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BIOGRAPHIES
Each Book has it's own separate biographical index.
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BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX FOR SOURCE #1:
The History of Clark County, Ohio :
containing a
history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., general and local
statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history
of the Northwest Territory, history of Ohio, map of Clark County,
Constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc., etc.
Chicago: W.H. Beers & Co., 1881,
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BIOGRAPHICAL
INDEX FOR SOURCE #2:
A Standard History of Springfield and Clark County,
Ohio: an
Volume 2 - Publ. 1922
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JOSEPH J. MEENACH
is one of the few survivors of the Civil war, and for over a
half a century has enjoyed a place of honor and esteem in
Clark County. A man of industry, he depended on his own
efforts to earn him a competence, and after many years as a
farm renter he acquired the attractive place he now occupies
in Harmony Township. Mr. Meenach was born in
Clark County, in Pleasant Township, August 3, 1844, son of
James and Harriett (Wolf) Meenach. His father was
born in Springfield Township of Clark County in 1811, and
his mother in Harmony Township in 1819. His grandfather,
William Meenach, came from Pennsylvania and was
one of the pioneers of Clark County, locating here
considerably more than a century ago. James
Meenach grew up in Clark County, had such educational
opportunities as were afforded in his time, and after his
marriage he settled on a farm in Pleasant Township.
Subsequently he lived in Springfield Township, where he
died. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Of his
four children two are living, Joseph and Sarah,
the latter the wife of William Butler, of
Kansas. Joseph J. Meenach was reared in Springfield
Township, attended the common schools there, and when a boy
of eighteen, in 1862, he enlisted in Company A, of the
Ninety-fourth Ohio Infantry. He was in the service until the
end of the war, largely in the armies of Sherman and
Thomas, participated in several battles but was never
wounded. He marched with the troops of General Sherman in
the Grand Review at Washington after the war. On leaving the
army Mr. Meenach returned to Clark County and
to the tasks of farming. December 27, 1877, he married
Louise Butler, a native of Clark County. Mr.
Meenach made slow and steady progress toward
prosperity by operating rented farms, and altogether he paid
out $13,000 in rent. Finally he bought the farm of ninety
acres where he now lives, and has occupied this place since
1896. He is an honored member of Mitchell Post
No. 45 of the Grand Army of the Republic, and is a
republican in politics. Mr. Meenach has four
children: Harriett, wife of Frank Pierson, of
Springfield and she has five children, William,
Lawrence, Esther, Robert and Walter;
Olive, wife of George Engle, of
Pleasant Township, they have one child, Rodger; J. W.,
who operates the home farm, married Maud Ward,
but they have no children; and Lottie B., wife of
Paul Booghier, of Springfield, and they are the
parents of one child, Helen Louise.
SOURCE: A Standard History of Springfield and Clark
County, Ohio by Benjamin F. Prince, 1922 - Page 386 -
Transcribed for Ohio Genealogy Express by Cathy Portz |
Springfield Twp. -
JOHN C. MILLER, Probate
Judge, Springfield. Judge Miller comes of a
pioneer family; is a son of Reuben Miller, who came
to Clark County in 1812, he then being a boy of 15 years of
age, with his father, Rev. Robert Miller, who was a
pioneer local preacher of the Methodist Episcopal
denomination, and known over a large region of country, his
residence being in Moorefield Township, where he owned a
section of land, and where Reuben grew to manhood, and
married Mary, daughter of Samuel Hedges, of
Berkeley Co., Va.; she left her parents in Virginia and came
to Champaign County with her brother, Jonas Hedges,
who settled just over the line in Champaign County and
adjoined Mr. Miller's land in this county; after
their marriage, Mr. Miller farmed and taught school
for a time, and subsequently became a county officer and
removed to Springfield, where he continued to fill important
offices for several years, as well be seen by reference to
the body of this work, and continued to reside in
Springfield until 1875, when, his wife having deceased Jan.
2, he went to Keokuk, Iowa, and resided with his only
surviving daughter, Mrs. R. B. Ogden, until his
decease, which occurred Oct. 3, 1879; his remains were
brought to Springfield and interred in Fern Cliff Cemetery.
He had a family of five sons and two daughters, of whom four
sons and one daughter survive - D. B. Miller, M. D.,
of Covington, Ky., John C.; Commander J. N. Miller,
of the United States Navy; and Henry R. and Mrs.
R. B. Ogden, of Keokuk, Iowa. The subject of this
sketch was born in Springfield Apr. 13, 1834; he received
rudimentary training in the district school, and finished
his school days at the Ohio Conference High School; learned
the printer's art, and at 18 began the study of law, under
the direction of the Hon. Samuel Shellabarger; was
admitted to practice in April, 1855, and, in the fall of the
same year, having spent the spring and summer in the West
looking up a location, commenced the practice of his
profession in Springfield. In 1861, he was elected
Mayor of the city, and in the fall of the same year was
elected Prosecutor for Clark County, and held the latter
office five years; the City Solicitor from 1869 to 1876,
when he resigned to enter upon the duties of Probate Judge,
to which he had been elected the previous October, and which
he continues to discharge with credit to himself and
satisfaction to the people. He married, Oct. 4, 1860,
Miss Marianna T., daughter of James R. Hoglen,
of Dayton; from this union have been born two children -
Robert J. and Ella C.
SOURCE
#1: The History of Clark County, Ohio; Publ.
Chicago: W.H. Beers & Co., 1881 - Pg. 881 |
LEMUEL MITCH. One of the fine
farms of Clark County is owned by Lemuel Mitch,
whose life has been spent in this county and whose energy as
a farmer and capability as a citizen have brought him a high
degree of appreciation from his fellow citizens. Mr. Mitch's
farm is situated on the National Road, a mile and a half
east of South Vienna, in Harmony Township. He was born only
half a mile away, August 2, 1867, son of Charles and Mary
(Bennett) Mitch. His father, a native of Germany, was
brought to this country at the age of twelve years by his
parents, who settled at Springfield, where they lived out
their lives, the grandfather dying in 1882. Charles
Mitch was reared in Springfield, and from early youth
worked as a farm hand until his marriage, when he located on
a rented farm near Brighton. During the administration of
Governor Bushnell he was appointed a guard in the State
Penitentiary at Columbus, Ohio, and served there four years.
After that he returned to his farm. He was active in
republican politics, served as a trustee of Harmony Township
two terms, became a soldier in the Union Army in July, 1861,
and served until December, 1865, when he was discharged at
San Antonio, Texas. He first enlisted in the infantry,
served three years, and after re-enlisting was in the
cavalry. He and his wife had eight children, six of whom are
living: Lemuel; Charlotte B., wife of S. A.
Miller, of Springfield; Jane, who is married and
lives at Sedalia, Ohio; Alice, wife of Arthur
Madder, of Brighton; Emma, wife of William
Clark, of South Vienna; and Bruce B. Mitch.
Lemuel Mitch grew up on the home farm and
acquired a common school education. For thirty years he has
been prosperously engaged in farming and has a place of 347
acres. Outside his farm he has other interests and is a
stockholder in the Ohio Gate Company and the Springfield
Stock Yards. December 29, 1892, he married Effie M.
Wilson, who was born in Harmony Township, November 26,
1871. They have three children: Mary A., a graduate
of the Plattsburg High School; Leroy B., who married
Mabel Snodgrass and lives on a farm; and Floyd
H., a graduate of the Plattsburg High School, who is
married and lives in Harmony Township. The family are
members and Mr. Mitch is a deacon in the Wilson Chapel
Christian Church. He is a past grand of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, past chancellor of the Knights of
Pythias Lodge, and has been active in republican politics.
He is a member of the Board of Election, and is the present
trustee of Harmony Township.
SOURCE: A
Standard History of Springfield and Clark County, Ohio by
Benjamin F. Prince, 1922 - Page 208 - Transcribed for Ohio
Genealogy Express by Cathy Portz |
Springfield Twp. -
STEWARD A. MORROW , ice
and coal dealer, Springfield; is one of the active young
business men of Springfield. He was born in Champaign
County in 1849; is a son of Daniel and Matilda
(Whitehead) Morrow, who were early residents of that
county; the family removed to Springfield in 1852, and have
resided here since. The subject of this sketch began a
business life when quite young; has been an ice-dealer here
for the past twelve years, and, three years since, opened a
coal-yard, which he has since operated in connection with
the ice trade; his office and yard are located on South
Limestone street, near the C., S. & C. R. R. crossing; his
general acquaintance and business energy have already
secured a large trade, which is increasing. He
married, in 1872, Miss Lizzie Resh, of Dayton, by
whom he had three children.
SOURCE
#1: The History of Clark County, Ohio; Publ.
Chicago: W.H. Beers & Co., 1881 - Page 890 |
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