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ANDREW TAYLOR
 Source: History
Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers &
Co. 1883 - Page 378
Photo Source: History Union County, Ohio -
Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 481 |
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JOHN H. TEMPLE, farmer, P. O.
Byhalia, was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, July 1,
1839. His parents are Edward and Peggy
Temple, his father being a native of
Pennsylvania, and his mother of Virginia; they came
to Guernsey County at an early day. He was
reared to man's estate on a farm, and received but
an ordinary English education. On June 10,
1859, in Guernsey County, he married Maria
Morrison, who was born June 1, 1839; she is a
daughter of Joseph and Theda A. Morrison.
To them have born ten children - Margaret, Joseph
M., Sarah (deceased), Theda A., Martha, Mary
E., John (deceased), Ida D., Harry E. and
Frank. In 1864, he came to Franklin
County, and located two years, then spent two years
in Madison County, and in March, 1868, he came to
Union County, and settled in Washington Township,
where he still resides. He was served as
School Director, and is the owner of forty-two and
one-half acres of land.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 672 |
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ALVIN THOMPSON, retired,
Marysville. John W. Thompson, the
father of Alvin, was a native of Washington
County, Penn. His wife, who was Sarah
McClure, was born in Beaver County, Penn., where
they were married and passed a portion of their
lives. In 1845, he moved with his family and
settled on a farm three miles north of Marysville,
where he resided until 1854, at which time he was
elected County Recorder and took up his residence in
this city. He was re-elected in 1857, and
served in that position six years. They were
devoted and life-long members of the Presbyterian
Church, and journeyed together earth's pilgrimage
until separated by death. His demise occurred
in 1875; she survived until 1880. They were
the parents of five children, three of whom are
living, as follows: M.
Thompson, whose sketch appears in this work;
Milton, who married Matilda Amrine,
of Peoria, Ohio, and Alvin, youngest son and
subject of this sketch, who was born in Carroll
County, Ohio, in 1837. He was educated in the
academy of this city, and served as Township
Treasurer, and Clerk, and Corporation Clerk for some
years. At the breaking-out of the rebellion,
in 1861, he joined the forces of the Union army, in
Company D, of the First Ohio Cavalry, and served in
the field over three years. He participated in
the battles of Stone River, Dec. 31, 1862;
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 21, 1863, and the Atlanta
campaign, July 29 to Aug. 1, 1864. He was
appointed Postmaster of Marysville under
President Johnson in 1867, which position
he occupied until 1880. Subsequently, he
engaged in the mercantile trade a short time, when
he retired from the active pursuits of life.
He was married in 1865, to Miss Ellen P.,
daughter of the Rev. James Smith, an eminent
divine of the Presbyterian Church, and one of Union
County's early pioneers. He officiated in the
pulpit of the Presbyterian Church of this city until
near the close of his life, and was a pastor who
lived in the hearts of his people, beloved and
respected by all. Mr. Thompson
is a member of the I. O. O. F., the G. A. R., and
the father of two children, both of whom are living,
viz.: Ella M. and Mary D. The
family are connected with the Presbyterian Church.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 146 |
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M. THOMPSON, physician, Marysville, has been
nearly a life-long resident of Union County, and his
family were among its early pilgrims. His
parents, John W. and Sarah (McClure) Thompson,
were natives of Washington and Beaver Counties,
Penn., respectively. They selected a home and
moved to Paris Township, Union County, in 1845,
where they both lived and died. He attained
considerable prominence, and served the county as
Recorder six years. The subject of this sketch
is the eldest of five children, and was born in
Beaver County, Penn., Aug. 1, 1828. He
received his primary education in the Marysville
Academy, and in 1852 began the study of medicine.
He passed a thorough course of studies at the
Starling Medical College during 1856-57, and for
twelve years was a resident physician of Pharisburg.
In 1869, he became interested in the growth and
advancement of Marysville, and further increased its
enterprise by forming a partnership with W. L.
Miller, and erecting the Marysville Mills.
This firm continued in successful operation until
1872, when the firm dissolved, and Mr. Thompson
became sole proprietor. The building is
32x52 feet, three stories high, and cost about
$12,000. It has a run of four buhrs of stone,
and a daily capacity of forty barrels. Mr.
Thompson has been quite successful in the
milling business, which forms one of the largest
manufacturing interests of the city. He was
married, May 17, 1857, to Miss Elizabeth C. Hull,
a native of Cecil County, Md. The children
born to this issue are John H., Charles A.
and Jennie B. Mr. Thompson is a member
of the Masonic order and the family are connected
with the Presbyterian Church.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 146 |
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JAMES THOMPSON, merchant. New Dover, a
prominent citizen of Dover Township, was born near
Charlottesville, Va., Feb. 28, 1812. He is a
son of John and Polly (Nelson) Thompson,
natives of Virginia. His paternal grandfather,
James Thompson, was also a native of the Old
Dominion. He participated in the struggles for
our national independence, and was present at the
surrender of Lord Cornwallis ay
Yorktown. In 1818 he came to Mill Creek
Township with four sons and three daughters, viz.:
James John, Charles, William, Polly, wife of
James Burns; Susan, wife of John
Gray, and Elizabeth. wife of David
Price. Of these all died in Union
County, except James, who died near
Chillicothe, and Mrs. Burns, whose death
occurred in Missouri. James Burns,
her husband, was connected with the Land Office of
Missouri for fifteen years. James
Thompson died in Mill Creek Township in 1810.
His father emigrated to America subsequent to the
French and Indian war, and settled in Old Virginia,
where he died. Mrs. Thompson,
the wife of James, departed this life in
1833. John, the father of our subject, was
drafted into military service during the war of
1812. For his first wife he married Polly
Nelson, their children were James (our
subject), William, Elizabeth, and
Nancy, deceased. Mrs. Thompson
died in August, 1816. Mr. Thompson
married for his second wife, Elizabeth
Graham, by whom he had the following children:
George, Robert, Anderson,
John, Susan, Elizabeth and
Temperance. Mr. Thompson
died in Mill Creek Township, in 1836, James,
our subject, whose name heads this sketch, was taken
by his grandfather when six years of age and reared
and educated. From the time he was fifteen
years old till of age, he worked out by the day,
month and year. In 1832, he married and
settled on forty acres of land near Watkins, which
purchase he had made some time previously. He
pursued the avocation of farming till 1888, when he
established a small store at Watkins, which was the
first in Mill Creek Township. Mr.
Thompson continued in the mercantile business at
Watkins till Apr. 1, 1878, when he removed to New
Dover, resuming the mercantile trade. In 1840,
he was appointed Postmaster at Watkins, and filled
that office till 1861. During that period he
served as Justice of the Peace nine years. In
1860, he was tendered the Deputy Marshalship of
Union County, but on account of ill health declined.
He was a great lover of military discipline, and
when a boy joined the militia and served as Drummer,
Drum-Major, First Lieutenant and Captain. At
the disorganization of this militia, and Aug. 1,
1863, at the formation of the home militia, he was
elected Captain of Company E. Third Battalion Ohio
Militia, and Sept. 1, 1863, was commissioned
Lieutenant Colonel of the same battalion.
Mr. Thompson was the first Assessor or
Mill Creek Township, and served in every other
official capacity in that township. Mr.
Thompson embarked in life a poor boy, and
dependent upon his own exertions. By his
untiring energy and industry, he achieved a large
success in the accumulation of this world's goods.
He owned land in Mill Creek, Dover and Taylor
Townships, to the number of 1,300 acres. He
has since divided among his children, till his farm
now contains but 650 acres. Mr. Thompson
was married Jan. 5, 1832, to Miss Catharine
Gamble, who died Sept. 9, 1854, leaving him six
children, viz.: John G., Robert W., Nelson P.,
Tyler, Joseph S., Mary L., wife of W. S. Rogers, and
Ray T. Mr. Thompson celebrated his second
marriage Dec. 31, 1855, with Miss Elizabeth,
daughter of John and Sarah Gamble. Two
children were the fruits of this union— George E.
and Horace G. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson
religiously entertain the views of the church of the
Disciples. Mr. T. in politics, is
decidedly Democratic.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 378 |
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WILLIAM THOMPSON, deceased, was born in
Franklin County, Ohio, in 1834, and was a son of
Joseph and Eliza Thompson, natives of the above
county. His early life was passed in his
native county where his education was obtained in
the common schools. He learned the trade of a
tinner at Columbus, and in 1856 or 1857 came to
Milford Center and engaged in the hardware business,
which he followed until his decease, May 9, 1870.
He was married in 1858 to Miss Mary J. Fuller,
of this county, by whom he had one child—McDonald.
He was a member of Marysville Lodge, F. & A. M., a
successful man in business, and a highly esteemed
citizen, whose death was deeply deplored by his
friends and by the community at large.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 215 |
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DAVID L. TUSSING, farmer, P.
O. Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was
born in Madison County, Ohio, Oct. 5, 1836. He
is a son of Henry and Mary Tussing.
From his
youth up, he had devoted his attention to farming,
and received the rudiments of an English education
in a district school. On Oct. 18, 1865, he was
united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Wright,
daughter of Leven Wright (deceased) and
Letitia Wright, whose sketch appears in the
history. They have two children, viz.,
Frank Z. and Clara A. In 1867, he
located on the Wright farm in York
Township, this county, where he remained until
January, 1881, when he came to Washington Township.
He is a member of the Baptist Church, and the owner
of seventy-one acres of land.
Source:
History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H.
Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 673 |
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