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BIOGRAPHIES
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JEFFERSON DEMPCY, was born
in 1802, and came to Ohio from Pennsylvania in 1835. He
bought a piece of land nearly a mile west of Brush Lake, paying
$3.50 per acre for it. He continued to reside on his farm
about thirty years. His wife was of Quaker origin and a
most excellent woman. They reared a family of four sons
and three daughters. Their sons were Ezekiel, Ezra L.,
Isaac and Marshall L.; the daughters were Anna W.,
Margaret E., and Mary M. Ezekiel married Ann
E. Cox. Ezra L. married Lucretia Pennington and
resides within the township; has an interesting family.
Isaac married Hannah Wilson. Marshall L.
married Sallie Hunter. He served with distinction
as an officer in the Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry during
the rebellion. He resides at Cleveland, and has twice been
elected Representative from Cuyahoga County to the General
Assembly of Ohio. Anna married John Swisher,
and lives in Pennsylvania. Margaret E. married
L. C. Guthridge, and lives in Mingo. Mary M.
married Charles A. Barley, and lives in Illinois. |
| JAMES
DEVORE was born in Washington County, Penn., and came to
Ohio and settled on the B. R. Tallman farm about the year
1805. He occupied under a lease for twelve years, after
which he bought for $3.50 per acre, the farm now owned by his
grandson, Aaron W. Devore, south of Mingo. He
served as Justice of the Peace for some years. His
children were Hester, Elizabeth, Moses, John, Joshua, Jacob
and Mary. Hester married Matthew Wilson;
Elizabeth married John Inskeep; Moses' first wife was
Rachel Inskeep, his second Jane Wilkins; John
married Betsey Buckler; Joshua married Elizabeth
Sparks; Jacob married Lydia Organ; Mary
married Thos. Ballinger. |
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W. DICK (Adams Twp.), a retired farmer; P. O. Carysville;
was born May 7, 1833 upon his father's farm in Adams Township,
this county; was raised, and educated as a farmer. He is a
son of Philip and brother of
Elisha Dick, whose biography appears in this history.
His father died Feb. 19, 1877; his mother still survives, and is
living with him; she is in her 82nd year. His marriage was
celebrated Sept. 23, 1860, with Miss Mary, daughter of
Levi Valentine, a native of Vermont. They had no
children,. His farm where he lives is located in the
central part of Adams Township, with good improvements and under
a good state of cultivation. He also has 40 acres of land
one0half mile north of where he lives. Mr. Dick
never learned a trade, but, when carrying on farming, being
handy with tools, he did all his own smithing and carpentering. |
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ELISHA DICK (Adams Twp.), retired minister,
Carysville; born Jan. 30, 1820, in Frederick Co., W. Va.; is a
great-grandson of Peter Dick, a native of Germany, who
came to America in 1750, and located in Pennsylvania. He
is a grandson of Peter Dick, Jr., a native of
Pennsylvania, who afterward moved to Winchester, Va., and a son
of Philip Dick, a native of Virginia, who emigrated to
Ohio in 1823, and located first in Pickaway Co., where he lived
for nine years. He then moved to Champaign Co. and located
in Adams Twp., three miles northeast of Carysville, where he
opened a farm and lived upon it till death. His wife still
survives, and is living on the old farm. The subject of
this sketch was raised and educated upon the farm above
mentioned. When 15 years of age, he received an injury
from fall that dislocated his hip, laming him for life.
After that mishap he devoted his time to preparing himself for
future business. At the age of 18 he began teaching
school, and was engaged in that way ten years. His father
gave him 40 acres of timber land, valued at $150. He then
began making shingles, and purchased a shingle machine run by
hand or lever poser. With the assistance of a couple of
hands, they made 300,000 shingles in two years. He then
rented his land and moved to Carysville, purchased goods, and
did business there seven years. During this time Mr.
Dick was preparing himself for the ministry. He
received his letter of fellowship in the year 1854. The
year following he was ordained minister of the Universalist
denomination. Since that time he has been engaged in the
cause. He was very fond of controversy, and had thirty
theological discussions with different men at different places,
some lasting four days. By industry and good management,
he attained considerable wealth, and now lives retired from
labor of any kind. He has been twice married; first, Jan.
30, 1845, to Miss Elizabeth Ebert, of this county; she
died Jan. 12, 1846, leaving one child, which followed the mother
some time later. He was again united in marriage Apr. 22,
1847, with Miss Elizabeth A., daughter of Levi
Valentine. From this union they had four children, of
whom two are living, via, Sylphenia A. and Stephenia
A. |
| JAMES
P. DRURY, deceased. The subject of this memoir was
born in Somerset Co., Penn., in the year 1820. He was a
son of John and Emma Drury, who were natives of
Pennsylvania. Mr. Drury was reared in his native
State on the farm, and received his education in the common
schools. In 1839, he emigrated to Ross Co., in which he
lived a few years, after which he came to Woodstock and engaged
in the hotel and dry goods business, which he operated some
eyars. Then went to Union Co., where he resided a number
of years, after which came back to Woodstock and was engaged in
mercantile pursuits till his death, which occurred June 28,
1880, aged 60 years. HE had been twice married; first to
Euphemia McRoberts, by whom he had seven children; three
living, viz., Samuel F., Lizzie A. and Nannie C.
The deceased are Cornelia, Ida, Willie and Edgar.
Mrs. D. died in 1860, aged about 30 years. His
second marriage was celebrated with Harriet E. Pryor, by
whom he had two children, viz., Charles and Willard.
Mr. D. was a gentleman who was well known in this county,
having been identified in the interests of the people and county
for thirty-five years, and was universally beloved and respected
by all who knew him. At his death he left a large stock of
goods, which will receive the management of his son, S. F.,
who is well qualified to assume control, having been raised to
mercantile pursuits; his stock consists of in dry goods,
groceries, hats and caps, boots and shoes - in fact, everything
usually found in a first - class retail house. His father
was a member of the Masonic order, to which he has belonged many
years. He was very liberal in his views upon all
questions. |
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THOMAS DUNN, farmer; P. O. North Lewisburg; born in
Hampshire Co., Va., Feb. 16, 1821. He is a son of Van
and Susie (Brookhart) Dunn, who were born in the same State,
in which they lived, died and are buried. They were
parents of eleven children; ten living - Nelson,
Lemuel, Thomas, Lewis, Isaac, William Franklin, James, Mary
and Caroline; one died in infancy. Our subject was
reared on the farm in his native State, laboring for his father
till his 21st year. In 1852, he came to Champaign Co. and
located near North Lewisburg, where he lived till 1864, when he
purchased 58 acres of land where he now lives. Mar. 10,
1853, he was married to Sarah J. Hutchinson, by whom he
has had one child - Rohanna, now Mrs. Osborne.
Mrs. D. is a daughter of Timothy Hutchinson, who once
resided in this county. He died at the age of 86, her
mother when in the 50th year of her age. They were parents
of ten children; six living - Mary, Clark Ephraim, Jane,
Sarah and Alonzo. Those deceased are Timothy
Stephen, Maria, Jason and Loretta. Dr. D.
and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and take much interest therein. His father died at
the age of 68 years 8 months and 25 days, and his mother when
about 58 years old. Our subject only received a
common-school education, and, as he expressed it, "common at
that," for schools were a scarcity in Virginia. He cleared
up most of the land where he lives, besides clearing up 5 acres
of heavy timber near North Lewisburg, for which he only received
$62.50. He affiliates with the Democracy, in which he
gives expression to his political views. |
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