in New York City; from here he came direct to
Springfield, Ohio, near where he located and began farming; the
following spring he came to West Milton, this county, and entered an
apprenticeship at the blacksmith trade; after serving three years, he
worked as a journeyman until 1862, when he set up shop in Covington;
he operated this until 1871, when he traded his residence for a farm
on Panther Creek, in this township; this he sold in October, 1877, and
purchased where he now resides; he combines with his farming
blacksmithing. In the spring of 1862, he was married to Miss
Susanna Smith, who was born in Pennsylvania and raised in Ohio; they
have two children - Anna R. and Martha E.; Mr. K.
is a member of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church, and Mrs. K. of the Shiloh Christian
Church of this township.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
- Newton Twp. |
Page 778
MORGAN
LEONARD,
farmer; P. O. Box Pleasant Hill; was born in Juniata Co., Penn., in
1848. He is the son of Reuben and Elizabeth (Ayergood) Leonard,
both of Pennsylvania; Reuben is a farmer by occupation, and
still lives in his native State. He had a family of eight sons
and two daughters, one daughter died. The subject of this memoir
was raised on a farm and educated in the common school; he remained at
home occupied with farm duties till he immigrated to this State.
He had a family of eight sons and two daughters, one daughter died.
The subject of this memoir was raised on a farm and educated in the
common school; he remained at home occupied with farm duties till he
immigrated to this State in the fall of 1863; he located in Covington,
and shortly found his way into the U.S. service, as a member of the
8th O. V. C.; he went first to Camp Dennison, and from there to West
Charleston, W. Va., where he had his first experience in war; he next
engaged in the battle of Louisburg, Gen. Averill commanding; was at
Staunton, Liberty, Lynchburg at Hunter's defeat, again at Liberty and
at Beverly, at which place he was severely wounded in the left though,
which disabled him from further active duty; he was then placed in the
hospital for a time at Beverly, and then at Grafton; he was discharged
June 3, 1865, having served over one year; he returned to this county
in the fall of 1868, and moved to his present place where he has since
engaged in farming. In politics, he is a Republican. He
was married in 1864 to Matilda Varner, daughter of Daniel G. and
Elizabeth (Lecington) Varner. She was born Jan. 12, 1847, and
came to this county with her father in 1858; he is a silversmith, and
carries on business at Covington; her mother died when she was only
about 1 year old. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard have six sons and three
daughters - two sons and one daughter are dead.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
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DAVID LONG,
farmer; P. O. Pleasant Hill; born in this township in 1845;
is the son of James and Esther (Eller) Long, the
former of Newton, and the latter of Newberry Township.
James was born in 1815, and is the son of William
Long of Kentucky. His father, William, Sr.,
settled one-half section of land, near the present site of
Pleasant Hill, in 1807 or 1808. Of his family of four
sons and three daughters, whom he brought to this county
with him, William was the second child; he located on
Sec. 17, where his death occurred in April, 1862, at the age
of 81 years. He married Catherine Freeman, and
had four sons and seven daughters -two sons now survive.
James married in the fall of 1839, and moved at once
to his present place. He had fur sons and seven
daughters - one son, Henry, was a member of the 110th
O. V. I., and was mortally wounded in the battle of
Winchester. David, our subject, was reared and
schooled in this township, located on Sec. 7, and
subsequently on Greenville Creek, and in 1872, move to his
present place. He and wife are members of the German
Baptist Church. He married November, 1868, Sarah,
daughter of John S. Deeter, who was born within sight
of her present home. Of the two sons and one daughter
born to this union, the two sons have died.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
- Newton Twp. |
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