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Biographies
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History of Preble County, Ohio
H. Z.
Williams & Bro. Publishers
1881
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Dr. Oliver E. Tillson |
ok - DR. OLIVER E.
TILLSON. The practice of medicine imposes upon its
followers a heavier weight of responsibility than any other
profession. Upon the decision of the physician depends the
health, and, frequently, the life of the patient. A
thorough knowledge of all that pertains to the profession, an
accurate judgment and rigid conscientiousness are requisite
qualifications of the successful practitioner. The subject
of this sketch, Dr. Oliver E. tillson, is, happily, well
possessed of all these qualifications.
He was born in Darke county, Ohio, Apr. 20, 1842.
When quite young his father removed with the family to Richmond,
Indiana. Oliver attended the public schools of
Richmond, clerked in a store and worked in a printing office
until 1856, when he began the study of medicine in the office of
Dr. G. W. Dickey, at New Hope, Preble county. In
the fall of 1859 he entered the Cincinnati Eclectic Medical
institute, where he remained two sessions. His extensive
course of reading was then resumed in Dr. Dickey's office
and pursued until October, 1861,when he returned to the
institute, and graduated with distinction in 1862.
Thus thoroughly prepared by six years diligent study,
Dr. Tillson was ready to begin the practice of his
profession with the most flattering prospects. He located
at West Alexandria, and his merits were soon appreciated by the
community. From the time he opened an office the doctor
has enjoyed a large and lucrative practice, and a high standing
among his professional brethren. He is a member of the
National Eclectic Medical association, the Ohio Eclectic Medical
association, and the Miami Valley Medical association, of which
he is a secretary.
Dr. Tillson's wife, Caroline (Brower) Tillson,
was born in West Alexandria, Nov. 18, 1843. Her father,
Joseph Brower, was one of the earliest settlers of the
county. Her mother, whose maiden name was Maria Spate,
was a native of Switzerland.
Oliver Tillson, father of the subject of our
sketch, was born in Butler county, Ohio, Aug. 5, 1805. His
father, a native of Vermont, was one of the pioneers of
southwestern Ohio.
Oliver Tillson engaged in farming in Darke
county until 1845, when he removed to Richmond, Indiana, where
he engaged in the shoe and leather business. He afterwards
engaged in the same business in New Paris and New Hope, Preble
county. He died at New Hope, June 21, 1865. He was
married Dec. 19, 1823, to Rosanna Beeson, who was born in
North Carolina in 1807. While in childhood her father
removed to Ohio. He was a volunteer soldier in the War of
1812, and died at Fort Meigs, Sept. 5, 1815. She died at
Richmond, Indiana, Dec. 7, 1873.
The family of Oliver and Rosanna Tillson
consisted of four daughters and three sons, one of whom is dead.
Mary Ann was born June 21, 1827. She was married to
Andrew Tosh, and is living in Kansas. Rebecca C.
was born Dec. 25, 1830. She is married to David Richey,
and living in Richmond, Indiana. Lydia was born
Apr. 13, 1834. She is married to Dr. G. W. Dickey,
and living in New Hope, Preble county. Frances A.
was born Feb. 3, 1837. She was married to Jacob Benner,
and is living in Richmond, Indiana. Robert Mitchell
was born Sept. 1, 1839, and died Jan. 19, 1842. William
Irwin was born July 18, 1845. He is now living in the
south.
Dr. Tillson is not only a close student of his
profession, but is a public-spirited citizen and diligent
observer of events. He takes an active interest in the
affairs of the village, having several times been a member of
the council and school board. In 1875 he was nominated by
the Republican party, of which he is a working member, for the
office of county clerk, but was beaten by an independent
candidate. His vote, however, in the townships in which he
is best known, was very flattering, He is a member of the
Reformed church, and the Masonic and Odd Fellows orders.
Source: History of Preble County, Ohio - H. Z.
Williams & Bro., Publishers - 1881 - Page 331 |
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Source: History of Preble County, Ohio - H. Z.
Williams & Bro., Publishers - 1881 - Page 146 |
Jacob Trout |
JACOB TROUT
was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, Mar. 22, 1801. He was
of German descent. His parents died in Rockingham county
in his early youth. He had few opportunities to gain that
education of which he desired to be possessed; but by
application during the limited time that he attended school, he
managed to secure at least the rudiments of what is now known as
a common school education.
Early left to care for himself, he learned the trade of
the brick-mason, and for some time was engaged in building.
Being steady and industrious, and having been enabled to lay by
a portion of his savings, he found himself at the age of
twenty-nine the possessor of a snug little sum of money,
sufficient to give him the means to settle down in life.
Mar. 18, 1830, he was married to Elizabeth, the eldest
child of Samuel and Catharine Bowman,
who was born in Rockingham county, Virginia. July 11,
1809. Her father and mother were natives of Virginia. the
former having been born in Rockingham county, June 1, 1787, and
the latter in Shenandoah county, October 28th of the same year.
Mrs. Trout has two brothers living: John in
Virginia, and Jacob C. in Texas. Being the eldest
daughter, Mrs.Trout had to work very hard.
Her mother taught her in the arts of spinning and weaving
articles for domestic use.
After Mr. Trout‘s marriage, with
commendable enterprise he made a prospecting trip to Ohio with a
view to permanent settlement. Accordingly in the summer of
1830 he set out on horseback, and in due time arrived in Preble
county. Being well pleased with this territory, he
purchased a tract of two hundred and twenty acres of land in
section twenty-eight of Lanier township, which farm is still
occupied by Mrs. Trout. After securing his
land, Mr. Trout returned to Virginia for his wife.
In the middle of October, 1830, Mr. and Mrs. Trout
started for their Ohio home. They made the whole journey
in a two-horse wagon, bringing with them only the necessary
clothing and bedding. Mr. Trout also brought
with him three head of Virginia cattle, with which to stock his
new farm. They were three weeks on the way, and Nov. 3,
1830, they arrived at their new farm. They found ready for
them a weather-boarded log house, which is still a part of
Mrs. Trout's residence. Since then, an addition
of brick thirty years ago, and one of frame sixteen years ago,
have increased the size and improved the looks of the house.
At the time of their removal to the place they found only a
little cabin stable where the present barn is. The farm
was nearly as clear of timber in 1830 as it is to-day.
During the first night of their residence in Preble
county, Mr. and Mrs. Trout made themselves comfortable
without furniture. On the next morning, which was
Saturday, they drove to Eaton, a distance of
seven miles, and purchased furniture and necessary household
utensils. They were soon comfortably settled in their new
home. Here they continued to live happily until death
separated them, Apr. 2, 1872, when Mr. Trout
finished his work on earth and went to his reward above.
For a number of years prior to his death, he was an exemplary
member of the Lower Twin Creek German Baptist church.
Mrs. Trout has for years been a faithful and
consistent member.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Trout consisted of
eight children in all, six of whom lived to maturity: Samuel
B., born Oct. 4, 1831, died Mar. 21, 1335; Sarah R.,
the wife of Benjamin Deardorff, was born Dec. 29,
1834, and died July 5, 1857; Mary J., who was born Oct.
12, 1838, married Alfred Johnson, and has three
children; Catharine R., born Feb. 1, 1841, married
John Halderman, and has four children; Joseph,
born Dec. 23, 1842, died Apr. 24, 1863; Lavinia V., born
May 28, 1845, died Jan. 17, 1865; Henry M., born Nov. 24,
1849, died May 28, 1863.
Mr. Trout at his death left his widow the
possessor of five hundred and forty acres of valuable land, in
two farms - the home place of two hundred and twenty acres,
managed by Alfred Johnson, and a farm of three
hundred and twenty acres in sections twenty-three and twenty six
of Lanier township, under the management of John
Halderrnan. The homestead farm and residence are
beautifully situated on the border of the valley of Twin creek,
on the Winchester and Middletown pike, with Winchester and West
Alexandria not far distant.
Although in her seventy-second year, having already
exceeded the limit of human life, Mrs. Trout
enjoys better health than she did in her younger days, when
frequently her strength was overtaxed by burdens too heavy to be
sustained. Six or eight years ago she was severely
afflicted with rheumatism, which for a time checked her
activity, but she recovered, and is finishing her days in health
and peace. She still takes her old home paper, the
Rockingham (Virginia) Register, thus keeping fresh in her memory
the scenes of her youth.
Source: History of Preble County, Ohio - H. Z.
Williams & Bro., Publishers - 1881 - Page (betw. 286 & 287) |
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