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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
CENTENNIAL HISTORY
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Troy, Piqua and Miami County, Ohio
And Representative Citizens.
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Edited and Compiled By
Thomas C. Harbaugh
Casstown, Ohio
Literary Journalist, Secretary of Maryland association of Ohio.
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"History is Philosophy Teaching by Examples."
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Published by
Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co.
Chicago.
1909
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WILLIAM A.
VANDERGRIFT, a member of the firm of Bashor &
Vandegrift, extensive dealers in farm implements at
Covington, Ohio, is also one of the best known auctioneers
and laud criers in this section of the State, his services
being constantly in demand and his successful sales
amounting to very large sums annually Mr.
Vandegrift was born May 11, 1873, on a farm in Newberry
Township, Miami County, Ohio, and is a son of John and
Elizabeth (Miller) Vandegrift. The father of
Mr. Vandegrift resides on his farm in Darke County,
Ohio, to which he moved from Miami County. The mother
died in Darke County.
William A. Vandegrift was reared on the John
Rhoades farm and was an apt pupil in the public schools.
Until 1895 he devoted himself mainly to farming. In
that year he established a grain business at Rangeville, on
the C, H. & D. Railroad, and in November, 1897, a postoffice
was established there, named Abe by the efforts of Mr.
Vandegrift, and he became its first postmaster. He
continued in the grain business for five years and then gave
himself the benefit of a vacation, spending seven months in
an extended trip through the western States. In the
latter part of 1906 he went into partnership in the farm
implement business with S. B. Bashor, who had
conducted a business of this kind at Covington for three
years. The firm of Bashor & Vandegrift
do a very large business. They have commodious ware
and exhibit rooms and if their daily crowded condition is
any indication of sales, they must provide for residents of
a large territory. They handle only the most reliable
machinery and implements and keep fully abreast of the
times. Their high commercial rating and trade standing
enable them to make reasonable prices and conditions. Mr.
Vandegrift married Miss Alice Smith and
they have three children —Ray Ernest, Velma
May and Luther Omer.
S. B. BASHOR, senior member of the firm of Bashor
& Vandegrift, like his partner, was born on a farm in
Newton Township, Miami County, Ohio, Dec. 13, 1863, and is a
son of Benjamin S. and Susanna (Martin)
Bashor, the former of whom was a very prominent farmer
and the latter a member of the old Martin kin, some of the
best stock in the county. Both are now deceased.
S. B. Bashor was appointed by Governor
Bushnell, in June, 1896. supervisor of the State
Deaf and Dumb Asylum, at Columbus, and he served in that
capacity for four years, giving entire satisfaction.
After the close of his official life he established himself,
in 1901, in the implement business at Columbus, where he
remained until he came to Covington, in 1903. He
married Miss Carrie B. Hartle, a daughter of A. J.
Hartle, and they have three children—Glenna,
Jo and J. Lee. Mr. Bashor is a
member of the Knights of Pythias and is a Thirty-second
degree Mason.
Source: Centennial History - Troy, Piqua and Miami
Co., Ohio - Publ. 1909 - Page 358
SHARON WICK'S NOTE: 1910 Census lists Simon B.,
Carrie B., Glenna, Jo, J. Lee Bashor living in Newberry,
Miami Co., OH
Benjamin S. Bashor's Will is listed on Page 523 in Record of
Wills, Probate Court, Miami Co., OH, Vol. 7-8 1895-1902 (may
be S. B.'s father as one of the children's initials was S.
B.) - Source: Ancestry.com |
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E. VAN HORN
Source: Centennial History - Troy, Piqua and Miami
Co., Ohio - Publ. 1909 - Page 752
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OSCAR VAN HORN
Source: Centennial History - Troy, Piqua and Miami
Co., Ohio - Publ. 1909 - Page 351 |
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WILLIAM VAN HORN
Source: Centennial History - Troy, Piqua and Miami
Co., Ohio - Publ. 1909 - Page 351 |
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CLINTON VINNEDGE
Source: Centennial History - Troy, Piqua and Miami
Co., Ohio - Publ. 1909 - Page 366 |
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GEORGE VINNEDGE
Source: Centennial History - Troy, Piqua and Miami
Co., Ohio - Publ. 1909 - Page 365 |
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LEWIS D. VINNEDGE
Source: Centennial History - Troy, Piqua and Miami
Co., Ohio - Publ. 1909 - Page 365 |
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