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A History and Biographical Cyclopædia
of
Butler County, Ohio
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ILLUSTRATIONS AND SKETCHES
of Its
Representative Men and Pioneers
Western Biographical Publishing Co.
Cincinnati, O
1882
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THE SADLER FAMILY Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 548, Oxford
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W.
D. SALMON, the son of William and Martha J. Salmon, who
were emigrants from Pennsylvania, was born in Hanover Twp., Aug. 15,
1831. On the 1tgh of February, 1853, he married Margaret Meeker,
who came to this portion of the world in 1803, from New Jersey.
Mr. and Mrs. Salmon have four children, all girls.
Charlotte A. Black, was born Oct. 26, 1855; Maggie J. Dorr,
Aug. 25, 1858, and Hattie Maud, Apr. 12, 1865. Mr.
Salmon is a farmer. His wife's father served in the
Revolutionary War.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 419, Reily Twp. |
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ANTHONY SALSMAN,
son of Joseph Salsman and Elizabeth C. Slifer of Pennsylvania and
Maryland birth, and German and French extraction, was born February 28,
1833. With his parents he came to this county about 1839, settling
in Fairfield Township. His father died when he was a small boy,
and he began working as soon as possible. He was employed around a
farm in various places in this county, and was a resident of Hamilton
County for some years. He remained with his mother until a year
after marriage, which took place Nov. 22, 1857. The object of his
choice was Miss Mary Jane Gray, daughter of William Gray,
an old resident of the county. She was born June 16, 1839.
Mr. and Mrs. Salsman are the parents of ten
children, eight of whom are living. John B. was born Mar.
13, 1859; Elizabeth M., Aug. 13, 1860; Francis M., May 8,
1862; Anthony W. Apr. 25, 1864; Amanda L. June 30, 1866;
U. G., Oct. 13, 1868;Emma C., Aug. 11, 1874; Vermillion,
Dec. 26, 1876, and Norris L., Jan. 22, 1880. The last died
Aug. 9, 1881. Until 1859 he lived upon the place now owned by his
father-in-law, settling in the Spring of 1861 upon the place where he
now resides. The buildings were then poor, and the improvements
small, but have since been remodeled and added to.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 590, Union
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EZEKIEL SAMUELS Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 619, Wayne
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JOHN L. SCHALK Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 469, Ross Twp. |
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JAMES M. SCHENCK Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 609, Madison
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JONATHAN SCHENCK Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 609, Madison
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MORITZ SCHLENCK Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 549, Oxford
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WILLIAM SCHENCK Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 609, Madison
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CASPAR
SCHORR was born in Obersteinbach, Bavaria, Mar. 19, 1807, and
came to this county at the same time with his parents, Frederick
Schorr and Appolonia Kachelries, in 1837. Ten years
afterwards, in March, 1847, he was married to Margaret Christina
Gugel, a native of Hrefen, Bavaria, where she was born, December 23,
1815. She was the daughter of Frederick Gugel. Mr.
and Mrs. Schorr have had five children - John, Charles, William,
Frederick, and Annie Mary. Mr. Schorr had but two
dollars in his pocket when he came to Hamilton, but by dint of industry
and frugality ahs now a comfortable maintenance for his old age.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 402 - Hamilton Twp. |
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CHRISTIAN ADAM SCHULER, son of
Asa and Mary (Sorber) Schuler, was born in this county in 1858.
His parents came to this county in 1852 from Pennsylvania. Mr.
Sorber is engaged in the nursery business, and has now sixty-three
acres laid out for that purpose.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 402 - Hamilton Twp. |
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DAVID CHAMBERLAIN SCOTT was
born in Milford Township, Butler County, Aug. 3, 1848, being the son of
John Scott, who was also born in Milford Township, and Jane C.
Gaston, who was born in Hamilton County. He married on the
14th of January, 1874, Agnes Mary McKee, who was born in Bourbon
County, Kentucky Sept. 15, 1849. She is the daughter of Samuel
McKee and Margaret Ann Marshall. They
came to live in this county in1854, and the father is now dead.
They have one child, Harry McKee, born Apr. 22, 1877.
John Scott was born in this county in 1810, and still
resides on the same farm on which he was born. David C. Scott
has always lived in this county, with the exception of about one
year he spent in Danville, Vermillion County, Indiana. He had one
brother, Alexander J., in the army for three months.
David C. Scott also enlisted, but was discharged, on account of his
age.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 559,
St. Clair Twp. |
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BENJAMIN SCUDDER Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 500, Liberty
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HENRY SEFTON, the father of a large posterity, was born in
Hamilton County, Ohio, February 19, 1812. On the 22d of March,
1838, he married Margaret Jones, daughter of Morris and Ann (Bebb)
Jones. His wife was born in Ross Township, Butler County,
Ohio, January 11, 1814. This union produced eleven children, seven
of whom are living, two dying in their youth, and one at the age of
twenty-seven years, killed in a well. Milton, the oldest of
the family, was born on the 12th of April, 1839. He is married and
lives in Preble County, Ohio. Elizabeth, who is single, was
born on the 13th of May 1840. Martha Ann was born February
21, 1842. She is the wife of John R. Bevis, of Reily
Township, one half mile west of Ogleton. Everett was born
on the 14th of January, 1844, an was killed in 1871. Louisa
was born February 22, 1846. Euphemia was born July 21,
1847, and died young. Cornelia was born August 17, 1849.
She is the wife of William Baughman, of Harrison Township,
Hamilton County, Ohio. Emma S. was born March 19,
1854, dying early in life. Gilbert was born February 15,
1856.
After his marriage, Mr. Sefton farmed in
Hamilton County for a few years on his father's place, and about 1845
moved to Morgan Township, on Paddy's Run, where he purchased one
quarter section of land, on which he resided until his death, August 15,
1856. Mr. Safton was a prominent member of the Masonic
fraternity, and in all the enterprises of a public nature took an active
and consistent part. His son, Milton, was drafted for the
war, but secured a substitute. Everett enlisted in the Fall of
1861 in the fifth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Company H. He served
three years, was discharged, and then taken prisoner. Mrs.
Safton, with the family, a portion of which is yet at home, carries
on the farm successfully. They are among the solid people of the
county, having accumulated a handsome competency.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 619, Wayne Twp. |
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JOHN SELBY
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 609, Madison Twp. |
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SAMUEL SELBY Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 610, Madison Twp. |
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HENRY C. SETTLE, farmer and
stock-raiser, was born in North Carolina, May 5, 1838. His
parents, Josiah Settle and Nancy A. Settle, were natives of that
State, where they were born, the former in November, 1799, and the
latter in July, 1819. They came to Ohio from Mississippi in 1856,
arriving here on the 20th of March. Henry C. Settle was
married in Hamilton on the 26th of March, 1868, to Molly O. Berry,
who was born in Mississippi, Nov. 15, 1850. They have four
children. Arta A. was born May 26, 1869; Charles H.,
Aug. 1, 1872; James T., Aug. 9, 1874; and John C., Nov. 22,
1877. Mr. Settle was a carpenter's mate on board the
General Bragg, of the gulf squadron, for two years, and was engaged
in a good many battles of the war. Thomas Berry was the
colonel of a Mexican regiment in the Mexican War. Mr. Settle
owns one hundred and eight acres of land on Section 13.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 449 - Hanover Twp. |
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ROBERT P. SETTLE was
born in South Carolina, on the 29th of July, 1834, and came to this
county in 1856, from Mississippi. His wife, Lizzie Weaver,
was born Feb. 29, 1838, in North Carolina, and was married to him Dec.
28, 1864. They have one child, Nancy, born Sept. 29, 1867.
Mr. Settle was for two years superior, and is a farmer and
stock-raiser.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 449 - Hanover Twp. |
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JOHN
SEWARD was born in Hamilton, May 16, 1847, being the son of
George and Mary A. Seward. He was educated in the public
schools of Hamilton, and completed his education in a commercial college
in this place. When twenty years old he became assistant
bookkeeper for Owens, Lane & Dyer, continuing in that occupation
for ten years. He then became a member of the firm of Seward &
Slouneger, in general insurance and real estate. They are
doing an increasing and prosperous business. Mr. Slonneger
was married in October, 1871, to Miss Etta W., daughter of
William N. and Esther W. Hunter. Their children are Martin
A. and Marietta. Mr. Seward is a Methodist, and is steward of
his Church. Mr. Seward is a Presbyterian.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 404 - Hamilton Twp. |
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CLEMENCE SHAFER Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 620, Wayne
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PETER SHAFOR Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 499, Liberty Twp. |
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ELDER KNOWLES SHAW - a name familiar in many western
households - was born near New London, in Morgan Township, on the 13th
of October, 1834. His mother's maiden name was Huldah Griffin,
and by both of his parents he was of Scotch extraction. His early
life was spent in Rush County, Indiana, where he first began to play the
violin, furnishing the music for many a dance. While the ball was
going on he was converted, ceasing to play in the middle of the
piece he was performing. Very soon thereafter he entered the
ministry of the Christian Church. On the 11th of January, 1855, he
married Miss Martha Finley. Most of his time after entering
the ministry was spent in the West and South, and on account of his
wonderful vocal powers he was called the "singing evangelist."
As a singer he was considered, in some respects, equal
to Sankey and Bliss. Reporters of the press all
spoke of his singing as something wonderful. Soon after beginning
to preach, he began to compose and to write music. His first son
was "The Shining Ones," still popular. He published at different
times five singing-books: "Shining Pearls," "Golden Gate," "Sparkling
Jewels," "The Gospel Trumpet," and the "Morning Star." "Bringing
in the Sheaves" was one of the last songs from his hand.
His last meeting was held in Dallas, Texas, in May,
1878. He was killed by a railroad accident, going from Dalls
to McKinney, on the 7th of June, 1878. During his ministry he
baptized over eleven thousand persons.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 433 - Morgan Twp. |
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CHARLES H. SHEPHERD,
the son of David Shepherd and Elizabeth Ely, was born in
Union Township, July 16, 1850. His parents were natives of New
Jersey, of German and English descent. Mrs. Shepherd is
still living, residing with her son Charles H. The latter
was married Mar. 1, 1875, to Miss Barbara Wehr daughter of J.
G. Wehr. They are the parents of two children. W. E.
Shepherd was born Sep. 24, 1877, and Elmer Shepherd, Jan. 1,
1880. Mr. Shepherd resides upon a portion of the homestead,
occupying a residence built in 1880. It is a handsome, well built
structure, and cost about $4,000. He owns one hundred and
eight-four acres of finely cultivated land. Mrs. Shepherd
is a member of the Lutheran Church in Hamilton. He is a
Republican.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 591, Union
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PETER W. SHEPHERD Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 499 - Liberty Twp. |
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WILLIAM E. SHEPHERD
was born in Liberty Township, Dec. 29, 1828, and is the son of David
Shepherd and Elizabeth Ely. When David Shepherd came to
this county in 1837, he looked around for a place on which to settle,
and the next year found it. It is the one now owned by his son.
Then it was but very slightly improved, but soon began to present a
different aspect. He had a family of three sons. He died
October, 1876, being then a member of the Baptist Church.
William E. Shepherd as married Aug. 30, 1865, to Miss Elizabeth
Jane Coy, who was born in Union Township May 28, 1848. They
are the parents of six children, five of whom are living. Irene
Gertrude was born June 3, 1869; Wilbur C., July 29,
1872; Isaac Percival, Dec. 11, 1875; Abbie Elizabeth, Nov.
6, 1877; David Lloyd, Dec. 7, 1879. Mr. Shepherd has
always lived on the home place, which he inherited from his father.
He owns two hundred and sixty-nine acres, and is now engaged in putting
up a fine house. They are members of the United Brethren Church.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 591 - Union Twp. |
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JOHN SHERA Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 549 - Oxford Twp. |
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JOHN SHROYER was an undertaker for forty years in this
section of country, during which time he buried over one thousand
persons. The first hearse in the township was a common one-horse
farm-wagon. After several years it was replaced by a one-horse
spring-wagon. In 1855 another took its place, with window glass
eight by ten inches on each side. It did service until January 13,
1864, when Mr. Shroyer died, aged sixty-six. He was buried
at his request in a coffin made by himself, as really he was his own
workman. His prices ranged from two dollars to eight dollars per
coffin and attendance. There have been eight children, the eldest
dying in infancy. The others are, Nelson, Delilah, John,
who died May 26, 1868, aged twenty-five; Catherine, Thomas, Lydia,
and George, who died in his youth.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 434 - Morgan Twp. |
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THOMAS SHROYER,
is well known in both Hamilton and Butler counties. He is of a
literary disposition; has filled the office of Sunday-school
superintendent, organist in the United Brethren Church of New Haven, and
has for a number of years been a leading correspondent for newspapers.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 434 - Morgan Twp. |
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JOHN
SINKEY was born at Amanda, in Lemon Township, and was the
son of John Sinkey, a native of Pennsylvania, and Mary Sheilds.
The latter came from Ireland. He was first a distiller, but was
afterwards a farmer, and has followed this occupation for thirty-nine
years. He was married in Lemon Township to Rebecca Hedding,
daughter of William Hedding and Mary Black, who came from
Pennsylvania in 1838. She was born in 1823. They have had
nine children. Mary Jane Snyder, was born April 15,
1839; Isabel Cooper, October 9, 1841; James, May
23, 1844; William H., December 25, 1845; John W., May 1,
1847; Daniel, December 27, 1849; Charlotte Kemp, 1852;
Sarah E., July 12, 1857, and Charlotte, August 27, 1860.
James Sinkey shouldered his musket and served in the last war.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 609 - Madison Twp. |
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WILLIAM SIPP,
son of William Henry Sipp and Appalonia Brown, was born in
Bavaria, Germany, Apr. 5, 1818, and settled in this county in July,
1840. His mother followed him to this country in 1846, dying the
same year. His father died in1842. In March, 1845, he was
married in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Catherina Bahn, daughter of
Christian and Elizabeth Bahn, her birth occurring in Germany, Aug.
15, 1822. The parents never came to this country. Mr. and
Mrs. Sipp have had ten children. Louisa was born
Dec. 29, 1845; Wilhelmina, Feb. 12, 1848; Adam, Jan. 2,
1849; William, Jan. 14, 1850; John, Feb. 14, 1852;
Elizabeth M., Jun. 9, 1853; Christian, Sept. 9, 1855;
Jacob, Sept. 5, 1857; Valentine, Oct. 12, 1860, and Jacob,
Nov. 24, 1862. Louisa, Adam, Elizabeth M., and Jacob
are dead. Mr. Sipp has been supervisor of St. Clair
Township for three years. His occupation is that of a farmer.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 559, St. Clair
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JOHN
C. SKINNER, paper manufacturer, was born Nov. 9, 1816, near
Lebanon, Warren Co. His father, Daniel Skinner, was a
native of Pennsylvania, afterwards coming to Ohio, and settling on Mill
Creek about 1815. He soon after removed to Warren County, where he
carried on the weaving business. The boy assisted in winding the
bobbins, and otherwise helping his father. His mother's maiden
name was Abigail Whittaker. She was a native of New Jersey,
and her father was a sergeant in the war of 1812. John C.
Skinner was the oldest child in a family of five, and was brought up
to steady and persistent labor. He paid his way through school by
sweeping the school-house, and afterwards earned sufficient money to
take him to Hanover College, where he remained three years. On
holidays and after recitation hours, he worked in the printing-office,
setting type on a newspaper known as the Presbyterian Standard,
of which Joseph G. Monfort, now the Rev. Joseph G. Monfort,
of Cincinnati, was the foreman. He also was employed at book
binding.
While at school he made a specialty of mathematics and
engineering, and on leaving he became an assistant engineer on the
Whitewater Canal, where he was enployed about two years. Then he
laid out several turnpikes and helped in locating the Cincinnati and
Eaton Railroad, which engaged his attention for three years.
During this time he was also the city engineer of Hamilton. In the
year 1842 he was the engineer of the Hamilton and Rossville Hydraulic
Works, which were completed the following year.
In 1848 he engaged in the grocery and hardware
business, and the year following, was appointed deputy sheriff. He
held this position two years, and during this time was also a member of
the city council. He continued in the mercantile business until
1858, when he sold out. In 1861 he purchased the Hamilton paper
mill, and has since been engaged in that business. He manufactures
all grades of wrapping papers, and has earned a high reputation for the
excellence of his products. When he began manufacturing, the paper
business in the West was in its infancy; now there is only one part of
the United States that produces more paper than the Miami region of
Ohio. During the war he was strenuous in upholding the honor of
our flag.
He was married on the 3d of May, 1842, to Miss Jane
H. Gregg, daughter of Captain Israel Gregg. Mr.
Skinner has had ten children, five of whom survive" Alfred
N.; George C., a practicing physician of Hamilton; Frank E.,
who is in business with his father; Walter M., who is attending
school; and Sarah M., now the wife of Daniel Kennedy,
commission merchant, and also running a line of canal boats to
Cincinnati. In 1855 he became a member of the Presbyterian Church
of Hamilton, where he has been an elder for about ten years. He
has held all the degrees in the order of Odd Fellows, and has been a
delegate to the Grand Lodge.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 402 - Hamilton Twp. |
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JOHN E. SLAYBACK Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 368 - Hamilton Twp. |
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CHRISTIAN K. SLONNEGER
received rather a limited education in his youth, but self-study ahs
improved him. He was brought up to farming till of age, when he
became a clerk in a grocery store, and began for himself in 1867.
He continued that for some time, but about 1874 he began the insurance
business in Hamilton, which he continued till entering into partnership
with Mr. Seward, in 1878. Mr. Slonneger was married
in 1875, to Miss Emma Mitchell, daughter of Theodore Mitchell,
formerly of Preble County. They are the parents of two
daughters, Dora Bertha and Helen. He is a member of the
Presbyterian Church and of the Odd Fellows.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 405 - Hamilton Twp. |
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MRS. ELEANOR A. SMITH Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 368 - Hamilton Twp. |
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JAMES SMITH Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 558, St. Clair Twp. |
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JOHN H. SMITH, deceased, was the son
of Captain John and Rebecca (Griffin), Smith, and was born in
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, July 28, 1808. Captain John Smith
served in the Revolutionary war under Lafayette till its
close. In 1816 he and his wife, with their seven children,
emigrated to Ohio, and settled in Butler County, where he entered half a
section of land in Section 20,and a quarter in Section 29.
Captain John died in 1851, having held the office of township
trustee for several years. His wife died in 1819. Of their
children but one is now living, Mrs. Annie Mann. The others
were Mary, Charles, Sarah, Rebecca, John H., and Amos G.
The life of John H. Smith was on the farm. He was twice
married; first to Sarah Lemon. To this union one
child, Rebecca Ann, was born. She is now dead. His
second wife was Sarah Jones, whom he married in 1843. She
is the daughter of Nicholas and Mary (Farnsworth) Jones.
Her father, who served in the war of 1812, died in 1853, and her mother
in 1855. By this marriage they had seven children, John O.,
Nicholas J., Daniel W., Newton J., Charles E., Annie, and Fanny
(now Mrs. Dayton). The children are all married, except
Newton J. Mr. Smith died June 18, 1881. He held the
office of school director for many years. Mrs. Smith was
born in the township in August, 1816. Her grandfather, Jonathan
Jones, was a native of Pennsylvania, and married Keziah Harvy.
In 1806, with their eight children, they emigrated to Ohio, and settled
in the north-east corner of Reily Township. None of the children
are now living. Charles E. Smith was married, Mar. 19,
1878, to Mary E. Van Sickle, daughter of John and Diana (Kiger)
Van Sickle. They have two children.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 419 - Reily Twp.
SHARON WICK'S NOTE:
James E. Van Sickle, son of John Van Sickle and Diana Kyger, was age 57
yrs. on Aug. 1, 1905 when he died at Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio. He
was a white male born in Jefferson Co., Ind. ca. 1848. Vol. 3, pg. 278
Ohio Marriages:
Alden Fred Smith of Riley s/o Charles Smith and Mary Van Sickle,
Ohio md. on Apr. 30, 1914 in Butler Co., OH to Mabel Josephine
Ralston, 32 yrs. d/o Edward A. Ralston and Mary Landerman b.
ca 1893 in Hamilton, Ohio
Bertha Smith, ae. 26 yrs., b. ca 1880 in Butler Co., OH, d/o
Charles Smith and Mary Van Sickle md. Edgar O. Newlin, of
Robinson, IL, s/o William Newlin and Eunise Wolfe.
Births:
Bertha B. Smith b. Jul. 28, 1879 at Reily, Butler Co., OH d/o
Charles Smith and Mary E. Vansickle.
Aldin Smith, male, b. Jul. 27, 1881 in Reily Twp., Butler, OH s/o
Charles Smith and Mary E. Vansickle
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JOHN SMITH
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 548 - Oxford Twp. |
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FREDERICK SMOYER, son of
Frederick and Susan Smoyer, was born in Butler County, Mar. 27,
1825. His father was married in Scioto County., coming to Butler
with himself and wife on horseback. They arrived here in 1814.
Aug. 7, 1849, Frederick Smoyer, Jr., was married to Phebe,
daughter of Isaac and Hanna Cook, who came to this county in
1816. The daughter was born the 19th of July, 1827. Their
children were four. Anna was born Mar. 21, 1860; Carrie,
Oct. 28, 1865; Ada, Oct. 8, 1868; Eli, Oct. 7, 1872.
Mr. Smoyer is a farmer, and served as trustee of Milford Township
for six years. One of his uncles was with Wayne's army.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 573, Milford Twp. |
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CHRISTIAN
HENRY SOHN, of the firm of Sohn & Rentschler, was born in
the city of Bissingen, in Wirtemberg, Germany, May 15, 1846. His father,
Charles Frederick Sohn, came to America about 1849, and after a
brief interval settled in Cincinnati, where he followed the calling of a
brewer. About that time the mother of Christian Henry
died, leaving a family of two sons and two daughters, and a year after
her death the father sent for his family of little children from
Germany, and they were brought over by a cousin. Upon his arrival, J.
G. Sohn, the uncle of the boy, took charge of him, keeping him at
school until his fourteenth year, when he went to work.
In 1860 he came to Hamilton, being apprenticed to
Jacob Rupp, a butcher, and remained with him until the
breaking out of the war. Filled with patriotic ardor for his adopted
country, he enlisted, but was soon brought back on a writ of habeas
corpus, as he had enlisted without the consent of his father, and was
only fifteen years of age. In 1863 he went to Cincinnati and engaged as
clerk in a grocery store, remaining there until his eighteenth year,
when he again enlisted, in Company B, One Hundred and Eighty-first Ohio
Regiment. With this regiment he stayed until the 23d of November, 1864.
On that day he was wounded in the head by a shell, during the progress
of the battle of Murfreesboro. He remained in the hospital at
Murfreesboro for about seventy days, when he received a furlough, and
returned home, reporting at Columbus. His company was mustered Out at
Salisbury, North Carolina, and his discharge, which was dated July 14,
1865, was sent to him.
The effects of the wound which he had received were
such as to disable him for more than a year, and for that period he was
unable to work. That year he remained in Cincinnati, and at its
expiration came to Hamilton, where he engaged to work in a brick yard.
He stayed here with Jacob Rupp until 1869, in that year
becoming bookkeeper for Henry Eger, in a brewery. In 1875 the
firm of Sohn, Rentschler & Balle, founders and
manufacturers of shelf hardware, was formed, with a very small capital.
Their business rapidly increased, and on July 25, 1876, the first two
partners bought out Mr. Balle, and formed firm under the name of
Sohn & Rentschler. Mr. Sohn's partner is G. A.
Rentschler, an active and able business man, who is interested in
several other enterprises. They make shelf hardware, all kinds of gray
iron castings, and machinery to order, having a large and rapidly
increasing business. Mr. Sohn has also one-sixth interest in the
stock company of Hooven, Owens, Rentschler & Co., manufacturers
of portable and stationary engines and threshers; one-fourth of the
Phoenix Castor Company, and one-third interest in an ice house in
Fairfield Township, with a capacity of four thousand tons. He is
interested in what is known as the Cincinnati Brewing Company. He is a
member of Hamilton Lodge, No. 409, of Free and Accepted Masons, and is a
prominent man in all social organizations.
He was married the twentieth day of December, 1876, to
Anna Sophia Morgenthaler, daughter of Christian
Morgenthaler, who was born July 25, 1813. His wife is now
thirty-four years of age, having been born in April, 1848. The different
concerns, in which he is. a partner employ about three hundred men. The
Ohio Iron Works, as the firm of Sohn & Rentschler is
known, started with three thousand dollars, each one contributing a
thousand, but the partners have persevered, and by industry and
forethought have made the business valuable. They erected their own
buildings, the partners themselves working. Mr. Sohn is a shrewd,
practical man, and in all his dealings is upright and just, and is
considered one of Hamilton's most prominent and enterprising young
business men. In society and among his friends he is genial and affable,
while in business he is careful, prudent, and foreseeing. From
small beginnings their trade has gradually increased, until it has
reached large dimensions. Mr. Sohn is an excellent example of a
self-made man, and his career shows plainly what can be accomplished by
industry and strict attention to business.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 356 - Hamilton Twp |
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DAVID SOMMER was born in Montgomery County Apr.
26, 1823. His parents, Peter and Anna, came to this county
in 1839. He was married on the 22d of April, 1850, to Barbara
Kintsinger, daughter of Joseph and Magdalen Kintsinger, who
settled in this county in 1819. Mr. and Mrs. Sommer have
had ten children, all happily spared to them. Jacob A. was
born Mar. 28, 1851; Magdalen, Jan. 30, 1853; Joseph K.,
Apr. 8, 1855; Peter, Oct. 16, 1857; John G., Dec. 8, 1859;
Anna R., Apr. 15, 1862; Mary Ann Oct. 9, 1864; Cynthia
J., May 10, 1867; Kate A., Nov. 24, 1869; William L.,
Sept. 6, 1872. Jacob A. lives in Franklin, Warren County,
as does his brother Joseph K. Mr. Sommer was for ten
years treasurer of Milford Township. He is a farmer, and has been
successful in his calling.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 573 - Milford Twp. |
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WILLIAM SOUTHARD Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 609 - Madison Twp. |
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JAMES
V. SPELLMAN was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, Nov. 16, 1823, and
is the younger son of Henry Spellman and Charlotte Galler,
natives of New York, of German descent. Spellman was one of
the pioneers of Hamilton County, settling in 1807, near Red bank.
HE died in 1850. Mr. James V. Spellman was brought up as a
farmer, being occupied at home until his twenty-first year. He was
married Dec. 1, 1842, to Angelina Warren, a native of Hamilton
County. They are the parents of six children, three of whom are
living. Althea J. was born in 1843, and is now the wife of
Dr. L. M. Griffis, of Hamilton; J. Warren Jan. 18, 1847,
now assisting his father in Port Union, and Clara V., July 25,
1855.
Mr. Spellman was in trade in Cincinnati for
eight years, and being employed in farming in 1854. He came to
Port Union in1860, and engaged in farming and trading, entering the
mercantile business in connection with James Beatty. Since
1870, when Mr. Beatty retired, the firm has been Spellman,
Vinnedge & Co. They have a general store, and are extensive
buyers of grain. Mr. Spellman is a member of the Board of
Trade of Cincinnati. He was township trustee for several years,
justice of the peace for one term, and is now a member of the board of
education. He was a postmaster of Port Union for ten years.
He had no early pecuniary advantages, but now owns in addition to his
store seventy-five acres of land adjoining the village.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 576 - Union Twp. |
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HENRY STAHLHEBER was born in
Bavaria, Germany, June 10, 1820, his parents being Henry and
Elizabeth Stahlheber. He came to this country in 1850, having
previously been married to Elizabeth Keepenbacken, daughter of
Phillip and Phillippine. They came to this county in 8174, and
both are now living. She was born September, 1825, and their
marriage was in March, 1846. They have had eight children.
Philip was born Sept. 18, 1849; Michael, September 1851;
Henry, Aug. 11, 1853; John, Sept. 1, 1855; Elizabeth,
June 18, 1858; Philippine, June 11, 1860; Charles,
December, 1863; and Jacob, Apr. 16, 1866. Mr. Stahlheber
has now lived in the county thirty-one years, and has by industry
accumulated considerable property. He owns two good farms, one
containing one hundred and sixty-three acres, and the other a hundred
and sixty acres. One of these is situated about a quarter of a
mile from Hamilton, and the other about three miles. He carries on
the dairy business in connection with his farms very extensively, now
milking forty cows, and finding ready sale for all he makes.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 449 - Hanover Twp. |
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JACOB STEINMAN
was born in Bavaria, May 23, 1842. He is the son of Valentine
and Margaret Steinmann. He received a fair education in
Bavaria, before coming with his parents to America in the Fall of 1854,
the family remaining in Niagara County, New York, for some three years.
Jacob was a pupil at the common schools in Niagara County.
He came to Butler County in the Spring of 1858, working at farming in
Fairfield Township. He was married Oct. 25, 1866, to Susan M.
Beiser, daughter of George Beiser an early settler. She
was born in this county Jan. 26, 1843. They are the parents of
five children, four now being alive. Jacob George was born
Sept. 17, 1867; Charles Frederick, Sept. 4, 1869, dying when one
year and eleven months old; John Edward, Dec. 10, 171; Susan
M., Oct. 14, 1873; and Charles F., Feb. 27, 1876.
He lived one year in Fairfield Township after being
married, and in the Spring of 1868 came to Union Township, conducting
the farm now owned by Christian Moerleia first, and then a place
near Port Union for four years. He then bought the place now owned
by William W. Graham, and resided there seven years. In the
Fall of 1879 he sold out, and the following Spring purchased the farm
where he now lives, formerly the Captain Moore farm. It
comprises two hundred and twenty-five acres, and has a handsome
residence upon it, with pleasant surroundings. Mr. and Mrs.
Steinman are members of the Lutheran Church at Hamilton. He is
a Democrat in politics.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 590 - Union Twp. |
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EDWARD T. STEPHENS, son of Andrew A. Stephens
and Catherine C. Norris, was born in Germany, of which country his
parents were natives. They came to this country in 1867.
He was married in Somerville on the 22d of September, 1877, to Anna
Elizabeth Stephens, daughter of August Ritter and Catherine
Colter. She was born in Middletown. They have two children.
Blanche Cornelia was born Jan. 21, 1879, and Arthur Franklin,
Apr. 21, 1880. Mr. Stephens has been a highly successful
farmer, and has served as supervisor for one year.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 573 - Milford Twp. |
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JAMES ARTHUR STEPHENS was born in Hamilton, Jan.
15, 1827. He was married in Somerville to Rhoda N. Norris,
daughter of Benjamin Norris and Lena Laboyteaux.
They have had four children. Edward Fitzeller was
born May 11, 1856; William Bynn, Sept. 2, 1858; Benjamin
Norris, January, 1863, and Samuel Sholmanson, July, 1865.
Mr. Stephens is now a manufacturer and dealer in boots and shoes.
He was out in the late war, acting as captain of the One Hundred and
Sixty-seventh Ohio National Guards. George Stephens and
Catherine Barkalow, who came to this county in 1834, and are now
both dead.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 573 - Milford Twp. |
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JOHN H. STEPHANS is a native of Hanover, Germany,
where he was born in 1832. His parents were John Henry Stephans
and Margaret Stephans, who came to this country in 1837, and are
both now dead. Mr. Stephans came to this county in 1850,
and in March, 1856, he was married to Hannah Louisa Wolanweber,
daughter of Daniel Wolanweber. His children are Emma C.,
Mary, William H., Amelia, Louis, Sophia Henrietta, Leonard Edward, John
Herman, Charles, Ernest Ludwig, and Augusta. Mr.
Stephans is a councilman of the city of Hamilton, and was elected in
April, 1880, for two years. His brother Herman served in
the war of the Rebellion in the Union army for four years, twice
enlisting from the State of Kentucky. He was in the First Kentucky
Cavalry, Colonel Woolford. He carries on a business,
comprising stock and building, to the amount of thirty thousand dollars.
It is under the firm name of Deinzer & Stephans. They
manufacture hubs, spokes, felloes, and shafts, and bent work of every
description. Mr. Stephans has been hard at work ever since
he was a boy, and at twelve years of age he stargted to help his father
build his mill.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 403 - Hamilton Twp. |
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WILLIAM E. STEWART,
farmer, was born in Harrison, Pennsylvania, in 1860. He is the son
of John and Lucy Stewart. He settled in this county in
1868.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 449 - Hanover Twp. |
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WILLIAM H. STEWART
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 549 - Oxford Twp. |
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HENRY STICKELS
was born in Sycamore Township, Hamilton County, Apr. 12, 1837, being the
son of Joseph Stickels and Mary Condon, of Pennsylvania and Ohio,
and of German and English descent. The family removed, in1849, to
Butler County, where the boy was brought up to the occupation of a
farmer. When about twenty he traveled for several years on the
rivers and with show companies. Mr. Stickels was married,
June 3, 1861, to Emily Walker daughter of Joseph Walker,
a well-known citizen of this county. She was born in 1842.
Mr. and Mrs. Stickels are the parents of eight children, of whom
six are living. Oscar, the oldest child, died at the age of
nine. Cora was born Aug. 6, 1866; Rush, July 12,
1868; Charles, Dec. 31, 1869; Annie, Mar. 20, 1871;
Eisie, July 5, 1872; Harry, Sept. 8, 1873. An infant
died Sept. 27, 1878.
One year after his marriage, Mr. Stickels
entered the Eighty-third Regiment, participating in the battle of
Arkansas Post, the siege of Vicksburg, Jackson, Mississippi, and several
others. He was taken prisoner at Carrion Crow, Louisiana, being
confined at Alexandria for two months. On being exchanged, he
returned to his regiment, serving until the close of the war, and was
mustered out at Camp Dennison, Ohio, July, 1865. He came to Butler
County, and engaged in conducting a saw-mill for seven years. In
1872 he went to Maud's beginning a lumber and coal business in
connection with a mercantile business. He is now doing an
extensive and increasing trade. In 1859 he went to Pike's Peak,
trading a year among the Indians. Mrs. Stickels died Sept.
28, 1878.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 590 - Union Twp. |
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SAMUEL STOKES
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 620 - Wayne Twp. |
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JAMES FINDLEY STOUT, son of Abel and Theodosia Stout, was born in
Butler County, July 18, 1805. His father moved here in 1803.
The Indians were numerous at that time. He was lost when only two
years old, and was not found for two days. He was married in 1870
to Winnie Gordon, daughter of James and Catharine Gordon,
who came to this county in 1845. Their daughter was born in
Ireland in 1842. Mr. Stout has three children.
James Findley was born Nov. 22, 1871; Mary Ann, Apr. 28,
1872, and Caroline Myrtle, Jan. 3, 1875. Mr. Stout
lives on a farm his father entered, and has never parted with it.
His memory is clear, and recollects events of the War of 1812.
His father, Abel Stout, was in the Revolutionary War, and his
nephew Abel was in the Mexican War. It is a family of
soldiers.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 573
- Milford Twp. |
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JOSEPH
STRAUB was born in the kingdom of Wirtemberg, Germany, in 1828,
and came here with his father in 1836. His parents were
Thaddeus and Brisca Straub, both now dead. His
occupation is that of a dealer in coal and wood. He was married in
Hamilton, in the year 1858, to Rebecca Ann Riley, daughter of
Henry and Mary Riley, who came here in 1820. Mrs. Straub's
grandfather, James Riley, was in the Revolutionary War, and his
oldest son, Joshua Riley, was at Hull's surrender in 1812.
James Riley lost a thumb during one of the engagements in our war
of independence. Two of her brothers were in the war of 1861, both
having died since its conclusion. Mr. and Mrs. Straub have
eight children. Mary B. was born June 19, 1859; Sarah S.,
Oct. 12, 1861; Adeline, Feb. 4, 1862; Felix Joseph, Jan.
4, 1865; George Riley Feb. 8, 1867; Thaddeus, Jan. 16,
1870; Anna Jane, Feb. 24, 1872; and Cleophas, Dec. 2,
1874. Anna Jane is dead.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 402 - Hamilton Twp. |
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JAMES
SUTER was born in Frederick County, Virginia, September 2, 1818,
and settled in this county in 1830. His parents were William
Suter and Margaret Pierce. He was married in Crawfordsville,
Indiana, March 3, 1850, to Martha A. Banker, born in Poasttown,
Madison Township, December 7, 1823, whose parents were David Banker
and Mary McDill. He was retired from business.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 609 - Madison Twp. |
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GEORGE WASHINGTON SWEARINGEN
was born in Union Township, Apr. 8, 1826. He is the son of John
Van Swearingen and Amelia Daley natives of Delaware, of German and
English descent. John Van Swearingen was a Revolutionary
soldier, and also served in the War of 1812. He came to Butler
County in 1808, settling upon the farm now owned by his son. He
was a prosperous farmer, but was a miller by trade. He was married
about 1796, and reared a family of eleven children, five of whom are now
alive, three daughters and two sons, all well-known residents of this
county. Mary Ann the youngest daughter, was born Feb. 20,
1820, and always has lived upon the place. George W. Swearingen
went to the common schools until old enough to labor, when he began
working upon the farm, where he has always lived. He owns fifty
acres, which are well cultivated, and lives in the old house, built
about 1820. Upon the place is the grave of the Rev. Mr. Grimes,
a missionary to the Indians.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 590 - Union Twp. |
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ISAAC S. SWEARINGEN,
the first member of the Swearingen family that came to Ohio, was
born in Frederick County, Maryland, being a brother of General Joseph
Swearingten, of the Revolutionary War. He was a surveyor, and
came to this region as one of the first of that calling ever in this
neighborhood. He laid out, it is said, the first road in the
county. His brother, the general, had been sent to fight the
Indians, and he came with him, returning to the East with the army.
About 1795 he brought out his family and squatted in Union Township, and
in 1803 his brother John came to Ohio and bought him out, when he
returned to Maryland. In 1809 he came back and settled at North
Bend, and about 1830 moved to Laurel, Indiana, and there died, leaving
no family. The ancestor of the family in America was originally
known as Van Swearing. He was kidnapped when a child from
Germany, and brought to this country more than a hundred years ago,
being sold to a merchant in Baltimore. He afterwards became a
merchant himself. In after years two of his brothers came to
America, and to distinguish the families he added "gen" to his name,
making it Van Swearingen. When he died he was of the great
reported age of one hundred and seventeen.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 590 - Union Twp. |
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BENJAMIN RANDOLPH SYMMES
is the son of Celadon Symmes, an early magistrate of this
county, son of Timothy Symmes, and nephew of John
Cleves Symmes, the patentee of the lands lying between the
Little Miami and Great Miami. His mother was Phebe
Randolph. Benjamin R. Symmes was born in Fairfield
Township, on the 6th of September, 1802. He was married on the
30th of March, 1826, to Eliza Gaston, daughter of
Joseph and Martha Gaston, who was born Feb. 16,
1807. She bore him one son, Peyton Randolph Symmes, who was
born Mar. 10, 1833. On her death in that year he again married,
this time to Jane Paulley, daughter of James and Margaret
Paulley, who was born Oct. 12, 1804. By her he had three
children, one of whom survives. Celadon Hutton Symmes was
born Oct. 27, 1836; James Rigdon Symmes was born Jan. 8, 1841,
and Joseph Erskine Symmes was born June 12, 1845. Peyton
R. Symmes was in the military service from 1861 to 1865.
Benjamin R. Symmes was for six years a justice of the peace,
treasurer of the ministerial section for twenty years, and postmaster
for twenty-two years and six months.
Source: A History & Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio -
Cincinnati, O. - 1882 - Page 485 - Fairfield Twp. |
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