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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio
Chicago:
Inter-State Publishing Co.
1884
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C. W. BAILEY lived in his native
State, Delaware, where he was born, June 14, 1807, till
he was five years old. He then came with his
parents, Nathaniel and Comfort Bailey, to Ohio in
1812, and in 1813 settled in Scioto County, where his
father died, in 1815. His mother then supported
her family as best she could till Mar. 8, 1852, when she
died, at the age of seventy-three years. Our
subject was reared to hard labor, having to help clear
the land and work on the farm. He attended school
during the winters till he reached the age of seventeen
years, since which he has been engaged in farming.
After his father's death he lived in Pike County with
his uncle, John Beachum about ten years, when he
returned to Scioto County. Eight years later he
returned to Pike County, which he has since made his
home. He has by his own industry and economy
become the owner of over 1,300 acres of land which he
has farmed very extensively. In 1830 his tax
receipts were 60 cents, and in 1883 amounted to over
$1,100. He was married Feb. 3, 1831, to
Elizabeth Guthry, born in Dec., 1807, and youngest
daughter of John Guthry. Their children are
- Mary J. (wife of B. H. Johnson) ,
Cynthia (wife of W. N. Middleton),
Drucilla, John, Sarah, Elizabeth, Louisa (
who was married to Presley Talbot are deceased.
Mr. Bailey was Township Treasurer for four years.
He and wife have belonged to the Methodist Episcopal
church about fifty years.
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BENONI BAKER was born in Paxton
Township, Ross Co., Ohio, Apr. 8, 1837, second son of
Benjamin and Mahala Baker, who were natives of Ohio
and Virginia respectively. He followed farming in
Missouri from 1860 till 1863, when he came to Ross
County, Ohio, and in 1866 returned to Missouri, where he
lived one year, and since 1867 he has been successfully
engaged in farming and stock-raising in Pike County.
He was married in Ross County, Mar. 15, 1866, to
Sarah, daughter of Henry C. and Eliza A. (Adams)
Ferneau. They have had born to them seven
children, of whom three sons and two daughters are
living. Mr. Baker is a member of Emerald
Lodge, No. 211, I. O. O. F., New Petersburg, Highland
Co., Ohio.
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L. D. BANCROFT was born Sept. 7,
1830, in Chenango County, N. Y., and lived on the farm
till he was eighteen years of age. He then went to
the fisheries on Lake Michigan, where he was engaged
some years, after which he was a Captain on a canal-boat
for several years. He then engaged in farming,
which avocation he still follows, and owns a farm in
Newton Township of 223 acres. During the war he
was a photographer, and carried on an extensive
business. He was married June 1, 1856, to Susan E.,
daughter of Eli Smith. They have had seven
children, of whom five are living - William, George,
Gertrude, Dora and Dellaphine. Mary E. and
Frank are deceased.
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JOHN G. BARGER, son of Jacob
and Nancy A. (Grant) Barger, and great-great
grandson of Jacob Barger, who was killed by the
Indians in Virginia while farming and improving land
which he owned with his sons, Jacob and John.
The Indians shot the father and cut his head off and
stuck it on a pole near a cross road. The boys
made their escape and hid themselves till night, when
they returned home. From these two boys the
Barger family has sprung. Two of the members
of these boys' families - Jacob and Susannah,
cousins - were married December, 1795, and in 1808 they
emigrated to Ohio, settling on what is now known as the
old Barger farm, one mile east of Piketon, where
they spent the rest of their lives, Jacob having
died Sept. 7, 1822. He was born Mar. 13, 1769, and
his wife, Oct. 24, 1776. She died Oct. 24, 1845.
The former was in the war of 1812, and at his death his
son Jacob, the father of John G., took
possession of the farm, where he lived till his death,
May 22, 1871. His wife was born Oct. 21, 1795, and
died Nov. 30, 1870. They reared five sons, all of
whom are still living. John G., whose name
heads this sketch, was born Nov. 1, 1828, and his early
life, which was a scene of hard labor, was spent on his
father's farm. He had the benefit of the public
schools till he was about nineteen years old and
received a limited education. He was married Apr.
14, 1853 to Lusetta Jackson, born Oct. 30, 1829,
and daughter of William and Gusanah (Pruett) Jackson,
who were natives of Virginia. They have lived in
Ohio since childhood, first in Gallia County, where they
lived till 1845, when they moved to Jackson County.
Some years after they moved to the city of Jackson,
where Mr. Jackson, died, Apr. 6, 1875. His
wife is still living, aged seventy-three years.
Susannah Barger, sister of John G., was born
Apr. 13, 1831, and died Aug. 19, 1847.
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W. E. BARGER was born April 24, 1834, in Seal Township,
near Piketon, Ohio, and is the youngest son of Jacob
and Nancy (Grant) Barger, grandson of Jacob and
Susan Barger, great-grandson of Jacob and Susanna
Barger, and great great grandson of Jacob and
Hannah Barger, who were natives of Germany, and who
emigrated to the United States prior to the Revolution.
They lived-in Pennsylvania several years, when Jacob
bought land in Montgomery County, Va. While
Jacob and his two sons, Jacob and John,
were improving this land they were attacked by Indians,
and Jacob, Sr., had his head cut off, which was
stuck on a pole and placed at the cross-roads. The
boys hid themselves in a hollow log until night when
they went home and told the sad story. John's
son, Jacob, married his cousin Susannah,
daughter of Jacob Barger, Sr. They moved to
Ohio in 1808, and settled on what is now known as the
old Barger farm, where they lived still lived
till their death, the former having died Sept. 7, 1822.
He was born Mar. 13, 1769. His wife, Susannah,
was born Oct. 24, 1776, and died Oct. 24, 1845.
They reared nine children, of whom Jacob, the
father of W. E., was the last to die. His
death occurred May 22, 1871, while in Muscatine County,
Iowa. His remains were brought to Ohio and buried
on the old home farm. His wife was born Oct. 21,
1795, and died Nov. 30, 1870. W. E. Barger,
whose name heads this sketch, was married Jan. 13, 1856,
to Eliza C. Cox, born July 26, 1840, and a
daughter of Joseph and Susan Cox, of Vinton
County. They are the parents of four children -
Joseph G., was born Dec. 29, 1856; Susan,
born Aug. 8, 1858; John G., Jr., born June 21,
1861, and Benjamin F., born Oct. 26, 1865.
Joseph G. was married Nov. 14, 1881, to
Samilda Overly, who was born Sept. 12, 1859.
They have one son - Charles E., born Nov. 14,
1882. John G., Jr., was married Sept. 20,
1882. Mr. Barger followed farming
until 1882, when he opened a livery in Piketon, in which
he has been successful. He is an active member of
the Republican party.
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JOHN M. BARNES, son of John and
Elizabeth (Boydston) Barnes, was born Sept. 24,
1821, near Piketon. He has followed farming
through life, and now owns 320 acres of fine land.
He was married in 1849 to Nancy, daughter of
James and Nancy Sargent. Four children have
been born to them, three of whom are living - Thomas
S., who was born Dec., 1850, and graduated at
Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York, in 1882;
Sallie and Mary, living at home. Mr.
Barnes is a Republican in politics, and he and his
family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at
Piketon. John Barnes, Sr., was a native of
Virginia. He came to Ohio about 801, and in 1803
settled near Piketon, where he owned a large tract of
land. He served three terms in the Ohio
Legislature, and acted as Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas one term. He took an active part in the war
of 1812, and died Nov. 23, 1834.
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THOMAS N. BARNES was born Sept. 9,
1842, near Waverly, a son of William and Nancy
Barnes. His parents both died when he was
three years old, and he was reared by a cousin,
Thomas Barnes. Oct. 15, 1861, he enlisted in
Company D, Seventy-third Ohio Infantry, and served till
Oct. 3, 1862, when he was discharged on account of
disability. HE then returned home and remained
till he was twenty-one, when he attended school a year
at Delaware, Ohio. He then began to clerk for his
brother, J. Q., and three years later became
associated with him in business. In 1871 J. Q.
removed to Kansas, his interest being purchased by T.
B. Lightle. The firm of Barnes & Lightle
retired and Mr. Barnes carried on the firm name
being McKenzie & Barnes. July 1, 1882,
Mr. McKinzie retired and Mr. Barnes is now
carrying on the business alone. Mr. Barnes
has been a member of the Methodist church since thirteen
years of age. He has been a Class-Leader four
years, and Steward six or eight years. He is
master of Orient Lodge No. 321, A. F. & A. M. He
was married Nov. 17, 1869, to Ada L., daughter of
Bennett McKenzie. They have two sons -
Eugene Ray and Frank McKenzie.
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Valley, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co.
- 1884 - Page 753 |
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GEORGE BAUERSACHS, brick
manufacturer, was born in Bavaria, Germany, Jan. 22,
1827, a son of Michael and Mary Bauersachs, both
of whom died in Germany. They had a family of two
sons and five daughters. George being the
youngest child. He was educated in the old
country, and when eighteen years old came to America and
arrived at Waverly, June 27, 1845. He began
working at the cooper's trade and in 1847 went into
business for himself which he followed till 1861, with
good success. He then began the manufacture of
bricks, also taking contracts in building and working at
brick-laying, which business he followed about twelve
years, during which time he erected a great many public
buildings and private residences. Since 1873 he
has been engaged exclusively in the manufacture of
bricks, having the largest yard in this locality and
turning out the finest work. The capacity ranges
about 700,000 to 800,000 bricks a year. He was
married in 1848 to Elizabeth Kaiserman, who came
from Germany when about seven years old. She died
May 5, 1875, leaving five children - Mary, wife
of John Senk; Kate, wife of Peter
Heflinger; George, married to Rosa Gikler;
Charles; and Elizabeth, wife of Charles
Sohn, all being residents of Waverly. Mr.
Bauersachs was again married Aug. 26, 1877 to
Kate Brant a native of Germany, who came to America
in 1870. They have had one son who died in
infancy. Politically he is a Democrat. He
has served as Councilman six years and as Township
Treasurer seven years.
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Valley, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co.
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ALMOND BAYHAM, M. D. was born in
Lexington, Richland Co., Ohio, Oct. 1, 1838, a son of
Dr. William R. and Hannah (Ray) Bayham, his father a
native of Baltimore, Md., and his mother of Greene
County, Pa. He commenced the study of medicine
with his father, and after the latter's death, in 1854,
completed it with Dr. McBride, of Marshall, Ohio.
He commenced his practice in Highland County, Ohio, and
in 1863 removed to Pike County, where he has built up a
large and lucrative practice. He has a farm of 330
acres which he superintends. Jan. 29, 1863, he
married Mildred A., daughter of Samuel and
Hannah Bridwell, of Highland County. Nine
children have been born to them, but seven now living -
Gilead, Zenna, Charles, Silva, Bertha Bell, Ovie Ann
and James. Edward and Frank W. died
in early childhood. Mrs. Bayham is a member
of the Methodist church.
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WILLIAM GERRY BEEKMAN, son of
Aaron and Beersheba Beekman, was born June 9, 1828,
in Pike County. His father was born in Virginia
and was a soldier in the war of 1812. He is still
living at the age of ninety years; his wife died in
1860. Our subject has followed farming through
life. When twenty-one years of age he joined the
Christian church and soon became Elder of the church,
which position he filled till 1866, when he was ordained
as a minister and has since been engaged in the ministry
in connection with his farming pursuits. He has
been Township Trustee two terms, Assessor seen years,
Justice of the Peace six years, and Director of the Pike
County Infirmary three years. He was married Jan.
16, 1848, to Margaret, daughter of George and
Elizabeth Nace, of Pike county. They have had
ten children - George E., Winslow P., Aaron A.,
Elizabeth J. (wife of Jesse Shanks), James
B., Nathaniel G., Mary C. L. V., Verna A. M., Virginia
P. and Margaret F. who died in infancy.
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WILLIAM H. BENNETT, farmer, was
born in Madison Township, Scioto Co., Ohio., July 4,
1818, a son of John and Rebecca Bennett, who were
among the early pioneers of Scioto County. He
resided at home till twenty-three years of age, and then
built a house on his father's farm and worked a part of
the old homestead several years; then entered a tract of
Government land, where he lived till 1849, when he went
to Allen County, Ind., and remained eight years.
Returning to Ohio, he purchased the farm of 100 acres in
Pike County, where he still resides. He was
married Sept. 15, 1842, to Elizabeth Beauchamp,
of Pike County who was born Aug. 16, 1821, and died Feb.
14, 1882. She was a member of the Methodist church
from childhood. Of a family of nine children seven
are still living. Mr. Bennett
enlisted in the war of the Rebellion, and in the spring
of 1864, while serving as a guar under General
Thomas, was taken sick, from the effects of which he
has never recovered. He has been a member of the
Methodist church since fifteen years of age.
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DAVID H. BISHOP, attorney at law
and Mayor of Waverly, was born in Ross County, Ohio,
Apr. 19, 1824. His ancestors emigrated from
Virginia in 1802, George Bishop the father of
Hon. R. M. Bishop, going to Kentucky; Henry
settled north of Chillicothe, and David, Frederick
and Robert, west of Chillicothe, in Ross County.
Of Frederick's six children, Jacob was the
second, and was but two years of age when his father
removed from Virginia. When twenty-one he married
Margaret Shotts, a native of Maryland. He
died in 1863 aged sixty-three years. His widow
died in 1881, in her seventy-ninth year. Of their
nine children seven are still living, David H.,
subject of this sketch, being their second child.
He was reared on a farm. His educational
advantages were very meager, being confined to two or
three months schooling in the winter. After he
became of age he attended school at Augusta College,
Kentucky, two years. He then returned to Ross
County and taught in the country schools till 1858, when
he came to Pike County and taught in the Waverly schools
fifteen years, having charge of the Grammar department,
and two years of the time being Superintendent of the
schools of Piketon. While teaching school in 1868
he was elected Justice of the Peace, an office he has
held to the present time. In 1872 he was admitted
to the bar. In 1878 he was elected Mayor of
Waverly, still holding the position. In 1849
Mr. Bishop was married to Eliza J. Taylor of
Browne County, Ohio. Of their five children three
daughters are still living. Two sons died in
infancy. Mr. Bishop was reared a
Methodist and has been a member of that church since
1844.
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THORNTON F. BLACK, a native of Ohio, was born Feb. 2,
1837, the second son of a family of six boys and two
girls. His father was a native of Fayette County,
Penn., of German descent, his parents emigrating from
Germany. There were three brothers - Jacob,
George and Andrew, the youngest, the father
of our subject. He emigrated from Pennsylvania to
Ohio about 1820, and settled on a farm in Knox County
about
1820, and settled on a farm in Knox County about
fourteen miles east Mt. Vernon. Our subject lived
with his father, working on the farm in the summer and
going to school in the winter, thereby obtaining a fair
education, and at the age of eighteen he taught school
in the summer and taught in the winter. In 1859 he
married Louisa Jane Lydick. They had a
family of five children - Winfield F., Dora C.,
Savilla J., Mary Jane and Henry Curtis.
The eldest is now teaching school. In 1861 Mr.
Black enlisted in the defense of his country in the
Ninety-sixty Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served three
years. After the war closed he studied law with
W. C. Cooper & Co., of Mt. Vernon, and was admitted
to the bar, and has a good country practice. In
1873 he sold his farm in Knox County and moved to Pike
County and purchased a farm of 300 acres in Pebble
Township one mile south of Buchanan, where he now lives.
He takes great pride in improving his farm and raising
thoroughbred sheep; has built two large barns and always
has them well filled with the very best hay and grain.
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CHARLES BLAIN, youngest son of
Charles and Sarah (Gaines) Blain, was born in Ross
County, Ohio, in 1833. When sixteen years of age
he began to learn the cooper's trade, and subsequently
had charge of the coopering department at the Portsmouth
distillery, now known as George Davis & Co.,
nearly seven years. He was married in 1856 to
Sarah Hess. They have had a family of ten
children, but seven now living - Millie F., Effie,
Charles, Edwin, Carrie, Stanton and Morton.
Sarah, Howard and Sumner are deceased.
In May, 1863, Mr. Blain enlisted in the 100 days'
service, and was appointed Captain of his company.
After he returned home he recruited over 260 men in
Portsmouth and Ironton and again entered the service as
Captain of Company I, One Hundred and Eighty-ninth Ohio
Infantry, and served till the close of the war. He
was on guard duty the greater part of the time, and was
in no serious engagements. He now, in company with
Henry W. Pancake, owns and operates an extensive
spoke and rim factory at Sharonville, Ohio.
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JOHN BLAIN, son of
Charles and Sarah (Gaines) Blain, was born in Ross
County, Ohio, in 1825. He learned the cooper's
trade when a young man, and worked at it till 1864.
In 1867, in company with his brother Charles, he
purchased the flouring and saw-mills at Sharonville, and
conducted business under the firm name of J. & C.
Blain. They were contracting and building
largely in the town of Sharonville. In 1881 Mr.
Blain withdrew from the firm, selling his interest
to Henry W. Pancake, and has been engaged in
contracting. He has built a number of the
principal depots on the Scioto Valley Railroad.
Since the construction of that road he has been ticket
and freight agent. Politically he is a Republican,
and has served as Justice of the Peace nearly twenty
years. He was married in 1849 to Anna M. Slane.
They have one adopted son.
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ROBERT BETT BLAIR, son of
William L. and Mary C. (Steen) Blair, was born Aug.
29, 1847, in Adams County, Ohio. When five years
of age he removed with his parents to Illinois, where
they resided seven years. They then returned to
Adams County, where our subject resided till the late
war. April, 1863, he enlisted in Company H, Fifth
Ohio Cavalry, at Cincinnati, Ohio, as a private, for
three years. He was engaged through the campaign
of East Tennessee with General Kilpatrick's
command. They then made Raleigh their headquarters
and were engaged in scouting and surrounding country
till the close of the war. He was discharged at
Raleigh, N. C., October, 1865, after which he returned
to Adams County, where he remained until 1871. He
then purchased a farm in Pike County, where he has since
been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was
married June 9, 1875, to Exira, daughter of
Stephen and Mary A. Penn. Her father was a
descent of William Penn. Two children have
blessed this union - Francis P. and Herman A.
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DR. GEORGE WEBSTER BLISS, son of
Ellis and Mary Bliss, was born in Bradford, Vt.,
Oct. 17, 1811. He attended school most of the time
till he was thirteen years old and at that early age
began teaching in the public schools and followed the
profession during the winters, till he was twenty-one
years old. In the meantime, he had been reading
under Dr. John Poole. He then entered the
United States Hospital, of Massachusetts, where he
remained one year, and in 1`837 he attended the medical
department of Middlebury college, where he graduated
Sept. 3, 1837. He then practiced medicine a short
time in Portsmouth, after which he practiced ten years
in Lucasville, Ohio. He then moved to Pike County
where he has since followed his profession with much
success. He was married in 1842 to Priscilla,
daughter of William and Lydia Peters. They
had seven children, of whom only one survives -
Newton. Mrs. Bliss was born Jan. 24,
1822, and died Oct. 22, 1848, and in 1850 Dr. Bliss
was again married, to Elizabeth Peters, who was
born Dec. 29, 1819, and died May 25, 1872.
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NOAH BOILER, son of Joseph and
Nancy (Collison) Boiler, was born in Seal Township,
Pike Co., Ohio, Nov. 5, 1815. He was reared on the
farm and attended the subscription schools till he was
sixteen years old. He continued to work on the
farm till 1869, when he went West, but not liking the
country came back at the end of a year. He then
bought a farm in Ross County, Ohio, where he lived a
short time, after which he returned to his native county
and settled in Piketon in 1871. He owns a good
farm of 100 acres, three miles from Piketon, which he
rents. He owns a fine grade of Alderney and Durham
cows, which are among the best grades in this State.
His parents settled in Pike County in a very early day,
and in 1804 or '5 began clearing their land from the
wilderness. Of their thirteen children eight are
living - William, Margaret, Noah, Melinda, Sarah,
Joseph, Isaac and Minerva. Hannah, David,
John, Elizabeth and Abigail are deceased.
Mr. Joseph Boiler was born in 1777 and died in
1830, aged fifty-three years. His wife died in
1840, aged sixty-one years. She was born in 1787,
of Irish descent.
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GEORGE W. BRODBECK, Commissioner
of Pike County, was born Nov. 2, 1842, in Portsmouth.
His parents, Stephen and Rosa Brodbeck,
were natives of Germany, and came to America in 1832,
and several years later engaged in the mercantile
business in Portsmouth, being one of the leading
merchants there till his death, which occurred in July,
1873. His wife died about 1858. George W.
attended the public schools of Portsmouth until he was
sixteen years old, and during vacations was engaged in
his father's store. He then attended the
Commercial High School in Portsmouth until he graduated,
after which he obtained a position as bookkeeper, but
was obliged to leave on account of his health. He
was then engaged in boating on the canal and river for
several years, when he bought 100 acres of land near
Jasper, Ohio, and has since followed farming. He
was married May 24, 1864, to Mary J. Hall.
Mr. Brodbeck has held several offices of trust,
and in October, 1883, was elected County Commissioner on
the Democratic ticket by a majority of 382 votes.
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DAVID J. BROWN was born Oct. 21,
1837 in Marion Township, Pike Co., Ohio, a son of
John H. and Sarah (Beauchamp) Brown. He was
married Mar. 16, 1859, to Catherine Ray of Pike
County. They have a family of six children -
John W., Sarah E., Stephen N., Thomas W., Louise May,
and Lelia G. Aug. 9, 1862, Mr. Brown
enlisted in Company G, Ninety-first Ohio Infantry.
At the battle of Winchester, July 24, 1864, he was
wounded and disabled from further duty. He was in
the hospital at Chester, Pa., till May, 1865, when he
received his discharge. He carried an ounce ball
in his hip twenty-two months, and still suffers from the
effects of the wound. Since his return home he has
been engaged in farming. He and his family are
members of the Protestant Methodist church.
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FRANKLIN BROWN, deceased son of
David and Sarah (Hubbard) Brown, was born Mar. 5,
1817, near Portsmouth, in Scioto County. He
resided with his parents till he grew to manhood, and
was married Jan. 30, 1838, to Rebecca, daughter
of Jacob and Tryphena Rickey, who came to Ohio in
1814 from New York, in which State Mrs. Brown was
born. They were the parents of nine children, of
whom eight are living - Minerva, wife of Enoch
Crabtree; Eunice R., widow of I. P. Sanders; Mary
M., wife of J. M. Parks; Elizabeth H.,
wife of A. W. Gilliland; Nathan Wesley,
married to Maria L. Rhea; Anna M., wife of
Isaac N. Carson; Hattie A. and Rebecca J.
After his marriage Mr. Brown purchased a farm in
Madison Township, Scioto County, where he resided twenty
years. He then purchased another farm in Marion
Township, where he lived till his death, which occurred
Feb. 25, 1877. He was an active member of Wesley
Chapel Protestant Methodist Church. His widow and
family are still members of that church.
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HENRY BROWN was born on the old
Brown farm, one mile east of Piketon, Dec. 1, 1834,
youngest of three children of John and Levise (Lucas)
Brown. His boyhood days were spent working on
the farm in summer and attending school in winter.
He was married Dec. 4, 1855, to Sarah, daughter
of Samuel and Elizabeth A. Duke. Nine
children have been born to them, of whom seven are
living - Charles E., Annie L., Dora B., Eliza L.,
Harry K., George W. and Sallie D. He
owns a farm of 250 acres which he works in connection
with a mill known as Brown's Watermill. He
is a member of the Presbyterian church, and is a member
of Piketon Lodge, I. O. O. F., and from his first vote
to the present has been a Republican in politics.
His mother, Levise Brown, was born in Scioto
County, Ohio, Mar. 25, 1802. His father, John
Brown, was born in Loudoun County, Va., Mar. 22,
1792, and came to Ohio with his parents in 1797, and was
engaged in early manhood in flat-boating to New Orleans,
making his first trip before steam was used on Western
waters, consequently having to walk on his return home.
He made fourteen trips to New Orleans in all, from
exposure and overwork died in the forty-fifth year of
his age, a leading man in his county, and highly
respected by all who knew him.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 784 |
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JOHN B. BROWN was born in Marion
Township, Pike Co., Ohio, July 13, 1835, the second son
of John H. and Sarah (Beauchamp) Brown. He
was married May 15, 1856, to Elizabeth Samson,
daughter of Samuel and Jane (McDowell) Samson,
and located on 200 acres of land given him by his
father. Aug. 11, 1862, he enlisted in Company G,
Ninety-first Ohio Infantry, participated in many
hard-fought battles, and was discharged July 1, 1865.
After his return home he bought his flouring mill at
California. He makes a fine grade of flour, making
a specialty of custom work. Mr. and Mrs. Brown
are members of the Methodist Protestant church.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 |
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JOHN H. BROWN, deceased, was born
in Grafton County, N. H., Mar. 15, 1809, a son of David
and Sarah (Hubbard) Brown. When he was eight years
of age his parents removed to Auburn, N. Y., and
subsequently to the Northwestern Territory, settling in
Scioto County, Ohio, where he was reared and educated.
He was married Apr. 15, 1832, to Sarah, daughter
of John and Elizabeth Beauchamp. She was
born in Delaware and came with her parents to Ohio when
six months old. They located in Pickaway County,
and four years later, in 1812, removed to Pike County.
Her father died in October, 1823, and her mother, May
10, 1871. After his marriage Mr. Brown
settled on a farm in Marion Township, and ten years
later removed to Rocky Fork, Scioto County, but after
seven years returned to Pike County and purchased the
farm on which Mrs. Brown still resides. In
connection with farming he was also engaged in the
mercantile and milling business many years. He
died Aug. 18, 1859. He was a member, as it is also
Mr. Brown, of the Methodist Protestant church.
Of a family of twelve children six are still living -
Stephen, John B., David J., Wesley B., James N. and
Charlotte E.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
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ROYAL BROWN, was born in Vermont,
Aug. 18, 1811, a son of David and Sarah Hubbard)
Brown, who removed to Auburn, N. Y., where he was
reared and educated. Upon reaching manhood he
purchased the farm in Marion Township, Pike County,
where he has since resided. He was married Aug.
18, 1833, to Rachel, daughter of John and
Elizabeth (Prettyman) Beauchamp, of Pike County.
They have had ten children born to them, eight of whom
are living - Milton W., Francis A., John S., Royal
B., David T., William B., Harriet A. and Rachel
E. Those deceased are - William B. and
Elizabeth B.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 811 |
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STEPHEN BROWN, the eldest son of
John H. and Sarah S. (Beauchamp) Brown, was born
in Marion Township, Pike Co., Ohio, Aug. 18, 1832.
Jan. 20, 1853, he was married to Nancy, daughter
of John and Isabel (Kinnear) Halterman of Jackson
County. He then engaged in farming till 1859, when
he became established in the mercantile business, which
he carries on in connection with overseeing his farm.
His farm contains 160 acres of fine, will-improved land.
He has been prominently identified with the Protestant
Methodist church thirty-six years, and for the past
eight years has been a local preacher. He has a
family of two sons and five daughters.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 12 |
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WESLEY B. BROWN, son of John H.
and Sarah S. (Beauchamp) Brown, was born in Marion
Township, Pike Co., Ohio, Apr. 7, 1840. Nov. 28,
1861, he was married to Icy. Bennett, daughter of
Caleb and Eliza Bennett, early settlers of Scioto
County. Aug. 12, 1862, he enlisted in Company G,
Ninety-first Ohio Infantry, and served till the close of
the war. At the battle of Winchester, Oct. 19,
1864, he was severely wounded in the right breast,
disabling him two months. He was discharged June
28, 1865. Mr. Brown has a fine farm of
eighty acres. He and his wife are members of the
Protestant Methodist church, and he is an inveterate
worker in the Sabbath-school, being Superintendent for
many years.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 12 |
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PETER BRUSHART, son of Lawrence
Brushart, was born Aug. 5, 1823, in Bavaria,
Germany, where he attended school till he was fourteen
years of age. In 1851 he emigrated to America, and
after remaining a short time in New York he went to
Jackson County, where he lived till 1858. He
then moved to Pike County and now lives in Union
Township. He was married Feb. 19, 1847, to
Phoebe, daughter of Charles and Catherine
Shy. They have had six children born to them, of
whom four are living - Caroline, wife of
Martin Shwart, John F., Peter and Jacob.
Henry died Apr. 23, 1882, and Louis was
killed by the blowing up of an engine. Mr.
Brushart lives on a farm but is engaged in the
mercantile business, which eh established Sept. 5, 1865,
and now carries a stock of about $1,200. In
politics he is a Democrat.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 822 |
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LORENTZ BRUST, son of John and
Christina (Ranck) Brust, was born in Germany, Aug.
10, 1815, and in 1837 came with his father to the United
States. His father made his first purchase of
lands in Beaver Township, Pike County, where he remained
till his death, at the age of seventy-two years,
surviving hi wife about twenty years. Lorentz
remained at home till twenty-six years of age and then
was employed in building locks and aqueducts on the Ohio
Canal. He subsequently purchased a farm in Beaver
Township, but afterward lived in Jackson, Union and Seal
townships and spent a year in Twin Township, Ross
County. In 1874 he bought the farm where he now resides.
He owns 1,200 acres of fine, improved land. He was
married in 1841 to Elizabeth Gehres, and to them
were born twelve children - Elizabeth, Conrad,
Charlotte, Catharine, Lorentz, Phoebe Ellen, Christina,
Godfrey, Magdelena, Mary, Peter, William, the two
latter deceased. Mrs. Brust died Sept. 21,
1881, and Mr. Brust afterward married Mrs.
Gergens. Mr. Brust is one of the most
influential citizens of Pike County. He and his
wife are members of the Lutheran church.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page
796 |
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JACOB BUTLER, youngest child of
Leonard and Sallie (Hurt) Butler, was born Oct. 25,
1832, in Highland County, Ohio. He was engaged in
farming till 1859, when he purchased a farm near Latham,
Pike Co., Ohio, where he has since followed agricultural
pursuits. He was married Oct. 6, 1859, to
Rachel, daughter of Jacob and Sallie (Scowden)
Porter, of Pike County, Ohio. His children are
Sallie, Richard P., and Arie A. Richard
P. was born Apr. 13, 1865, and attended the
common-school until 1879 when he attended a graded
school. He also attended the same school in 1881,
and in 1883 attended the National Normal College, at
Lebanon, Ohio. He intends to follow the profession
of teaching. He is also a member of the Missionary
Baptist church. Mr. Butler served as
Lieutenant in the late war. He has served as
Township Trustee several years, which office he now
holds. He is a member of Sinking Spring Lodge, No.
365, A. F. & A. M., Highland County. His father
was a son of Daniel Butler, a native of England,
who settled on Staten Island in 1765. He was also
a soldier in the Revolutionary war, serving first as
Sergeant and Aid-de-Camp under General Washington.
He was a sailor and ship-carpenter by occupation, and
his son Leonard Butler, the father of Jacob
Butler, was born about the year 1790. He was
in the war of 1812. He moved to Highland County in
the year 1808 and settled near Sinking Spring, where he
remained until his death in 1872.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 852 |
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