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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.
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Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1882
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Turtle Creek Twp.
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JOSEPH H. RHODES, farmer, Lebanon; was
born in Highland Co., Ohio, Nov. 20, 1817; he is the son of
Gustavus and Margaretta (Eddenfield) Rhodes, natives
of Fredericksburg, Va. Our subject was educated in
Highland County; he learned, and for some time followed, the
trade of hatter; since his residence in Warren County he has
for thirteen years been engaged in running a hack from
Lebanon to Cincinnati to Sharon. He was married, Nov.
23, 1848, to Martha A. Roosa, whose father was born
in Orange Co., N. Y., in 1791, and emigrated to Ohio when 11
years of age, settling near Montgomery, Hamilton Co., where
his father had purchased a farm; he was a soldier in the war
of 1812, and was married in 1818 to Elizabeth Daniels,
of Clermont County by whom he had five children; he lived at
Montgomery until 1827, when he moved to Deerfield, and there
died in 1846, his wife having died in 1833. Mrs.
Rhodes has in her possession a Psalm Book, or Bible,
brought from Holland by her great-grandfather, Abraham
Roosa. Mr. Rhodes, by his marriage, has had the
following children: J. A. (deceased), Charles M. (deceased),
Maggie (deceased), Emma and Eunice.
Mr. Rhodes owns and occupies a nice farm
adjoining Lebanon.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 772 |
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Turtle Creek
Twp. -
WILLIAM RITCHEY, deceased, was the
youngest of a family of three girls and five boys, children
of Robert and Rachael (Fraley) Ritchey; he was born
Jan. 29, 1819, and died Sept. 7, 1877. On May 19,
1846, he was married to Miss Rebecca P. Bretney,
daughter of Tobias and Nancy (Butler) Bretney; she
was a native of Ohio, born Feb. 18, 1814. Mr.
Ritchey was engaged in the tannery and leather business
until 1845, when he retired from business; in 1848, he
engaged extensively in the culture of rare and valuable
plants and flowers for his own gratification; for many years
he owned the stock and controlled the business of the
Lebanon & Dayton Turnpike Company. He was a true
philanthropist, whose loss was deeply deplored by the whole
community; he was kind, affable and liberal, contributing
freely to both church and State. He had a beautiful
flower garden at his residence on Main street, filled with
the choicest flowers of every clime, which he dispensed
gratis to all lovers of the beautiful. His widow still
occupies his comfortable home in the suburbs.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W.
H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 773 |
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Hamilton Twp. -
WILLIAM ROAT, farmer, P. O., Loveland.
The gentleman whose name heads this sketch was born in
Hamilton Township in 1838, and is a son of Morris and
Margaret Roat. He was born in New Jersey, in 1806,
and is a son of Michael and Elsie C. (Huffman) Roat,
natives of new Jersey, who located here in 1817, coming to
Ohio by teams across the mountains of Pennsylvania.
They purchased 100 acres of land. Michael
and wife were parents of ten children, three living.
He died in 183_ aged 60 years; she died in 1843. The
father of our subject was married in 1834 to a daughter of
Nicolas Tiger, of New Jersey, who settled here in
1819. To Morris and wife were born four
children, all living, viz.: Nicholas, Michael,
William and Jacob. Our subject was reared a
farmer and received only a limited education. Dec. 31,
1863, he was married to Mary, a daughter of James
Walker, who was a son of Samuel B. Walker.
After his marriage he settled where he now resides. He
owns 77 acres of good land, which is largely in cultivation.
They have three children, viz.: James A., Cora B.
and Margaret O. Both are members of the Bethel
Church, to which they have been connected for 18 or 19
years, and are exemplary Christian people.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W.
H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 955 |
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Franklin Twp.
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WILLIAM M. ROBISON, farmer; P. O.,
Franklin; son of Robert and Elizabeth Robison; was
born in Franklin Township Feb. 2, 1843. He was reared
on his father's farm and received his educational training
in the common schools. May 2, 1864, he enlisted in Co.
B, 146th O. N. G., and was discharged with his regiment
September of the same year. He then returned home and
resumed his former occupation. He was married, May 21,
1868, to Miss Callie Sweny, daughter of Eli and
Lucy Sweny, born in Clear Creek Township Oct. 18, 1850;
they have two children - Lutheran T. and Wade O.
Mr. Robison is engaged in farming and rearing live
stock; for the past ten years, he has made a specialty of
breeding Poland-China hogs; he is a stock-holder in the Ohio
Poland China Swine Record Association; he owns a farm of 97
acres on /sec. 22, with good improvements.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W.
H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 813 |
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Wayne Twp. -
EMPSON A. ROGERS,
farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born in Massie Township May 26,
1819; is a son of Josiah and Abigail Rogers, whose
history is given in sketch of Samuel W. Rogers.
The subject of this sketch remained with his father on the
old home place till 33 years of age; was married, Sept. 19,
1840, to Martha T., daughter of David and
Priscilla Braddock, natives of New Jersey.
David was a son of Daniel Braddock, who
lived and died in his native State of New Jersey.
David Braddock with his family emigrated to Ohio
and located in Waynesville in May, 1839, a further history
of whom is given in the sketch of Robert S. Braddock.
Daniel and wife had eleven children, seven sons
and four daughters - Reuben, Jacob B.,
Martha T., and Joseph J. Martha T. was born
Mar. 20, 1819. Mr. Rogers and wife have
two children - Amanda H., born Jan. 20, 1844, married
John C. Ridge; Mary E., born Aug. 31, 1851,
married Samuel E. Elliott, whose sketch appears in
this work. When Mr. Braddock and family came to
Ohio, they moved over the mountains in wagons.
Martha T. was then about 20 years of age, and she and
her brother Robert bantered each other on which could
walk the farthest; they walked day after day, and both
walked the entire distance - 600 miles, with the exception
of one-half day’s ride taken by Martha, from sickness
she had caused by drinking sulphur water - a feat but few
young ladies in this day could accomplish. Another
instance of the remarkable endurance of those pioneer women
was the case of Abigail, the mother of our subject,
who, when about 16 years of age, rode on horseback from
Waynesville to Baltimore, Md., to attend Friends' Yearly
Meeting, and back again, which but few, if any, could now
endure. Mr. Rogers has devoted his
entire life to farming, with reason able success, and is
considered a model farmer. He has been Street
Commissioner of Waynesville eight or ten years and served as
Township Trustee several years. His daughter,
Amanda H., married John C. Ridge, a son of
Jacob and Mary Ridge; by him she has three
children - Carrie A., born Oct. 16, 1865; Harrie
E., born Oct. 6, 1869, and Clifford S., born June
15, 1873.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 879 |
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Massie Twp. -
JOSIAH C. ROGERS,
farmer; P. O. Harveysburg; born in Warren Co. Dec. 7, 1826;
is a son of Josiah and Abigail (Cleaver) Rogers, he a
native of New Jersey and she of Virginia. The
ancestors are fully written up in sketch of Samuel W.
Rogers. Josiah, the father, was one of the
early settlers of Warren Co.; was married here and became
the father of eight children, three now survive - Empson,
Josiah and Mary (now Mrs. Heighway, residing
in Illinois). Mr. Rogers located in Wayne
Township and followed farming, till in the latter part of
his life, from advancing years, he retired from active
labor, and removed to Waynesville, where he died at the
advanced age of 80 years. Our subject remained with
his father, brought up to farm labor, till after his
majority; was married Feb. 7, 1850, to Amelia,
daughter of Abraham and Eleanor Bowman, natives of
Virginia, but who emigrated to Kentucky, and subsequently to
Ohio, locating in Wayne Township, on the place where
Abijah O’Neall now lives, about 1812, opening out right
in the woods, and performed a great amount of pioneer work,
enduring the many deprivations and hardships which only
those early settlers knew and experienced. His wife
died about 1854, aged 64 years; he survived her till 1866;
he died aged 82 years. They had ten children, five new
survive - John, Didema, Sarah, Mary A.
and Amelia; the latter was born in Warren Co. Mar.
23, 1823. Mr. Rogers and wife have had three
children - Hannah E., born June 23, 1851; Mary A.,
Dec. 15, 1852, and Abbie L., born Feb. 28, 1858.
Mr. Rogers has followed farming as his
occupation through life, and most of his married life has
been in Massie Township. He bought and located upon
the farm where he now lives, in the spring of 1873, where he
has since resided.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 1013 |
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Clear Creek Twp.
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LINDLEY M. ROGERS, farmer, P. O.
Springboro; born in Fayette Co., Penn., near Ft. Red Stone,
May 3, 1837; is a son of Nathan and Atlantic (Haines)
Rogers, he a native of Pennsylvania and she of Virginia.
The grandfather was Philip Rogers, a native of
Maryland, and subsequently became a resident of
Pennsylvania, where he lived and died; he and wife were both
firm and devoted members of the Society of Friends, in which
she was an active minister for many years. They had
six children, five sons and one daughter; four now survive -
Winston, David G., Philip and Elizabeth (now
Mrs. Hill). The maternal grandparents were
Eli and Ruth (Miller) Haines, native of Virginia and
subsequently became residents of Pennsylvania, where his
wife died. He subsequently came to Ohio and died in
Columbiana County. Nathan Rogers grew manhood
and was married, May 3, 1832, and spent his entire life near
his old home; he was a member of the Friends' Society till
his death, and was, in his morals and Christian character, a
more than ordinary man; had a well balanced mind, was never
out of humor or known to be angry, but was a model in
temperament and very exemplary in his life, and was much
honored and respected by all who knew him; he died Sept. 19,
1855, aged 50 years; his wife subsequently came to Ohio and
died near Springboro, July 31, 1865, aged 60 years.
They had six children: four now survive - Eli, Jonathan,
Lindly M. and Mary (who married H. Jones).
The subject of this sketch was raised and grew to manhood in
his native State. In the summer of 1861, he emigrated
to Warren Co., Ohio, and located near Springboro where, on
Aug. 1, 1861, he was married to Ruth, daughter of
Thomas and Eliza Miller (see sketch of Thomas Millers).
Mr. Rogers has devoted his life to farming, and since
his marriage has resided near Springboro, with the exception
of one year's residence in Montgomery Co., Ohio. He
bought and located where he now lives in the fall of 1869,
and here has since resided. Mr. Rogers and wife
are firm and devoted members of the Society of Friends.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 926 |
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Wayne Twp. -
SAMUEL W. ROGERS, retired merchant,
Waynesville; born in New Jersey Mar. 29, 1814; is a son of
Joseph and Margaret (Peacock) Rogers, natives of New
Jersey. The grandfather, Joseph Rogers, was
also a native of New Jersey, and was a son of Abner and
Hope Rogers, who lived and died in New Jersey, and, on
their old homestead place, still stands the brick house
built by him in 1776, which was visited by our subject in
1876, just one century after its erection. The
grandfather, Joseph, married Esther
Atkinson, by whom he had four sons and one daughter; he
resided in his native state till in the fall of 1813, when
he emigrated to Ohio and located in Warren County; there he
lived till his death. Joseph, the father, in
1812, walked the entire distance from New Jersey over the
mountains to Warren Co., Ohio; here he bought a horse and
returned to his native State on horseback. In the fall
of 1815, he emigrated with his family to this county, where
he settled and has since resided, with the exception of two
and one-half years' residence in Indiana, between 1823 and
1826. He served in his native State a long
apprenticeship in the carpenter trade; thence became a
manufacturer of the Peacock plow, and when he came to Ohio,
he brought the patterns for making the cast mold-board plows
- something then unknown west of the mountains; here he gave
almost his exclusive attention to the manufacture of those
plows for several years. At that time there was no
foundry in Cincinnati, and he obtained his castings at a
foundry about fifty miles southeast of here. This was
in that early day a great improvement to their plows and
made quite a revolution in the work of farming. Mr.
Rogers is the father of eight children; four new survive
- Samuel W., Esther Ann, Hope and
Lydia; his wife died in 1837. In 1840, he was
married to Rebecca Lippincott, with whom he is
still living. Mr. Rogers was born Oct.
30, 1789, and is now in his 92d year, and is still quite a
spry, lively old gentleman, and we may wish for him yet many
happy years. Our subject was but 18 months of age when
brought to this county; here he was raised and grew to
manhood, accustomed to the scenes and trials of those early
days; was married, Apr. 13, 1837, to Lydia Ann,
daughter of Isaac and Hannah Engle,
natives of New Jersey. Lydia Ann was
born in New Jersey Feb. 23, 1814. Mr. Rogers
followed farming till 1848; thence entered upon mercantile
trade in Waynesville, which business he conducted for
thirty-one years - till May, 1879, when he sold his stock of
goods and retired from all active business. Mr.
Rogers started in life a poor man, but, by his own
industry, business tact and economy, has accumulated a
sufficiency, and now in his later years is able to enjoy the
fruits of his own industry and labor. Mr.
Rogers has held the offices of Township Treasurer and
Trustee, and is a Director and Vice President of the
National Bank of Waynesville.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 879 |
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Massie Twp. -
DANIEL ROMINE, farmer;
P. O. Harveysburg; born in Massie Township, Nov. 15, 1822;
is a son of Jesse and Hannah (Stump) Romine, natives
of Frederick Co., Va. Jesse was raised and grew
to manhood, married and resided in his native State till
1817, when he, with his family, emigrated to Ohio, and soon
after their arrival located in Massie Township, where he
resided till about 1858, when he moved to Grant Co., Ind.,
and there died the same year; his wife had died in December,
1822, while residing in Massie Township. They had six
children, five now survive - Emily; Louisa,
now Mrs. D. Bradford, living in Grant Co., Ind.;
Elizabeth, now Mrs. Smith; Cornelius,
now in Grant Co., Ind.; and Daniel. The subject
of this sketch was but 3 weeks old when his mother died;
thence was taken by his grandfather, Stump, and cared
for till his death; thence was placed with his uncle, where
he remained till 18 years of age; thence went out into the
world for himself, working at whatever he found to pay him
best till he reached his majority; was married Aug. 12,
1843, to Elizabeth, daughter of William and
Barbara Baker, natives of Kentucky; who had
nine children, eight now survive - Mahala, now Mrs.
House, living in Kansas; Minerva, now Mrs.
Burns, living in Illinois; Sarah Ann,
now Mrs. Thomas, living in Indiana;
Elizabeth; Susan, now Mrs. Busby,
living in Illinois; Rebecca, now Mrs.
Haynes, living in Kansas; Mary and Martha
(twins) Mary, now Mrs. M. Thomas, living in
Indiana; Martha, now Mrs. Henderson,
also living in Indiana. Mr. Romine and
wife have had four children, one only now survives -
Jesse T., born Sept. 3, 1848. Mr. Romine
has devoted his life to farming in Clinton and Warren
Counties; he bought and located upon the farm where he now
lives in the spring of 1864, where he has since resided.
This place he purchased of Jonas Stump; it
consists of 131 acres of excellent land, with good buildings
and improvements, and is a pleasant home and farmer’s
residence. Mr. Romine started out in
life a poor boy, “tossed from pillar to post,” but possessed
of a fund of energy and will, and by his own labor, industry
and economy, has accumulated a good competency, and is now
one of the prominent and well-to-do farmers of Massie
Township; is a man of principle and integrity, a kind
neighbor and an honored citizen.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 1014 |
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Clear Creek Twp. -
FREDERICK
ROSNAGLE, farmer; P. O. Springboro; born in
Philadelphia Apr. 30, 1814; is a son of John and Mary
(Joyce) Rosnagle, he a native of Germany and she of
Pennsylvania. Mr. Rosnagle emigrated to America
when a young man, about 1808; was married, in 1809, and
located in Philadelphia. During the war of 1812, he
was drafted and served through that war. After a short
residence in Philadelphia, by misfortune he lost his
property, and removed to Union County, where he resided till
his death, in 1828. They had nine children, six sons
and three daughters; five now survive - Frederick, James,
now a resident of Roseburg, Oregon; Mary, now Mrs.
Hentz, residing in Philadelphia; Solomon and
Isaiah, a resident of Cincinnati. Mrs. Rosnagle
subsequently moved to New Jersey, where she lived three
years; thence moved to Philadelphia, where she died, in
October, 1847. The subject of this sketch was 14 years
of age when his father died; then he bound himself to
Abraham Keller in a carding factory, to remain till 18
years of age, and was to have four months' schooling and $56
in money; he failed to get but three months' schooling, and
received extra wages instead. He then worked for
Mr. Keller till he was 21 years of age, at $8 per month;
also would work in harvest and reap with the sickle at 50
cents per day. Thus was the beginning of life with
Mr. Rosnagle. After he was of age, he improved his
winters and all the opportunities he could get to obtain an
education. In the winter of 1835, he taught school
among the Dunkards and "boarded around," and says he learned
more that winter than in the same length of time anywhere
else in his life. In December, 1843, he was married to
Catharine, daughter of John and Margaret (Null)
Kesling, natives of Virginia. They had seven sons
and seven daughters; nine now survive. William,
George, Abraham and Isaac (twins), John,
Samuel, James, Mary and Julia Ann. Mr. Rosnagle
and wife have had five sons and two daughters, who grew to
maturity. John W., Mary M., Rufus M. Edmond J.,
Simon P., Edith Ann and Alfred. His wife
died in September, 1856, aged 35 years. In May, 1839,
Mr. Rosnagle landed in Ohio, having come over the
mountains the entire distance in wagons, and located in
Warren County, in Clear Creek Township, and has ever since
resided in the limits of this township. For several
years, he followed the carpenter trade. In 1852 he
bought and located upon the farm where he now lives and has
since resided. When he bought this place, he went
largely into debt; then after four years, lost his wife,
but, notwithstanding all these difficulties, Mr. Rosnagle's
energy, industry and good management carried him through and
now he has a good farm of 118 acres with good buildings and
improvements. This is a worthy example of success
under difficulties, and a life of honor and integrity.
He is a worthy member of the Universalist Church and an
Elder in the same.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 927 |
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Clear Creek Twp. -
SOLOMON
ROSNAGLE, farmer; P. O. Springboro; born in Union
Co., Penn., Dec. 17, 1824; is a son of John and Mary
Rosnagle, whose ancestral history is given in the sketch
of F. Rosnagle. The subject of this sketch was
about 3 years of age when his father died; he was then
"bound out" by the Overseers of the Poor to John Keller
till 21 years of age. Mr. Keller proved a "hard
taskmaster," but Solomon endured it till 14 years of
age, when his brother applied to the court to appoint a
guardian for Solomon, and, after some difficulty,
Frederick Rsonagle was appointed and took Solomon
to New Jersey, where they remained till 1839, thence came to
Cincinnati, thence to Warren County, thence, in his 19th
year of age, he went to Cincinnati and lived four years and
learned the carpenter trade with T. M. Bodley; thence
returned to Warren County and worked at his trade till 1855,
when he bought the farm where he now lives, erected all the
buildings with his own hands and here he has since resided;
has a good farm of 60 acres with good improvements,
constituting a pleasant home and farmer's residence.
This is an example of a truly "self made man," rising from a
poor boy bound out by the Overseers of the Poor, passing
through many trials and difficulties, becoming one of the
substantial farmers of Warren County and honored and
respected in the community in which he lives. On Oct.
13, 1847, he was marred to Rebecca, daughter of
John and Margaret (Null) Kesling, natives of Virginia,
whose father, Teter Kesling and family, became
settlers of Warren County on the farm where Adam Blose
now lives, in 1797, being the first settlers between Lebanon
and Montgomery County. There was at that time one
settler in Lebanon, Ichabod Corwin. Here Mr.
Kesling lived and died. The maternal grandfather
was Henry Null, Sr., a native of Virginia, who
settled in Warren County soon after the Kesling family.
The grandparents, Teter and Mary Kesling, had a large
family of children, one only now living, Mary, now
Widow Armentrout, residing in Indiana. John and
Margaret Kesling had seven sons and seven daughters,
nine now survive. William, George, Mary, Abraham
and Isaac (twins), John, Julia, Samuel and
James W. Mr. Keeling died in the fall of 1844,
aged 63 years; his wife died Apr. 23, 1876. Mr.
Rosnagle and wife had four children. Charles W.,
now a resident of Washington Territory; Francis E., Ellen
E. and Benjamin F. Mrs. Rosnagle died Aug.
25, 1870, aged 47 years.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 928 |
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Deerfield Twp. -
ABNER L. ROSS, farmer; P. O. Pisgah,
Butler Co. The gentleman whose name we present at the
head of this sketch is another of the old and well known
citizens of Warren County. He was born in Turtle Creek
Township July 29, 1805; he is a son of Benjamin L. and
Sarah (Leonard) Ross; he was a native of New York,
she being a native of Pennsylvania; both came to Ohio when
single; he came to Ft. Washington in 1797; in 1798, he came
to Mason, but returned to his former place for greater
security, which place is now known as Prideton. In
1801, he returned. He was one of the first
mail-carriers in this part of the State, a business he
operated in for a number of years; he was in reality a mail
contractor under the United States Government. He was
married, near Mason, in the spring of 1803, to Sarah,
daughter of Abner Leonard, a pioneer preacher of the
Methodist persuasion; he resided in Deerfield Township for a
short time after his marriage, when he removed to near
Lebanon and settled on land which is now owned by ___
Mull; here he resided ten years, after which he returned
to Mason and settled on one of Maj. Mason's farms for
a short time, then removed to near Goshen, in Clermont Co.,
Ohio, where he lived till his death. He was a member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he was a pillar
in its early history; a conscientious and unassuming
gentleman, and ne who had no aspirations for the empty
bauble of office. To them were born ten children, five
of whom are living, viz., Abner L., Samuel, Benjamin J.,
Mehetable and Sarah; the deceased are Isaac,
Andrew, Mary, William L. and an infant.
Mr. Ross died in April, 1865, aged about 90 years; has
wife departed this life in 1876, at the age of 88 years.
The early boyhood of our subject was passed in a manner
different from most of pioneer boys, and obtained a good
education for the advantages then offered; he walked three
and four miles to schools, whose teachers' main
qualifications were in the use of the nazel. At
the age of 14, he began carrying the mail, his route
extending from Lebanon through Oxford and Hamilton to
Brookville, Ind.; on this route he operated four years,
carrying the mail on horseback; after this, he operated on
the Troy State Line from Lebanon to Dayton, and another to
Lancaster and Circleville; also from Cincinnati to Lancaster
through Montgomery, Foster's Crossing, Clarksville, Sabina,
Washington Court House, to Holland, Williamsport,
Circleville and Amanda to Lancaster; on the above lines he
operated twelve years, and at the same time had staging
going on from Chillicothe to Gallipolis, and a line from
Cincinnati to Indianapolis, Ind., and from the latter place
to Bloomington, Bedford, Paola, to Leavenworth, on the Ohio
River; also from Indianapolis to Terre Haute; he was the
first to run a stage into Hamilton and Oxford, Ohio; his
whole routes extended over a length of seven hundred miles;
on four of his lines he had lively opposition. At this
time, there were no pikes; the roads were mud roads, and the
reader can have only a faint idea of their condition at
times. During a portion of the time he was engaged in
the above business, he was keeping hotel in Lebanon, where
he was engaged at two different times - in all, twenty
years. In Wilmington, Ohio, he kept hotel for two
years. Abandoning staging in 1860, he retired to a
fruit farm near Morrowtown, this county, to which he gave
his attention about six years, and in 1869 came to where he
now resides. He was married, in 1825, to Margaret
Frazier, by whom he had six children, four living, viz.,
Abner L., James W., George W. and William R.;
two died in infancy. His second marriage was
celebrated with Mrs. Phoebe Fatout in 1869, she
owning the farm of 90 acres, which is one of the best in the
county.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882
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Massie Twp. -
GEORGE P. ROSS, miller and farmer; P.
O. Harveysburg; born in Lancaster Co., Penn., Apr. 17, 1817;
is a son of George and Elizabeth (Witmore) Ross,
natives of Lancaster Co., Penn. The paternal
grandfather was George Ross, who, it is supposed, was
a native of Maryland; and he was a son of George Ross,
a native of Maryland, and was one of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence of the United States; he was a
man of great ability, and was arising to distinction and
taking an active part in the affairs of the Government when
he was attacked with the gout, which destroyed his activity
and usefulness for the balance of his life. The
grandfather, George, was afflicted with the same
disease in the latter years of his life similarly to his
father; he owned a large farm, but from his affliction had
to give up all active labor and business, and retired to the
city of Lancaster, where he resided till his death, which
occurred about 1833; he was the father of five sons and
three daughters; the sons all became lawyers by profession,
except George, the father of our subject, and all
died without issue. George followed the
occupation of his father - that of a farmer; married and
became the father of one son and one daughter, Mary E.,
unmarried, and resides in Philadelphia; and George.
Mr. Ross was a soldier in the war of 1812; engaged
through life in farming, nearly all in Lancaster Co., but
died in Cumberland Co., Penn., about 1845, aged nearly 60
years; his wife died young, in 1817, when George, our
subject, was but a babe, who was taken by his uncle,
Patton Ross, and raised till 16 years of age, receiving
a good common school education; thence went to the milling
business, which he followed till 1847; he emigrated to Ohio,
and located near Franklin, Warren Co., Ohio, and there
carried on the milling business at Vandevere's Mills
two years; thence returned to Pennsylvania and married
Elizabeth, daughter of Felix and Susan (Wendits)
Binkley, natives of Pennsylvania; thence returned to
Ohio, and for a few months run the same mills as formerly;
thence engaged in farming for a short time; has followed
farming and milling through his entire life, marking the
latter of his leading business. He purchased a
beautiful farm where he now lives in 1870; and the
Harveysburg mills in 1877, which he has since run.
Mr. Ross has been quite successful in his business life;
has accumulated a good competency, and is a man of character
and business capacity, which has made hi a blessing and
endeared him to the community in which he has lived.
Mr. Ross and wife have had three children, one son
and two daughters - Susan; Harriet, who married
Abraham McKinsey, and had four children, three now
survive; and George; all now deceased.
George was the only male descendant of this
Ross family; hence when Mr. Ross shall pass from
the state of action, the Ross name of this line of
ancestry will be extinct.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882
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Harlan Twp. -
JAMES W. ROSS, farmer; P. O.
Springfield. The subject of this brief sketch was born
in Hamilton Township, this county, Jan. 29, 1838. He
received a common school education in the schools of the
rural districts of his own neighborhood, which, at that
time, were of a rude and limited character. He chose
the honorable occupation of farmer, and at the age of 22
years was united in marriage to Mary E. Lever, a
native of Hamilton Co., Ohio, born Feb. 9, 1837. They
are the parents of three children - Harlan A., born
Apr. 27, 1862; Sarah E., born Nov. 9, 1863; and
Laura E., born Aug. 26, 1864. Mr. Ross is
of exemplary character, and he and his wife are worthy
members of the M. E. Church; scrupulously honest in all his
dealings, he is universally respected as one of the worthy
citizens of the community in which he resides. He has
contributed much to the good of society and the development
of the country. He is also an ardent I. O. O. F. of
Maineville Lodge, No. 557, of which he has been a member of
some twenty-two years. He espoused the Union cause
during the late war, but, although only in the pursuit of
the guerilla Morgan for a few days, contributed in many ways
to the success of the war. A brief history of his
parents is given elsewhere in this work. Mrs. Ross
is the daughter of John and Eliza (Riddle) Lever; the
former a native of Clermont Co., Ohio, born Dec. 26, 1810;
the latter of Hamilton Co., Ohio, born Jan. 14, 1815.
He died Aug., 1879, and she July 18 of the same year.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882
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Harlan Twp. -
JOHN R. ROSS, farmer, breeder and
shipper of high class poultry; P. O. Level; was born in
Cozaddale Nov. 24, 1850. He is the son of P. W. and
Sarah (Frybarger) Ross, both natives of this county, the
former being born in the year 1812, and the latter in 1814.
They are of German extraction, and known as enterprising and
worthy citizens. This work would indeed be incomplete,
did we not favorably mention and closely identify these
parents with the interests of Warren County. The
subject of this sketch received a common school education in
the district schools of his neighborhood, and was reared
upon the farm. He is of Democratic proclivities, and,
although not seeking political honors, has held the office
of Township Trustee for two consecutive years. He is a
worthy member of the M. E. Church, and is held in high
regard by his fellow citizens. April 3, 1871, he was
united in marriage to Miss Maria Jones a most worthy
lady, a native of this county, and born Nov. 17, 1853.
This union proved a happy one, and to them were born four
children - Clayton B., July 6, 1873; Charlie,
Dec. 18, 1875; Clyde W., Oct. 21, 1877; and
Gertrude, June 13, 1880. Of the Jones family
mention will be made elsewhere in this work. Mr.
Ross resides upon the farm of his father-in-law, which
consists of 169 acres of valuable land, and engages
extensively in poultry trade, and has more rare varieties of
fine birds than is often found in any one yard. Among
the many choice selections may be found Dark Brahmas, Golden
Polish, brown and white Leghorn, Plymouth Rocks, Partridge
Cochins, golden-laced Sobright, Bantams, Pekin Ducks and
white China Geese. He furnishes these varieties at the
lowest possible prices, and eggs at $1.50 per thirteen.
Parties who are in need of fine fowl should give him a call,
as he will guarantee satisfaction. Mr. Ross
takes great pride in his chosen occupation, and deserves
special mention and encouragement in his enterprise.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882
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Turtle Creek Twp. -
THEODORE ROSS, blacksmith, Lebanon, was born
in Turtle Creek Township, May 1, 1829. He is the son
of Isaiah and Mary (Draper) Ross, the former of the
native of Virginia, and the latter of Pennsylvania.
Our subject received his education in the common schools of
the county, and at the age of seventeen commenced learning
blacksmithing at which he has continued working. He
was married April 3, 1856, to Miss Anna Brown, a
native of New Jersey, by whom he has had six children, five
boys and one girl, namely: George A., John E., Frank S.,
Oren Q., Alonzo C. and Mary L. The parents
are members of the Christian Church, and are a highly
respected couple. They own a neat, comfortable
home in the village of Genntown.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882
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Union Twp. -
NATHANIEL B. ROSZELL (deceased) was
born in New Jersey, and was a son of Joseph Roszell,
who settled in Miami County, Ohio, in 1834. In 1836,
our subject, his wife, Ann Ford, and their four
children settled in Salem Township, this County, and
afterward removed to Turtle Creek Township, and still later
to Miami Co., Ohio, where he died, Aug. 4, 1881, aged 77
years. They were parents of twelve children, six
living - Margaret, Charlotte, Samuel, Catharine, Charles
and Sallie; the deceased were Elizabeth,
Susan, John, Mary, Rachel and Mary. In
business matters, Mr. Roszell was successful; a
natural genius and a crack shot. For a number of years
he and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church.
F. M. Hollingshead, deceased husband of Charlotte
Roszell, was born in Greene Co., Ohio, and was married
to her in 1850. They afterward located in Turtle Creek
Township, where they lived till his death, in 1869, aged 38
years. To them were born two children- Annzenitia
and Isiah. Mr. Hollingshead was Assessor of
his township for several years; and a worthy member of the
order of Odd Fellowship. In 1863, he enlisted in the
79th O. V. I*., and during the two years he served was
connected with the Commissary Department. Isiah H.
was born in 1853; in 1875, he was married to Margaret A.,
daughter of William Shawhan, by whom he has had three
children - David W., Mate and William F.
Mrs. C. Hollingshead was born in 1832.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago:
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