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Biographies.
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History of Warren
Co., Ohio
containing
A History of the County; Its Townships, Towns,
Schools, Churches,
Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Portraits of
Early
Settlers and Prominent Men; History of The North-
West Territory; History of Ohio; Map of
Warren County; Constitution of the
United States, Miscellaneous
Matters, Etc., Etc.
- Illustrated -
Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1882
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Harlan Twp. -
GEORGE JACKSON, farmer; P. O. Level; a
native of this county, born Dec. 27, 1838, and educated in
the common and graded schools of this county. His
early inclination was to farm, and to that occupation he has
devoted his life. He was united in marriage to
Julia A. Flesher, Dec. 26, 18160; she being a native of
this county, and born Dec. 23, 1837. Their children
are Elmer and Addie; the former to soon finish
a collegiate course at Lebanon Normal. Mr. Jackson
lost his wife by death, Nov. 23, 1865; he was again married
the second time, Mar. 12, 1869, to Miss A. C. Hill;
the following interesting family blessed this union:
Millie, Laura, Letitia, Carrie, Mattie, James B. and
Arthur. His father was Jacob M. Jackson,
born in Clarksburg, Va.; he married Miss D. Williams,
of the same State. They settled in this county at an
early date, and are numbered among the pioneers of the same.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 1035 |
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Deerfield Twp. -
WILLIAM JACKSON,
Overseer of the Mason Cemetery, Mason. The gentleman
whose name heads this sketch was born in Washington Co.,
Penn., in 1830; his boyhood was passed on his father’s farm
and in the district schools received an ordinary education.
He, with his parents, James and Ann (McDonald) Jackson,
came to Ohio in 1836. They first located near Sharon,
in Hamilton County, where they resided until 1842, at which
time they removed to West Chester, Butler County, where they
resided until 1855, in which year both died.
William followed the fortunes of the farm during his
early life. Aug. 24, 1852, he was married to Mrs.
Altha A. Sharp, of Butler Co., Ohio. After his
marriage, he removed to Darke County, where he resided five
years on the farm. In 1857, he returned to Butler
County, in which he resided till 1874, and during that time
was engaged in manufacturing brooms. In the spring of
the above year, he came to Mason, and, on account of his
particular qualifications for overseer of the cemetery
grounds, the people of Mason gave into his keeping the
ground where sleep those who belong there. Just
previous to his coming to Mason, the new cemetery was
organized, and to his management and control is due the
present beautiful sight that greets the eye of the visitor
at every turn. The care of the grounds shows his
adaptability for the position, as the Mason Cemetery is one
of the best kept in the country, and for a certainty
reflects much credit on Mr. Jackson. To
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson have been born six children; two
of them, Charles and William P., are tonsorial
artists in Mason, and their business shrewdness is shown by
the fact that they operate in different shops in either end
of town, thus neutralizing and controlling the trade. The
other children are James A., Archibald F. B.,
Sarah A. and Mollie (now Mrs. Brady).
Mrs. Jackson had by her first husband three
children, viz., A. L. Sharp, an attorney, in
Bluffton, Md; Calvin Sharp, killed at the
battle of Witchata River, in the Indian Territory, in 1866;
he belonged to the 7th U. S. C.; Xemenia, deceased.
Source: History of Warren
Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - page
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Harlan Twp. -
WILLIAM JACKSON, farmer; P. O. Level;
this worthy gentleman is a native of Frederick Co., Md.,
born May 11, 1824. At about 11 years of age, he came
to this county with his parents - his father, Jacob
Jackson, his mother, originally Nancy Rogers,
both natives of Maryland. The subject of this sketch
is naturally a farmer and enjoys the rural scenery of his
adoption. He was united in marriage, Nov. 25, 1849, to
Miss Delia Sophia Scudder, a native of this State.
They have eight children - Dora J., Solon L., William H.,
Eunice A., Elizabeth A., Ida M., Dollie Mc. and
Margaret D. Mr. Jackson is a Democrat of the old
school, and has held the office of School Director for a
period of twelve years; he owns a good farm of 112 acres of
choice land; and has one of the most interesting families in
the township; he is a warm friend to education, having
liberally educated a number of his children. The
family are musically inclined and seem to enjoy its charms.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago:
W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 1035 |
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Hamilton Twp. -
B. F. JOHNSON, farmer, P. O.
Maineville. The subject of thsi sketch is a brother of
Sheriff Jaspar Johnson, of Warren co., O., and a son
of James H. Johnson, one of the pioneers of the
county. He was brought up to farm pursuits and in the
common schools received his education. Aug. 1866, he
was married to Indiana M. Weidmer, of Indiana, by
whom he has had 5 children - 3 living viz.: Cora, Hattie
and Edith. Charlotte and James F.,
deceased, With the exception of two years he has
lived in the county since his birth. He is a member of
the I. O. O. F. Lodge in Maineville, No. 557, of which he is
an exemplary and worthy brother. He owns 45 acres of
land in Hamilton Township.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - page 950 |
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Franklin Twp. -
JAMES JOHNSON, farmer; P. O. Franklin;
son of Arthur and Elizabeth (Anderson) Johnson, was
born in Belfast, Ireland, in 1834. In 1854, he came to
this country and settled in Franklin. He was married
to Harriet, daughter of Clayton Burns, near
Belfast, Ireland, in 1834; they have four children -
Maggie, James, William, and Phoebe J. Mr.
Johnson had four houses and five lots on the Springboro
road, which he exchanged for his present 90 acres north of
Franklin, 86 of which are under cultivation.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago:
W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - page 807 |
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Clear Creek Twp. -
NAPOLEON JOHNSON, plasterer, Springboro; born in Dinwiddie
Co., Va., Apr. 16, 1820; is a son of Embra and Polly
Johnson natives of Virginia. The grandfather was
Thomas Johnson also believed to be a native of Virginia, and
lived and died there under the bonds of slavery. The
maternal grandparents were Stephen and Judy Mathus,
he a native of Spain and she of the Cherokee tribe of
Indians. They both lived and died as slaves of
Virginia Embra, the father, was born in
slavery about 1780-82, and under the institution grew to
manhood; was married and became the father of ten children.
Four sons and four daughters grew to maturity; two of these
were sold and taken South, and nothing has since been known
of them; three of them died in Virginia; and two, the last
known of them, lived in Virginia; Robert, and Mary,
who married Nelson Branch. Mrs.
Johnson died in 1842. Mr. Johnson
died in 1842. Mr. Johnson lived in Virginia the
last known of him, which was at the close of the war of the
rebellion. He, like Moses of old, was favored
to live to see "the promised land" of freedom, and further
was permitted to go in and possess it; after a long life of
bondage, he saw the "the shining light" of freedom, and knew
and realized the favors which were thus vouchsafed to his
children and children's children with all of its glorious
privileges. Napoleon our subject, was raised
and kept in slavery till 1847, when his master, James
Epps, emancipated him with thirty nine others - all he
had - and gave them the full 'liberties of a free land,
which, by nature, was their right from birth. In 1847,
Mr. Johnson came to Jefferson Co., Ohio, where
he remained till November, 1848, when he came to Springboro,
Warren Co. On Feb. 14, 1849, he married Mrs.
Celia Anderson, daughter of Humphrey
and Lucy Bobson, natives of Virginia.
Mrs. Bobson came to Ohio and died in Springboro in
1857. Mr. Johnson and wife have had
three children, one now living - Maria, who married
Abraham Wheeler; had one child, Benjamin.
Mr. Johnson served one year in the war of the rebellion;
enlisted in Co. G, 16th U. S. C. V. I., on Jan. 19, 1865,
and was discharged January, 1866. With this exception,
he has been a resident of Springboro since his first
location in 1848, a period of thirty three years; is a
reliable and respected citizen and is held in high esteem by
all who know him.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - page 909 |
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Union Twp. -
ALBER T. JONES,
carpenter, South Lebanon, was born in Massachusetts in the
year 1829; he is a son of Benjamin Jones, a native of
the same State. The early life of our subject was
passed on the farm, and he received only a limited education
in the district schools. At that age of 16, he began
learning his trade, by working on cotton machinery, to which
particular work he gave his attention and time for two years
after which, on account of failing health, he went at house
building, which he followed while he remained in his native
State. In 1860, he located in Hamilton Co., Ohio, in
which he resided two years. In 1861, he was married to
Minerva Thompson, of the same county. In 1862,
he located in Warren Co., since which time carpentering has
been his principal business. Being a master workman,
and one of the best in the county, he receives a liberal
share of the work in his line. To Mr. and Mrs.
Jones three sons have been born, viz.: George W.,
Alvin M. and Edson M. He owns a good
property in the village of South Lebanon, which makes him a
comfortable and pleasant home.
Source: History of Warren Co.,
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - page 1057 |
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Wayne Twp. -
NATHAN JONES, farmer;
P. O. Waynesville; born in Wayne Township, June 21, 1831; is
a son of Nathan and Margaret (Hawkins) Jones; he a
native of New Jersey and she of Ohio. The grandparents
were Samuel and Drucilla Jones, who, it
is believed, were born in New Jersey, and he died in his
native State; the ancestors were of Scotch descent. Nathan,
the father, about 1820, then a young man, emigrated with his
mother and her family to Ohio, and located in Warren County;
here his mother died May 9, 1847, aged 87 years.
Mr. Jones married Margaret Hawkins, by
whom he had ten children, two now survive - Nathan
and Benjamin F. Mr. Jones was a
farmer by occupation, a very unassuming man, never holding
or desiring office, but a man of strict integrity, careful,
just and exact in all his dealings: commencing in life a
poor man, by his own labor and industry he obtained a good
competency; was a good neighbor and a worthy citizen.
He died July 31, 1865, aged 68 years, his wife is still
living, and resides with her son, at Mooresville, Ind.
Our subject was married Apr. 29, 1852, to Mary
Jane, daughter of Seth and Sarah
Cartwright, whose history appears in sketch of
Septimus Cartwright in this work; issue, four
children, three new survive - Samuel T., born Oct.
12, 1853; Laura J., Oct. 2, 1855, now Mrs. Frank
Zell, and John W., born Aug. 29, 1866. The
maternal grandparents were Isaac and Mary Hawkins,
natives of South Carolina, who were among the pioneers
settling here in 1803. Mr. Jones
has spent his life in this township, devoting his attention
to farming as a business; has been a resident on the farm
where he now lives about twenty-three years; has erected and
remodeled the buildings and made improvements till he now
has a very pleasant home and farmer’s residence.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 861 |
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Harlan Twp. -
THOMAS J. JONES, farmer; P. O.
Pleasant Plain; was born in Harlan Township, Warren Co.,
Ohio, Apr. 23, 1858. His father, Thomas Jones,
was born in Virginia, Sept. 4, 1815, and on the 11th of
March, 1844, married Martha Sears, who died Nov. 20,
1878. They were the parents of eleven children, of
whom Thomas, our subject, who was the youngest, was
raised on the farm with his father until he married and
commenced life for himself. He attended the district
schools of his township and devoted his spare time to the
work on the farm. On Feb. 9, 1879, he married Miss
Lucy M. Gibbs, a daughter of Henry and Lucy (Clark)
Gibbs, natives of England, who emigrated to this county
from near London, England, in the fall of 1857. By
this union one child was born, viz.: Henry L.,
born Jan. 27, 1880. Mr. Jones, though a young
man, is of an industrious disposition and steady habits, and
promises to soon place himself upon the substantial worldly
footing.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 1035 |
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