BIOGRAPHIES
* Source #1: History of
Fayette County, Ohio
Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914
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Source #2 - History of Fayette County,
Ohio & State of Ohio
By R. S. Dills - Publ. Odell & Meyer Publishers, Dayton, Ohio -
1881
(Unless otherwise noted)
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SOLOMON
WALKER ELY, gardener, Washington, was born in Ross
County, October 1, 1825; was married August 23, 1849, to
Miss Mary Cory, daughter of Israel
Cory, near Frankfort, Ross County; lived in Ross
County nineteen years; moved to Washington in 1857, and has
remained here until the present time. They were the parents
of six children, two of whom died in infancy, and two sons
and two daughters living—Joseph N. married, and lives
in Missouri; Anson I., whereabouts not known, most
probably in Alaska Territory; Sarah E., single;
Nora, married. His wife died in 1863, and he married for
his second wife Mrs. H. A. Atkinson, of Madison
County. They have by this marriage one son, twelve years of
age, a sprightly lad.
Mr. Ely is a man of
intelligence, and possesses a well-stored mind. He has read
and thought much. In politics, he is a Republican ; in
religion, a Baptist. He owns and lives on a lovely little
farm, containing four acres, on the Palmer pike, but a short
distance from Washington,
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THOMAS
J. ENGLAND. The life of Thomas J. England
has been filed with some very interesting experiences.
He has traveled extensively throughout the United States and
has seen much of the world. For many years he has been
engaged in farming in Madison township, Fayette county,
Ohio, owning a fine farm of two hundred acres on the White
Oak road near Cook Station. He is a man of great
energy and ability and has been very successful as a tiller
of the soil, ranking with the most progressive farmers
of his township.
Thomas J. England, the son of Lorenzo and
Sarah (Darby) England, was born and reared in the same
county and had a family of ten children, A. W., Alice,
Demetrius, John, Thomas J., James, Scioto, Effie, Emma
and Ella. The last four children were deceased.
Lorenzo was the son of John England, a native
of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a blacksmith by trade.
The education of Thomas J. England was received
in the schools of Ross county and when he completed
his education he was seized with a desire to see the world.
The subject's son, Orie, then enlisted in the United
States navy and first spent five months on the "Nevada," a
training ship in Norfolk harbor. After completing his
training he was assigned to the battleship "North Carolina"
and served for three years on this ship, during which time
he saw considerable of the world.
Mr. England was married in 1881 to Elizabeth
Roer, the daughter of Thomas R. and Francis (MacLean)
Roer. To this union there have been born six
children: Charles, John M., Ore T. and three who died
in early childhood. Charles married Inez
Parrett and has three children: Elloise, Thomas E.
and Glenn. John M. is manager of the Standard
Electric Company of Wilmington, Ohio. Ore t.,
the youngest son, is at home and is now managing the home
farm.
Fraternally, Mr. England is a member of the
Knights of Pythias, while his son, John M., is a
member of the Free and Accepted Masons and the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. The family are consistent
members of the Presbyterian church in whose welfare they are
deeply interested and to whose support they are liberal
contributors.
(Source: History of Fayette Co.., Ohio - B. F. Bowen &
Company, Indianapolis, Ind. - 1914 - Page 457) |
SIMEON
R. ESTEP, farmer, is a son of Robert Estep, of
this county, a native of Pennsylvania, who came to this
county about 1830, and located near Bloomingburg, coming to
this township in 1874.
Our subject was born in this county, Oct. 29, 1856,
where he was reared and educated. He has been engaged
in farming thus far through life. Is a member of
Jeffersonville Lodge No. 454, I. O. O. F., joining in
1879. He lives with his father, on the homestead farm
of one hundred and sixty acres situated three miles west of
Jeffersonville, on the Jamestown pike. They are highly
respected citizens and good neighbors.
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Source #2: History of Fayette Co.., Ohio - Dayton, Ohio:
Odell & Mayer, 1881 - Jefferson Twp. - Page 679) |
HEZEKIAH
T. EVANS, farmer, is a son of John V.
Evans, of Green County, and was born March 10, 1842, in
Berkeley County, Virginia. He came to Greene County,
Ohio, in 1851; remained there till 1872, when he came to
Fayette. He was married, Feb. 6, 1868, to Miss
Julia A. Keplinger, of Kosciusko County, Indiana, who
bore him five children: Ulysses G., Anna M., John A.,
Floretta F., and Blanche G., all living.
Mrs. Evans died July 14, 1880. She was a member of
the Disciple Church.
Mr. Evans enlisted in Company A, 74th O. V. I.,
in 1863, and served until the close of the war. He has
a farm of thirty acres situated near the northwest corner of
this township, on which he lives. He was elected
trustee of the township in April, 1881, and is a member of
the church in which his wife died.
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Source #2: History of Fayette Co.., Ohio - Dayton, Ohio:
Odell & Mayer, 1881 - Jefferson Twp. - Page 679) |
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