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BIOGRAPHIES
History Union County, Ohio
Publ. By B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis,
Indiana
1915
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HARRY A. TAYLOR.
One of the youngest farmers of Dover township, Union
county, Ohio, is Harry A. Taylor, who is now
farming two hundred acres of the Taylor estate with
a success which speaks well for his ability as an
agriculturist. Born and reared in the county,
as was his father before him, he has a wide circle
of friends and acquaintances throughout the county
and is known to everyone as a young man of high
character and painstaking industry. The
success which has attended his efforts thus far
indicate that some day he will be classed among the
substantial men of his community. He is now at
the very threshold of his career and has a long and
prosperous future before him.
Harry A. Taylor, the son of Adrian and Lou (Riteman)
Taylor was born Nov. 16, 1887, on his father's
farm in Dover township. His father was born in
the same township and after a long and successful
career on the farm is now living a retired life in
Dover with his wife. Adrian is the son
of Andrew Taylor and wife, and he and his
wife have reared a family of seven children, six of
whom are still living: Etta, the wife of
Will Gromble; Oscar; Harry A., of Dover
township; Hattie, the wife of S. Miller;
Mattie, the wife of C. Dillon; Harrison,
deceased; and Lucile, who is still making her
home with her parents.
Harry A. Taylor attended the common schools
until he was sixteen years of age and worked on the
farm during the summer season while attending
school. At the age of seventeen he commenced
renting land from his father and after his marriage,
at the age of nineteen, he took charge of the
Taylor estate in this township, which he has
been successfully managing since that time. He is
progressive and enterprising in his methods and is
meeting with unusual success in all of his
agricultural operations.
Mr. Taylor was married Apr. 11, 1906, to
Gertrude Weaver, the daughter of George and
Clara (Fish) Weaver. To this union have
been born three children, Edwin, Berenice
and Pearl.
Politically, Mr. Taylor has not taken an
active part in political affairs. Fraternally,
he is a member of the Knights of Pythias and belongs
to the lodge at Dover. He and his wife
are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr. Taylor is a man of practical and sound
intelligence and is alert to everything relating to
his interest and, in fact, with all that concerns
the advancement and prosperity of his community.
Because of his fine personal characteristics and his
genuine worth, he enjoys the confidence and esteem
of all who know him and has an unusually wide and
varied acquaintance throughout the township and
county.
Source: History Union County, Ohio -
Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. -
1915 - Page 1097 |
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JOHN ROBINSON TAYLOR.
The Taylor family, which is worthily
represented by John Robinson Taylor, of
Marysville, Ohio, have been residents of Union
county since 1849, and during all of these years the
family have been prominent in the various phases of
the county's development. Mr. Taylor
was reared in this county, and farmed until 1892,
since which time he has been engaged in the
insurance business in Marysville. His
son-in-law, L. J. Zwerner, became associated
with him in the insurance business in 1911 and the
firm, known as Taylor & Zwerner, ahs a large
business in fire insurance in Marysville and
throughout the county. Mr. Taylor is
fast approaching the age of three score and ten, and
all of his life has been spent within this county
with the exception of two years. He has seen
it emerge from pioneer times until it now ranks
among the most progressive counties of the state.
John R. Taylor, the son of William H. and
Eliza Ellen (Robinson) Taylor, was born in
Champaign county, Ohio, Aug. 15, 1847. His
parents, who were natives of Ohio, reared a family
of three children: Jane Ann, the wife of
Samuel Carson, of Jerome township; John R.,
of Marysville, and David Madison, who died in
early childhood.
William H. Taylor was reared in Champaign
county, Ohio, at Kingston, a village sometimes known
as Taylorstown. In young manhood he was a
wagoner and hauled goods for the railroads in this
section of the state. Later he located in
Jerome township, in this county, where he bought two
hundred and twenty acres of land. Here he and
his good wife reared their children and on this farm
he died in 1857 at the early age of forty. His
widow survived him forty-two years and never married
again, passing away at the advanced age of
eighty-two. Both were members of the United
Presbyterian church.
The paternal grandparents of Mr. Taylor were
John and Ann (Hendricks) Taylor, who were
Southerners and slave owners. They were early
pioneers in Champaign county, Ohio, and later came
to Union county and died in Jerome township, Ann
Taylor living to the advanced age of ninety-two
years. Both John Taylor and his wife
were twice married. By his first marriage
there were two children, Andrew and Washington.
By her first marriage there were also two children,
William H., the father of John R. Taylor,
with whom this narrative deals, and Susanna.
The grandmother was married both times to men by the
name of Taylor although they were no relation
to each other. The second husband was John
Taylor, and to this union were born two
children, David and Daniel.
The maternal grandparents of John R. Taylor
were John Robinson and wife, pioneers of
Darby township. She died in this county and
his death occurred in Champaign county, Ohio.
Four children were born to John Robinson and
wife, Mitchell, Eliza, Ellen, Sarah Jane and
John.
John R. Taylor was reared in Jerome township on his
father's farm and lived at home until he was
twenty-five years of age. He attended the
district schools until he was ten and then began
working on the home farm. After his marriage
he bought a farm of one hundred and fifty acres in
Leesburg township and farmed it until 1892, when he
rented his farm and moved to Marysville. On
locating in the county seat he engaged in the
insurance business and has followed his lie of
activity for the past twenty-three years. He
has three good homes in the city, having invested in
city property after selling his farm in 1901.
He continued alone in the insurance business from
1892 until 1911, when he associated with him in the
business his son-in-law, L. J. Zwerner.
Mr. Taylor was married Dec. 19, 1872, to Emma
Bowen, the daughter of Edward and Julia Ann (Deisert)
Bowen, and to this union six children have been
born, Ada, Effa, Wayne, Mabel, Opal and one
who died in infancy, the second in order of birth.
Ada is the wife of Dr. L. E. Baker of
Mechanicsburg, Ohio, and has two children,
Fontablle and Robert. Effa is the
wife of Milton Southard a farmer living in
Paris township, and has four children, Mildred,
Alonzo, John W. and Anna. Wayne
married Anna Newlove and has three children,
Pauline, Nellie and John. Wayne
is employed by the Jewell Tea Company, of
Marysville. Mabel is the wife of L.
J. Zwerner and has two children, John Lewis
and Eleanor. Opal is the wife of Walter
Scott, of Lancaster, Ohio. She has a
national reputation as a vocalist and has traveled
for the past two years, singing in different cities
of the United States.
Mrs. Taylor was born in Dover township in this
county, in October, 1852. Her parents were
both natives of Ohio and early settlers in Union
county, where her father died when a young man.
Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Bowen,
Euphemia, Hiram, Martha, Frank, Emma, Charles,
and three who died in childhood. Mrs.
Taylor is now the only one of the family who is
living.
Mr. Taylor and his wife are active workers in
the Methodist Episcopal church and he is a member of
the board of stewards at the present time.
Fraternally, he is a member of the Free and Accepted
Masons, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the
Knights of Pythias. He gave his hearty support
to the Republican party until 1912, when he, with
thousands of other voters, joined the new
Progressive party. He has always been active
in civic life and was justice of the peace for
fifteen years and married no less than forty-five
couples during his first term of office. He
has been in the council of Marysville for six years
and was chairman of the committee when the streets
of Marysville were paved.
Source: History Union County, Ohio -
Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. -
1915 - Page 625 |
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WAYNE TEETS.
An enterprising young merchant of Pharisburg, Union
county, Ohio, is Wayne Teets, whose
whole life has been spent within this county.
After graduating from the local school he started in
as a clerk in a store in Pharisburg, and since 1907
has been in the general merchandise business for
himself. He is an industrious and energetic
business man, and has built up a large and lucrative
trade throughout this section of the county.
Wavne Teets, the sun of David and
Sarah (Henry) Teets, was born in Leesburg
township, Union county, Ohio, September 22, 1882.
His father was born in Logan county, and his mother
in Champaign county, Ohio, their marriage occurring
in the latter county. Some years after their
marriage David Teets and wife located
in Union county, where he operated a cooperage plant
in Pharisburg until his death, about 1884. His
widow still resides in Pharisburg. Eight
children were born to David Teets and
wife, all of whom are still living: Flora,
the wife of J. L. Thompson, of Leesburg
township; Effie, the wife of G. B. Romine,
of Leesburg township; Warren, a farmer living
in Taylor township; Ordel, of Leesburg
township; Wilber, a resident of Galion, Ohio;
Walter, of Leesburg township; Wayne,
of Pharisburg, and Estella. the wife of J.
C Gaston, of Richwood.
Wayne Teets received his education in the
schools of Pharishurg, and after attending the high
school, clerked in the store of Hutchen
Brothers, of Pharisburg, for three years.
In 1907 he engaged in business for himself in
Pharisburg and now conducts a general merchandise
establishment, with a constantly increasing
business. His store is well stocked with such
goods as are usually found in general stores in
towns of this size, and he is constantly adding to
his stock of goods in order to meet the demands of
his trade.
Mr. Teets was married March 24. 1911, to
Loverna Hall, a daughter of J. H.
and Clara (Maple) Hall. Her parents came
from Coshocton, Ohio, to Union county, and a few
years later located in Trumbull county, where they
are now living. Mr. Teets and
his wife have one son, Leo Donald, who
was born February 24, 1912.
Politically, Mr. Teets is a Republican,
but has never been active in the councils of his
party. His wife is a member of the Methodist
Protestant
church, of Pharisburg. He holds his
membership in the Knights of Pythias at the same
place. Mr. Teets is still a
young man and at the threshold of life, and the
success which has already attended his efforts
indicates that he has a long and prosperous career
before him.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. by B. F.
Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. - 1915 -
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James O. Thomas Family |
JAMES O. THOMAS Source: History Union County,
Ohio - Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc.,
Indianapolis, Ind. - 1915 - Page 1040 |
C. L. Thompson, M.D. |
CHARLES L. THOMPSON, M. D.
Union county, Ohio, has a number of excellent
physicians and surgeons and among them should be
mentioned Dr. Charles L. Thompson, who has
been practicing in York Center since 1896. He
was born, reared and educated in this county and
with the exception of five years which he spent in
medical college, has lived all of his life within
this county. He is thoroughly abreast of the
times in his profession and has built up a large
practice.
Dr. Charles L. Thompson, the son of Tyler and
Samantha (McClung) Thompson, was born in Mill
Creek township, Union county, Feb. 15, 1871.
His grandfather, Col. James Thompson, was
born in the same township. Tyler
Thompson and wife reared a family of eight
children, all of whom are still living: S. H.,
of Dover township; James, of Dayton, Ohio;
Frederick, of Mill Creek township: Dr.
Charles L., of York Center: R. W., of
Dayton, Ohio; N. P., of Jerome township:
May, the wife of Charles Hagenloder, of
Mill Creek township; and John, of Mill Creek
township.
Dr. Charles L. Thompson was reared on his
father's farm in Mill Creek township and remained at
home until he was twenty-one years of age. He
graduated from the Mill Creek township high school
and then read medicine one year with Doctor
Henderson at Marysville. In the fall of
1891, he entered the medical college at Columbus and
graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in
the spring of 1896. He at once located at York
Center and has met with unusual success in his
chosen life work.
Doctor Thompson was married June 17,
1896, to Louisa A. Piersol, of Mill Creek
township. She is the daughter of John
and Susan Piersol and is a woman of
education and refinement. Two children have been
born to Doctor Thompson and wife;
Cleo P., a graduate of the Marysville high
school, and Charles H., a student in the
public schools of York Center.
Doctor Thompson and his family are active
members of the Methodist Episcopal church at York
Center and interested in all church and Sunday
school work. The doctor is one of the trustees
of the church and has taught a class in the Sunday
school for twelve years. Fraternally, he is a
member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights
of Pythias and the Improved Order of Red Men.
He is a past chancellor of the Knights of Pythias
and a member of the Grand Lodge of this fraternity.
Politically, he has always been identified with the
Republican party and has been prominent in township
and county politics. He has been chairman of
the county central committee and taken an active
part in the political campaigns of his party for
many years. He is a member of the Union county
and State medical societies and takes an active
interest in the work of these organizations.
He has a beautiful home in York Center, which was
built in 1898, where he and his wife extend their
genuine hospitality to a large circle of friends and
acquaintances.
Source: History Union County,
Ohio - Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc.,
Indianapolis, Ind. - 1915 - Page 1008 |
Fielding A. Thompson |
FIELDING A. THOMPSON
An enumeration of the representative citizens of
Union county who have won recognition and success
for themselves and at the same time conferred honor
upon the community dignified by their citizenship
would be incomplete were there failure to make
specific mention of the gentleman whose name heads
this review, a man who has long held worthy prestige
in business and social circles and has been
distinctively a man of affairs. A man of
education and upright character, he wields a wide
and beneficent influence in the community, ever
having the best interests of his city and county at
heart and ready to aid and encourage every cause for
the welfare of the people among whom his lot has
been cast.
Fielding A. Thompson, like many others of more
or less distinction, began life in a log house.
This house was located in Mill Creek township, Union
county, where he made his advent Mar. 5, 1862.
He is a son of Andrew Jackson and Lovina L. (Farnum)
Thompson, both parents having been born and
reared in Mill creek township. They were
farmers and Mr. Thompson was trained in this
line of industry in his early years. It was
while living on the farm in Mill creek township that
the mother died in 1874, and in 1882 the family
removed to Paris township and later to Kenton,
Hardin county, Ohio, where the father died in April,
1909.
Fielding A. Thompson received his elementary
education in the country schools while living on the
farm in Mill Creek township. He afterward
attended the high school in Marysville and later
entered the Northern Normal University at Ada, Ohio,
completing the course and graduating from that
institution in 1888. Then for seven years he
was engaged in teaching in the district schools of
Union county and established a reputation as a
popular and progressive educator. While he was
a marked success as a teacher and earnestly devoted
to that vocation, his ambition was to make the legal
profession his life work. With that purpose in
view he gave up school teaching and began the study
of law in the office of Judge John L. Porter,
of Marysville. He was admitted to the bar in
October, 1892, and at once engaged in the practice.
May 15, 1893, he opened an office at the northwest
corner of Fifth and Main streets and has been in
this location ever since. He has been admitted
to the practice in all state and federal courts. In
these courts, as in the general practice in the
lower courts. Mr. Thompson has
won recognition as a man of marked professional
ability and a most successful lawyer.
In politics, Mr. Thompson is an advocate
of the principles of the Democratic party and has
always been active in the promotion of the interests
of his party. He has served his party as
county chairman and has been identified with the
state organization. He has frequently been a
delegate to district and state conventions, where
his influence and counsel are given much
consideration in the direction of party affairs.
In 1896 Mr. Thompson was one of the
two delegates from the eighth Ohio district to the
Democratic national convention that met in Chicago
and nominated William Jennings Bryan
for President. That same year Mr.
Thompson was elected mayor of the city of
Marysville and was re-elected at the end of his
term, serving four years. He was a candidate
for prosecuting attorney of Union county in 1905,
when the county was overwhelmingly Republican, yet
he failed of election by only a few votes, thus
attesting his high standing and the popular esteem
in which he is held by the people of his county
regardless of political affiliation. In 1908
he \vas elected a member of the city council and
served one term; he was again elected to that
position in 1913 and is now a member of that body.
On Mar. 28, 1901, Mr. Thompson was united
in marriage with Mary L. Raw, daughter of
James Raw, formerly of Medina county,
Ohio. The parents of Mrs. Thompson were
natives of England. They both died at their
home in Medina county and the daughter afterward
came to Marysville. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson
have two sons, Donald and Robert R.,
the former born July 27, 1905, and the latter July
25, 1914. They have an elegant home at No. 140
Elwood avenue, and a happy family in that home with
ever\thing to make life desirable. They are
active and devoted members of the Methodist
Episcopal church and contribute liberally to its
support.
Mr. Thompson is a member of the official
board, has been a teacher for twenty years in the
Sunday school and one of the most active workers in
that department of religious endeavor. His
only fraternal affiliation is with the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 87.
Mr. Thompson is the owner of a fine farm in
Paris township and gives some attention to farming
along with his other activities. This brief
review falls far short of a complete sketch of the
busy life of Mr. Thompson, but it will in
some measure serve to give the reader an idea of the
character the writer has attempted to portray.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. by B.
F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. - 1915
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JUDGE DUDLEY E. THORNTON.
In no profession is there a career more open to
talent than is that of the law, and in no field of
endeavor is there demanded a more careful
preparation, a more thorough appreciation of the
absolute ethics of life or of the underlying
principles which form the basis of all human rights
and privileges. Unflagging application and
intuitive wisdom and determination are the
concomitants which insure personal success and
prestige in this great profession. The field
of jurisprudence stands as a stern conservator of
justice and it is the one into which none should
enter without a recognition of the obstacles to be
encountered and overcome, and the battles to be won.
A self-made lawyer, a judge on the probate bench of
Union county for seven years, Dudley E. Thornton
possesses all of these requisite qualities which
stamps the able lawyer, and today he stands among
the eminent practitioners of Union county, Ohio.
Dudley E. Thornton, former probate judge of
Union county, was born June 13, 1864. in Union
county, Ohio. He is the son of Boyd and Elizabeth
J. (Scott) Thornton. His father was born
in Logan county, Ohio, as was his mother, and both
grew to maturity in the county of their birth.
After their marriage they came to Union county and
located on a farm in Washington township, where they
lived until their death. They started in with
no worldly goods whatever, and by their united
efforts accumulated a valuable farm of one hundred
and sixty acres in this county and reared a family
of worthy children. Boyd Thornton
was a Republican in politics and held a number of
township offices. He died December 13, 1890,
his wife having passed away on April 5, 1880.
Of the seven children born to Boyd
Thornton and wife, only three are now living:
Z. R.. Dudley E.. and Arminta, the wife
of John Fry, of West Mansfield, Ohio.
Mr. Thornton was reared on a farm in
Washington township, this county, and attended the
district schools until he was sixteen years of age.
As a youth he showed much promise and his father
sent him to the Ada Normal School in order to
prepare himself for a professional career.
However, Mr. Thornton paid his own
expenses through the normal school by teaching.
He would go to school one year, and then teach the
next year in order to have enough money to return to
school the following year, and in this way he
finally graduated from the normal school at Ada,
Ohio. While teaching he studied law, and also
took the law course at Ada, and after his graduation
from the law school was admitted to the bar of Union
county. He began the active practice of his
profession at Plain City, this county, and six years
later was elected probate judge of Union county.
He served in this capacity for seven years, and on
retiring from the office in February, 1912, he took
up the practice of law in Marysville, where he is
now living. As a judge he possesses all of
those qualities which are demanded in the successful
practitioner and he gave eminent satisfaction during
his term of office.
Judge Thornton was married in 1894 to
Eva Mather, who was born and reared in
Union county, and to this union one child has been
born, Lamont, who was born November 7, 1903.
Mr. Thornton has been a life-long
Republican, and has been one of the leaders of his
party for many years and taken an active part, not
only in local politics, but in state politics as
well. A man of sterling qualities, he is
honest and strictly square dealing, and his upright
principles and genial disposition have won for him
numerous friends throughout the county where he has
spent his entire career.Source: History Union County, Ohio -
Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. -
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