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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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THOMAS VORE
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JACOB WELBAUM
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BENJAMIN WEYBRIGHT
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DAVIS WHEELOCK
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ALEXANDER WIESER
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GEORGE WRIGHT, farmer; P. O. Potsdam; is another of the
old and permanent settlers of this township; he was born in
Dauphin Co., Penn., in the year 1810. and is a son of Robert
and Elizabeth Wright; his father was born in Ireland, his
mother in England; they emigrated to America and settled in
Pennsylvania, in which State they were married; in 1830, they
removed to and settled in Montgomery Co., Ohio, in which they
lived until death; while passing from the barn to the house, he
was struck by a passing train and instantly killed, aged 75
years; she died when at the advanced age of 89 years; they were
parents of seven children, four of whom are living, viz.,
George, Robert, Alexander and Catherine;
the deceased are John, Mary and James.
Our subject was reared on the farm, on which he labored till he
was 18 years of age; he then began learning the fulling and
carding business, which he followed in Montgomery Co. for eight
years; then came to this county in 1836 and entered 80 acres of
land, on which he now resides; he has a beautiful farm, which
contains 192 acres, well cultivated and improved; In
1831, he was married to Barbara Smith, born in
Montgomery Co. in 1809, by whom he has had ten children, seven
of whom are living, viz., John S., Jacob,
Alexander, Robert, Abraham, Henry and
Sylvester; the deceased are William.
David and Elhannan; David was a member of Co.
B. 8th O. V. C., and was wounded in the battle of Martinsburg,
Va., Sept. 1, 1864; he lay on the field till the following day,
being cared for by the citizens; mortification setting in, he
died on the 3d day of September, 1864, and his remains are at
rest in the National Cemetery in Virginia, Mr. Wright
has filled the offices of Trustee and School Director for years;
he and his amiable wife have been exemplary members of the
Brethren in Christ Church for a period of forty years, laboring
long and faithfully in their Master’s calling; the majority of
his children are members of the same church, which is a source
of gratification to their aged parents.
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JOHN S. WRIGHT, farmer; P.
O. Potsdam; was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1831, and is a
son of the well and favorably known George Wright,
whose sketch appears on the pages of this township history.
His boyhood days were spent on his father’s farm, with whom he
remained and labored till his 23d year. Nov. 27, 1853, he
was married to Susanna Hatfield, by whom he has
had ten children, six of whom are living, viz., Lydia,
Warren, Elmer, Sophronia, Owen and
Noah; the deceased are Jerome, Allen and two
in infancy. Mrs. Wright is a daughter of
Henry and Catherine Hatfield, who were old
residents of this county; he died at the age of 73 years 4
months and 24 days; her mother had resided with our subject for
sixteen years and twenty-five days, dying at the age of 91
years, and was buried on her birthday, being two days short of
the above age. He owns 77 acres of land, which is in a
high state of cultivation. In 1854, he became a member of
the Brethren in Christ Church, of which he was an exemplary
brother, and in 1874 became a member of the Christian Church.
Mrs. Wright has also been a member of the Brethren
in Christ Church, but is now a member of the Christian Church;
both are exemplary Christians. He is no political
aspirant, but has held the offices of Supervisor and School
Director, the latter for a period of nine years.
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ROBERT WRIGHT, farmer; P. O. Potsdam; was born in Dauphin
Co., Penn., in the year 1812, and is a son of Robert
and Elizabeth Wright. His father was
born in Ireland, and, with his mother, emigrated to America, and
settled in Pennsylvania; his mother was born in Philadelphia;
they were married in the above county, in which she was reared,
having been left an orphan; they emigrated to Montgomery Co.,
Ohio, where they lived till death, which occurred at advanced
ages, he being killed by the cars. They were parents of
eight children of whom four are living, viz., Alexander,
Robert, George and Catherine; the deceased
are John, Mary, James and one in infancy.
Mr. Wright was reared on the farm, on which he
labored for his father till his 20th year. In 1832, he was
married to Eliza Crawford, by whom he had six
children, three of whom are living, viz., George W.,
John and Susan. George is a minister in
the Brethren in Christ Church, in which he has labored for seven
years. Mrs. Wright died in 1844, aged 36 years.
His second marriage was celebrated with Christena
Wright in 1847, by whom he has had six children, all living,
viz., Andrew T., Joseph, Samuel, Harvey, Sarah A.
and Nora B. Mrs. Wright is a daughter of James
Wright, who was born in Ireland, and emigrated to
America, settling in Northern Ohio, both deceased. They
were parents of nine children, viz., Mary, Joseph, Robert,
Christena, George, Susan, Leah, Anna and Henry.
His first wife was an orphan, and of her parents nothing is
known; she was born in Pennsylvania, and had one brother,
John, and three sisters, viz., Barbara, Jane and
Mollie. Soon after his first marriage, Mr.
Wright settled on land in this township, which was all in
the woods, and, after clearing it up, sold to his brother
George and purchased 178 acres adjoining his first purchase;
this land was partly improved, being the first place opened in
this locality; he has made his home on this farm. He began
life with no capital, but, by dint of hard labor, succeeded in
making a good home, which is the reward of the industrious.
He and his wife are members of the Brethren in Christ Church,
with which they have been connected six years. He has been
Trustee of the township seven years, and a member of the Board
of Education for twenty-one years.
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GEORGE YOUNCE, farmer; P. O. West Milton; was born in
Ashe Co., N. C., in 1824, and is a son of Joseph and
Elizabeth Younce, who were born in the same State, in which
they were married and lived till their removal here in 1842, and
afterward removed to Indiana, where they now reside. They
were the parents of six children, five of whom are living, viz.,
George, Sarah, Solomon, John and Charity ; Catherine,
deceased. Our subject’s early boyhood days were spent on
the farm in North Carolina; after his arrival here he learned
the blacksmith trade, which he followed about twenty years, then
abandoned the work, so far as working for the public was
concerned. In 1846, he was married to Lavina
Knife, by whom he has had nine children, four of whom are
living, viz., David, Caroline, Samuel and
Lemuel; the deceased are William H., Joseph
and Oliver, Warren and Webster (twins);
William H. and Oliver died only a day apart, the
former on the 9th and Oliver on the 10th of July, 1868;
the twins, Warren and Webster, died from
diphtheria. After his marriage he lived in Monroe Township for
nine years, worked at his trade, and farmed some, after which he
purchased 83 acres of land, on which he now resides. His
land is all in a good state of cultivation and well improved.
He is one of our self-made men, having begun life without a
dollar, and, after the marriage ceremony was performed, he was
the possessor of half a dime. Hard work and good
management have placed him in possession of a good home.
He is no political aspirant, but has held the office of School
Director and Supervisor, also been a member of the Board of
Education. He and his wife are members of the German
Baptist Church of twenty years’ standing, and are every-day
Christians, taking a great interest in the welfare of their
church and the cause and development of the Christian religion.
The pioneer Preacher, Philip Younce, was a
great-uncle to our subject, and preached among the very first in
the Stillwater Valley. His children, with the exception of
one, are members of the same church, which affords their parents
much satisfaction. His parents are members of the
Disciples’ Church.
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ELAM YOUNT, farmer; P. O. West Milton; is
another of the prominent and early settlers of this township; he
was born in the place where he now resides in 1813 and is a son
of Frederick and Mary Yount;
Frederick was born in North Carolina, where he celebrated
his marriage with Miss Mary Mast; he was a farmer by
occupation, and, when the favorable reports of the great
Northwest Territory reached the ears of the Southern farmers, he
was one of the first to forsake the comforts of his native State
and brave the perils incident to frontier life; he located first
on the banks of the famous Ohio, in what was then the Northwest
Territory, in 1798; here he remained till the spring of 1803,
soon after the admission of the State into the Union, when his
restless spirit again took up its journey northwestward; he
settled finally on the very spot where the residence of our
subject now stands— then on the extreme confines of
civilization. We might consume hours in writing interesting
incidents of this veteran of civilization, but much will be
embodied in the general history of this township. Here in this
place he spent the remainder of his days, his death occurring
Mar. 4, 1864. at the advanced age of 85 years and 11 months; his
devoted wife preceded him to her final resting-place Oct. 8,
1859. Elam’s boyhood days were spent on a farm, and were
not unlike those of other pioneer farmer boys; he assisted in
the duties of the farm till lie reached years of maturity, when
he began life for himself. His marriage with Miss Mary Kyle
was celebrated Oct. 10, 1844; she is also a native of this
county; her parents were natives of Kentucky, and settled in
this county in the beginning of the present century, and were
the first settlers; Mr. Kyle’s death occurred when in his
51st year; his wife survived him till her 74th year; Mr. and
Mrs. Yount were the parents of nine children, viz., Sarah
A., Samuel K., Laura M., Frederick (deceased), William,
James B. (deceased), John F., Mary B., and one who
died in infancy.
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