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SIMEON A. JACKSON is a native of
York
township, Van Wert county, Ohio,
and was born on the farm now owned and occupied by him, Feb. 8, 1843. His parents,
FERDINAND and Charity (Mortimore) Jackson, were natives respectively of
Madison county, Ohio, and North Carolina. By his first marriage
Ferdinand Jackson became the father
of four children, viz:
John M., a resident of York township;
Sarah, who died in childhood;
Thomas, who died in infancy,
Simeon A., and
James, a resident of Van Wert county. The
father died in the spring of 1849, and
Mrs. Jackson was again married and became the mother of the following
children:
Robert and
Jacob, twins;
William, deceased; David, who resides in
Van Wert county. The mother died
Apr. 4, 1891.
Ferdinand Jackson, although a farmer,
worked at chair-making in the winter time.
Simeon A. Jackson, our subject, spent
his youth on the home farm, and at the age of nineteen years enlisted in company
A, Ninety-ninth Ohio volunteer infantry, the date of his enlistment being Aug.
6, 1862, and the term of his enlistment being three years. He was in the battles of
Stone River,
Chickamauga, and eleven other of
the hard-fought engagements; after being mustered out at the close of the war he
returned to his home, and Nov. 11, 1867, was united in wedlock with
Rebecca Hayes, a daughter of
Jackson and Eliza (Hichner) Hayes,
residents of Mercer county, Ohio – the former a native of Fayette county, Ohio,
and the latter of New Jersey. To
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes were born the
following children:
Laban, a resident of Mercer county;
Orlando, who grew to manhood, but is
now deceased; Sheldon, who was a
soldier in company A, Forty-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, and died while in
service from disease; Morton, who
died in early manhood; Mrs. Jackson;
Melissa, the deceased wife of William
Krugh; Ella, deceased wife of
Augustus Frisingter; Orelso, who died when twelve years of age. The mother of these children died
when Mrs. Jackson was but eight years
of age, and the father next married the widow
Green, who bore him one daughter,
May, the wife of
Lincoln Scott, of Celina, Ohio.
Mr. Jackson’s father died in May,
1879. The children born to
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson were named –
Willis, at home;
Sarah, wife of
Charles Brown, of Mercer county;
Minnie, school-teacher;
Oscar, Eliza, Otis, and
Foster.
Mr. Jackson owns a neat homestead of forty acres, and also another
tract of thirty-three acres in York
township.
Mrs. Jackson is a pious member of the Methodist church, and in politics
Mr. Jackson is a stalwart republican. He and family are highly respected by
their neighbors and Mr. Jackson is
looked upon as one of the most public-spirited citizens of York township.
Source:
A Portrait and biographical record of Allen and Van Wert Counties, Ohio -
Chicago: A. W. Bowen & Co., 1896 - Pg. 901
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AUSTIN T. JOHNSON
Source: History of Van Wert County, Ohio - Publ.
1906 - Page 665 |
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BENJAMIN JOHNSON, a highly respectable and prosperous
farmer of Willshire township, Van Wert county, Ohio, is a native of
Pennsylvania and was born June 1, 1839. His father, Elias
Johnson, was born in Brooke county, Va., was reared a farmer,
and was married in his native county to Miss Jemima Dimmit,
daughter of Jacob Dimmit. To this couple were born the
following children: Benjamin, Wilson, Elizabeth, Jacob,
Mary C., Marietta and Annetta. The parents of this
family settled in Willshire, Van Wert county, Ohio, in 1850, and
here the father died June 11, 1861, his having departed in
September, 1859, greatly venerated by their neighbors as pioneers
and as members of the United Brethren church.
Benjamin Johnson was but ten years of age
when his parents settled on a part of his present farm in Willshire
township; since then he has become one of the prominent
agriculturists of the county and has assisted in converting the
township from a wilderness into a garden. His marriage took
place June 24, 1860, to Delilah Morehead, daughter of
Vinton and Phebe (Heller) Morehead, and to this congenial union
have been born the following children: Wilson W.,
Rosa, Melvin A., Annie, Callinda A. and Benjamin F.
(deceased) and an infant, also deceased. Of the above,
Wilson W. was married Dec. 21, 1887, to Miss Nellie Mason
- the former a farmer in Defiance county, Ohio. The home farm
of Mr. Johnson contains 180 acres, is well ditched and well
stocked, and no better-kept farm of its size exists in the county.
In politics Mr. Johnson is a republican, and in religion is a
pillar in the radical branch of the United Brethren in Christ.
He has seen a mighty change made in Van Wert county, since, when a
child of ten years, he sat on the puncheon slabs that formed the
seats of the old fashioned log school house. Mr. Johnson
is one of the hard-working, thorough-going, upright men, and is most
favorably known throughout the county of Van Wert.
Source:
A Portrait and biographical record of Allen and Van Wert Counties, Ohio -
Chicago: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1896 - Pg. 374 |
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BENJAMIN JOHNSON
Source: History of Van Wert County, Ohio - Publ.
1906 - Page 723 |
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DAN
S. JOHNSON, superintendent of Woodlawn cemetery, and an
ex-soldier of the Union army, was born in Orleans county, N. Y.,
Dec. 13, 1836. He is a son of Amos C. Johnson, who was
born in Vermont in 1801, was reared a farmer, and was a farmer all
his life. He married Miss Elizabeth Hix, of New York,
and in 1841 left Orleans county, N. Y., and removed to Williams
county, Ohio, where he followed farming until his death, which
occurred in 1844. He was a democrat in politics, and a
member of the Free Will Baptist church. He was in every way a
good man, was very liberal with his means, and donated much to
public enterprises, but, through misfortunes of different kinds, he
lost a great deal of money, and at his death life his family in
rather poor circumstances. He and his wife were the parents of
nine children, as follows: Jane B., Stephen V.,
William C., Dan S., Harriet M., Matilda M., Carlos B., Sarah
M. and Amos C. Sarah died in 1842; the rest are
living and are all married. The mother of these children died
in 1873, aged sixty-three years.
Dan S. Johnson remained at home with his mother
eleven years, and then worked for different individuals until the
breaking out of the war, when he enlisted in Company G, Forty-fourth
Indiana volunteer infantry, Sept. 2, 1861. He was in the
battle of Shiloh, and that of Stone river, and in that of Chichamauga,
and in the latter battle being wounded twice - first by a piece of
shell and second by a musket ball, which struck him in the face.
This was on Sept. 19, 1863. He served in the war four years
and twelve days. Mr. Johnson was raised from ranks in a
series of promotions and was mustered out as captain. Four of
his brothers also served in the war for the Union, and all came out
safely, and are now alive and well.
After being discharged from the army Mr. Johnson
went to Steuben county, Ind., where his mother was ten living.
Afterward we went to Kansas, in which state he bought a farm, and,
returning to Steuben county, was married to Miss Hena Hubbell.
He then returned to his Kansas farm and there remained two and a
half yeas, following farming on his land. Selling this farm he
returned to Indiana, where he lived until Jun. 3, 1873, when he came
to Ohio locating in Van Wert county, where he has since remained.
In politics Mr. Johnson is a strong republican and he is a
member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a member of
the Grand Army of the Republic, William C. Scott post, No. 100; and
of Ben Hur Gasper Court No. 10, K. of P. He is receiving a
moderate pension from the government, which he appreciates, yet it
is poor pay for the sacrifice and hardships endured from a monetary
standpoint; yet Mr. Johnson is one of the many that are proud
of the title of a soldier, feeling that he did nothing but his duty
in defending the flag. In 1878 Mr. Johnson was
appointed street commissioner and filled that office five years, and
in 891 was elected to the same position for two years, but at the
end of one year he resigned to accept the position of
superintendent of Woodland cemetery at Van Wert, a position which he
still retains.
By his marriage to Miss Hubbell he is the father
of the following children: Caroline L., born in Kansas;
Mary V. , born in Indiana; Earl R., who graduated with
the class of 1896 from the Van Wert high school; Hugh C., who is a
member of the Epworth league, and Florence M., all three born in Van
Wert county, Ohio. Florence M. died in Monroeville,
Ind., in 1886; Caroline L. is the wife of Philip Krick,
formerly of Monroeville, Ind., Miss Hena Hubbell, who was
born Aug. 21 1819, also in Knox county. He was reared on a
farm and afterward studied medicine with an uncle in Cincinnati.
After becoming thoroughly qualified to practice medicine he
established himself in Knox county, and practiced there for some
time, and removed thence to Delaware county, and later to Steuben
County, Ind., and still later returned to Knox county, Ind., and
still later returned to Knox county, Ohio, and all through his
professional career he was unusually successful. He was
married to Miss Nancy Fox, of New Jersey, by whom he was the
father of the following children: Burton, Charles, Hena, Ordemas,
and Lodema. Ordemas died in 1850.
George B. Hubbell was a republican, a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and a very liberal man in every way, freely giving
of his means to the support of his church and to all worthy
enterprises. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are among the best
people of Van Wert county, honest and upright, true to all their
duties in the various relations in life, and are highly respected by
all who know them. The family are all members of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Mr. Johnson owns a residence property
on South Walnut street. Mrs. Johson and daughter
Mary are members of the Relief corps. No. 18, Van Wert, Ohio.
Source:
A Portrait and biographical record of Allen and Van Wert Counties, Ohio
- Chicago: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1896 - Pg. 372 |
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DAVIS JOHNSON
Source: History of Van Wert County, Ohio - Publ.
1906 - Page 588 |
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GEORGE D. JOHNSON
Source: History of Van Wert County, Ohio - Publ.
1906 - Page 518 |
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J. BROUGH JOHNSON, son of Davis and Susan A. Johnson,
was born Aug. 17, 1863, in Van Wert county (see sketch of Davis
Johnson). He was educated in the schools of Van Wert,
reared a farmer, and on the 17th day of August, 1886, was united in
marriage to Laura F. Ferguson, daughter of James K. and
Henrietta Ferguson. Shortly after he marriage Mr.
Johnson built his present home in Van Wert, where he has since
resided. He is engaged in farming and stock-raising, in both
of which his success has been most encouraging. He is a
public-spirited man, quiet, but progressive, one of the prominent
citizens of Van Wert, and his home, on North Washington street, is
the abode of plenty and true-hearted hospitality. While a
republican in politics, he has never been an aspirant for official
position; contributes to his party's success, state and national,
but in local elections votes for the man best fitted for the office,
irrespective of party affiliation.
The father of Mrs. Johnson, James K. Ferguson,
was born in Richland county, Ohio, about the year 1822, and was
married, in 1846, to Henrietta Stout, and reared a family
consisting of the following children: William, painter of Van
Wert; Mary, wife of George Torrey, of Union township;
Laura; John, who resides in Van Wert; Celina, teacher in
the public schools of Van Wert; Charley, a printer, and
Maud, teacher of music - the last two living in the city of Van
Wert. When a small boy, James K. Ferguson accompanied
his parents to Kenton, Ohio, where he remained until 1851, at which
time he came to the county of Van Wert, and engaged in
cabinet-making, and later, for a number of years; followed the
painter's trade in the city and throughout the county.
Originally he was an old line whig in politics, later became a
republican, and is still living, being at this time, perhaps, the
oldest member of the Masonic fraternity in the city of Van Wert.
Mrs. Ferguson was born about 1825, in Maryland, and was the
daughter of a hero of the war of 1812, whose birth occurred about
the year 1792, in Berks county, Pa. Grandfather Stout
served as sheriff at Hagerstown, Md., prior to the late war, and
died about eighteen years ago at the age of eighty-four.
Source:
A Portrait and biographical record of Allen and Van Wert Counties, Ohio
- Chicago: A. W. Bowen & Co., 1896 - Pg. 373 |
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JAMES K. P. JOHNSON
Source: History of Van Wert County, Ohio - Publ.
1906 - Page 794 |
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THOMAS P. JOHNSON
Source: History of Van Wert County, Ohio - Publ.
1906 - Page 410 |
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W. SCOTT JOHNSON
Source: History of Van Wert County, Ohio - Publ.
1906 - Page 600 |
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BENJAMIN JONES
Source: History of Van Wert County, Ohio - Publ.
1906 - Page 549 |
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DAVID J. JONES
Source: History of Van Wert County, Ohio - Publ.
1906 - Page 639 |
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JOHN JARVIS JONES
Source: History of Van Wert County, Ohio - Publ.
1906 - Page 511 |
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