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Van Wert -
DR. H. G. DAVIS was born
in London County, Va., in 1824. He is the son of Rev.
Daniel Davis, of the M. E. Church, who settled in Barnesville in
1830, then removed to Muskingum County. Dr. Davis
attended school in Zanesville, but his medical education was
received at Buffalo and Baltimore Colleges. He settled in
Brainbridge two years, then in Chillicothe twenty years, then in
Brookville two years, and finally to Van Wert in January, 1873.
He is married to Miss Emelia Rice, and has two sons and two
daughters.
Source: History of Van Wert and Mercer Counties, Ohio, publ.
1882 - Page 183 |
Old LaRue Homestead Farm.
Res. of
Capt. T. J. Davis,
Pleasant Twp., Van Wert Co., Ohio
pg. 198 |
Pleasant Twp. -
CAPT. THOMAS J. DAVIS
was born born in Pleasant Township, Van Wert County, in 1838.
In 1860 he married Miss Martha La Rue; by this union they
have seven children. In 1862 he enlisted in the 15th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, served five months, and was discharged for
injuries received and returned home. He afterwards raised a
company for the 139th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, marched as captain of
the company, and remained until his term of service had expired.
William Davis, father of Thomas J. Davis,
settled in Pleasant Townshp, and died in 1842.
Capt. Davis now owns and resides on the old La
Rue homestead, and view of which is shown in this work.
Source: History of Van Wert and Mercer Counties, Ohio, publ.
1882 - Page 190 |
Res. of
Rufus Duprey,
Ridge Twp.,
Van Wert Co., Ohio |
Ridge Twp. -
RUFUS DUPREY is a lineal descendant of the French Huguenots,
who by persecution were driven from the Isle of Jersey, off the
coast of France, on account of their religious opinions. Some
of these fled to Switzerland, some to England, some to the Channel
Islands, and others to the United States. Abraham Duprey,
the father of the above, came to the United States in 1817, and
located in Chillicothe, Ohio. From there he moved to Gallia
County in 1824, where Rufus, the subject of this sketch, was
born in March, 1830. In 1852 he was united in marriage to
Rebecca Neal, and with his small family moved to Van Wert County
in 1857, and located as the site of his present farm, section 33,
Ridge Township. His farm was then all in woods, but with his
own hands he has made himself a comfortable home, and brought a wild
and wooded place under a high state of cultivation. His family
consists of himself, wife, and nine children.
Source: History of Van Wert and Mercer Counties, Ohio, publ.
1882 - Page 207 |
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