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MARY TAYLOR was born in Butler county, Ohio, in 1810, and in 1813 came with her parents to Preble county and settled in Gasper township, on the land now owned by Job Shinn.  Samuel Stephens and Rebecca Bailey were her parents.  Mrs. Stephens emigrated from Pennsylvania to Cincinnati, Ohio and at an early day came to Butler county.  Mr. Stephens  served six months in the War of 1812.  Mr. and Mrs. Stephens were the parents of eleven children.  Their daughter, Mary, married James B. Taylor in 1842, who was born in 1809, and died in 1854.  They had three children, two daughters and one son.  Margaret Elizabeth  lives in Eaton and Bailey L. Taylor lives at home.  Mrs. Taylor owns fifty-five acres of land in section sixteen.

JAMES L. THOMAS was born in Butler county in 1823.  He married Mary F. Patten, and has had five children, four of whom are living.  Mr. Thomas is by trade a carpenter and millwright.  He has been justice of the peace for three terms and mayor of Camden for l four terms. Source: History of Preble County, Ohio - H. Z. Williams & Bro, Publishers - 1881 - Page 192

JOHN THOMAS was born in Pennsylvania in 1791.  He lived most of his early life in Virginia.  His wife, whom he married in Maryland, was Mary Wright.  He settled in Winchester about 1827 and kept a tavern.  He also was engaged in cabinet making.  For twelve years he was a justice of the peace, and during the years 1851 and 1852 he served his State in the legislature.  He has had ten children, seven of whom are still living, viz.:  William W., Moses W., Matilda W. (Kelly), Emily A. (Cazad), James L., John G., and Harriet E.  Of these the first four are living - Thomas is Iowa and the remainder in Ohio - John G. being a resident of Winchester, Harriet E. (Bradstreet) of Dayton, and James L., of Camden.  The latter has resided in Dayton, and James L., of Camden.  The latter has resided in Dayton since 1862.  His wife was Mary Elizabeth Patton.  Mr. James L. Thomas has been a justice of the peace of Somers, and has held the office of mayor of Camden since 1874. Source: History of Preble County, Ohio - H. Z. Williams & Bro, Publishers - 1881 - Page 192

PERRY TURNER was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, in 1825.  In the year 1856 he moved to Preble and settled at Lewisburgh.  In 1847 he married Mary F. Martin, born in Kentucky, in 1828.  Their only child, Oliver M. Turner, is married and living in Lewisburgh he carried on a distillery, which he run from 1857 to 1871.  In 1863 he took the flour-mill of which he has ever since been the proprietor.  This mill occupies the site on which the first mill that was built in the township stood.  The old mill was built as early as 1809, but who was the builder is a matter of doubt.  Some claim the honor for Henry Horn, but Zachariah Hole was probably the one who built there.  The first mill was of logs.  In the year 1825 the mill was rebuilt; this building was a frame one, and the first of the sort in the township.  The mill is forty feet square, and has three run of stone.  It is furnished with every modern improvement, and is capable of turning out fifty barrels of flour in twenty-four hours.  The mill may be run eighter by water or steam power.

 

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