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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio
Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1880
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Page 779 -
SAMPSON A.
MARSHALL, farmer; P. O. Laura; born in this county in
1834, of English descent; his father, William, and
mother, Charity Wright, were from South Carolina, the
latter born Jun. 11, 1801; they made the Stillwater but died
at his home in Darke Co., Nov. 10, 1837, leaving en children
- John, born Mar. 25, 1818, died Jan. 9, 1854;
William, born Sept. 5, 1819; Thomas, born Feb.
25, 1822, died in 1871; Ahab, born Oct. 7, 1825, died
Jun. 18, 1851; Sarah, born Jun. 15, 1828; Jane,
born Jul. 6, 1830; Mary and Rachel, twins,
born Nov. 15, 1832 - the former died Sept. 20, 1854, the
latter, Jun. 20, 1853; Sampson, born Oct. 7, 1834,
and Charity, born Aug. 14, 1836, died Dec. 18, 1857.
Sampson A. learned the carpenter trade, and continued
the business until 1857, since which time he has followed
farming; he cleared a farm of 32 acres in Darke Co., and in
1878 came to his present place. Aug. 19, 1857, married
Mary, daughter of Samuel and Amelia (Hall)
Rhodehamel; Samuel was born in Pennsylvania May 3, 1803;
his father, John R., was born in Saxony, and his
mother, Maria Miller, in Breisen; they came to the
United States in 1800, locating in Pennsylvania; in 1804, to
Montgomery Co., Ohio, and in 1820 to Union Township, where
John R. died, aged 76, and Maria at 90 years.
Of twelve children, two survive; Samuel was raised to
farm labor, obtaining a limited education; except a short
interval, he has lived upon his present place since 1826.
May 11, 1822, he married Amelia Hall, her father,
Amos, being an early settler; she died July 15, 1878;
their children were - Orel, born June 13, 1858;
Sarah E., born Apr. 14, 1861; John H., born Sept.
25, 1863; Jane, born Dec. 23, 1865; William,
born May 4, 1868; Frank A., born Feb. 25,
1875; and Omer, born Oct. 8, 1877.
Samuel R. has been a member of the Christian Church for
forty years; of his ten children, three now survive.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
- Newton Twp. |
Page 782 -
HENRY MOHLER, farmer; P. O. Covington; born in
Cumberland Co., Penn., in 1829; is the son of Rudolph
and Elizabeth (Miller) Mohler, she deceased; he has
followed the vocation of farmer through life; he remained at
home assisting his father in the duties of the farm till he
grew up to maturity; he made his first permanent location on
his present place about twenty-six years ago, having
operated a saw-mill on Stillwater about two years prior to
this; his large homestead, with its fine improvements, bears
testimony of his industry, enterprise and skill as a farmer;
he was only 13 years old when he came to this county with
his parents; he finds his religious creed in the Herman
Baptist Church, of which he and his wife are faithful
members. He was married, in 1852, to Anna
Deeter, daughter of Abraham and granddaughter of
David Deeter, a pioneer of this
county; eight children—six sons and two daughters—have been
the issue of this union; one son and daughter died when
quite small.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
- Newton Twp. |
Page 782 -
SAMUEL MOHLER, minister, Covington;
one of the early settlers of Newton Township; was born in
Juniata Co., Penn., May 8, 1808, his father, Jacob,
being a native of Lancaster Co., Penn. Jacob was a
farmer and wagon-maker. He married Mary
Bollinger, and by her reared four sons and two
daughters, five of whom still survive. Jacob
died at the age of 62, in his native State; his wife then
emigrated to this State, where her death occurred in 1854,
upward of 72 years old. Samuel is the fourth
child of the family; his early life was passed on a farm,
where he acquired the art of farming. At the age of 18
he began the tanning business and followed it over twenty
years. Sept. 14, 1829, he took a journey to the “Far West,”
which was then Ohio; after a journey of twenty-two and
one-half days he landed at Dayton, Ohio, whence he journeyed
up the Stillwater to his present place, which he purchased,
consisting of 49 acres, in Sec. 5. Here he has lived
ever since, a period of half a century; since his location
here, he, by industry and economy, added a large farm to his
first purchase, which he has recently disposed of; upon
locating here he erected a tannery, which he successfully
operated for twenty years; on his farm is a fine spring of
living water, and an extensive limestone quarry.
Mr. M. identified himself with the Herman Baptist Church
over half a century ago, and has been an earnest worker and
faithful member ever since. He has served in the
capacity of minister in the above church for twenty years,
and for the last ten years as Presiding Elder, at present
superintending four districts. He is a man of many
sterling qualities, a useful and much-respected citizen.
He married Catharine Saylor, of Pennsylvania,
May 8, 1828, and by her has reared six sons and four
daughters. One son, Rudolph, died Jan. 15,
1866, leaving a wife and one child, Anna. Six
children have located in vicinity of the homestead, and
three in Missouri.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
- Newton Twp. |
Page 784 -
SAMUEL M. OAKS, farmer; P. O. Pleasant Hill; he was
born in Union, Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1833, and is a son
of Samuel Oaks, born in Pennsylvania in 1806;
Samuel was a smith by trade, and when about 6 years
old, came to Dayton, Ohio, with his parents, the place then
consisting of only a few houses. He married
Isabella Hamel, of Pennsylvania, in 1828, by whom
he had eight sons and four daughters; five still survive, as
also do the parents at an advanced age. Our subject was
inured to farm labor, and has made farming his occupation;
in this he takes a great interest and exhibits great
enterprise, the aggregate of his crops attesting his skill
and success as a farmer; in 1858, he moved to this county
and located in Concord Township, and, at the end of nine or
ten years, he returned to his native county; some three or
four years later, he located on his present place, where he
has since resided, and made many improvements; he is a
self-made man; in early life, thrown upon his own resources,
he has, by industry and economy, risen to a position of
affluence; socially, he is pleasant and affable,
religiously, an earnest Christian, and, with his wife, a
member of the Congregational Brethren Church of Pleasant
Hill. He married Melinda J. Smith, nee Bule}^
in 1855; she was born in this county in 1837; of his five
sons and one daughter, four sons have died, three upon the
same day; Mr. Oaks takes a great interest in
educating his children, giving them the best opportunities
in this direction; his daughter, Ella S. Biteman,
being a teacher by profession.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
- Newton Twp. |
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