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
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HENRY
PAINTER and Elizabeth, his wife, were Pennsylvanians,
coming to this state about the year 1822, and settling on
the Woodson Survey, east of New Martinsburg, in Perry
Township, this county. They were the grandparents of
Charles Painter. Their children were John,
Peter, Henry, Sally, Jonathan and Jacob (twins).
Jonathan, the father of our subject, was born
August 22, 1804, and in later years, settled with his father
as above mentioned.
His wife, Adah Smith, was from Pennsylvania.
They were parents of six children: Jackson, the
oldest son, died in California. The father still lives
near Good Hope, this county, and has been an active
Christian and member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for a
great many years.
Henry, the grandfather of our subject, was a
soldier in the war of the revolution. Lewis and
Jonathan both served in the late civil war, and fought
for the Union. Our subject served in the 168th O. N.
G. under Captain Lewis Painter. The
regiment campaigned in this state and Kentucky.
Charles Painter was married January 10, 1860, to
Cynthia Ann, Roberts, daughter of Moses and
Elizabeth (Perry) Roberts, of Highland County. Her
father's family consisted of nine children: Eliza, Jesse,
Jane, Susan, Hannah, James, William, Cynthia Ann, and
George H. Mr. Roberts, by a former marriage in
Virginia, was the father of nine children.
Mr. and Mrs. Painter have had born to them
twelve children: Edward Estell, born Jan. 9, 1861;
Jesse Fremont, born Aug. 1, 1863, died Feb. 13, 1874;
William Carey, born Sept. 22, 1864; James Morris,
born Dec. 1, 1865; Harley Smith, born Feb. 22, 1867;
John Wesley, born Dec. 25, 1868; Frederick J.,
born Nov. 15, 1870, died Dec. 18, 1874; Charles Eskridge,
born Oct. 15, 1872; Eldridge B., born Apr. 1, 1876;
Mary Olive, born Mar. 11, 1879; infant son, born June
3, 1881. |
JOHN
H. PARRETT, farmer, and member of the State Board of
Equalization, was born in Ross County, Oct. 11, 1821, and is
a son of Joseph F. and Sarah Barrett, natives of
Virginia, who came to Ohio in September, 1814, with a family
of ten children.
John H., our subject, was married on the 25th
day of December , 1850, to Miss Sarah A. Harper,
daughter of Caleb and Mary Harper of Ross County.
They have a family of four children: Caleb H., Joseph,
Mollie, and Sallie. Mr. Parrett is a member
of the Presbyterian Church. He was county commissioner
and justice of the peace of Wayne Township for some three
years. HE has a farm of two hundred and fifty acres
seven miles south of Washington, adjoining the village of
Good Hope, where he makes his home. He is one of the
most enterprising farmers of the county, and a man of
influence wherever he is known.
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| MARY
S. PATTEN is a daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Baughn)
Bush. She was born in this county, where she was
reared. Nov. 7, 1840, she was married to William J.
Patten. Eight children are the result of this
marriage: Samantha S., Nettie W., Sarah E., Barthana
W., Minerva R., Mattie V., Jessie L., and Richard E.
Nettie, Jessie, and Richard, are deceased. Mr. Patten
died, Jan. 13, 1869, aged fifty years. He was a member
of the Methodist Protestant Church, in which faith he died
triumphantly. Mrs. Patten, and all the children, save
Richard, who died at the age of eleven months, are members
of the same church. She has a farm of one hundred
acres, situated on the Jeffersonville pike, six miles
northwest of Washington. |
G. W.
PATTON, (Green Twp.) farmer, is a son of Arthur
and Elizabeth (Wood) Patton, and was born on the farm,
where he now lives, January 7, 1840. His parents, who
were natives of Virginia, came to this state in the spring
of 1832.
Mr. Patton's wife, Mary D., daughter of
Hezekiah Rowe, to whom he was married October 24,.
1861, was born in this township March 3, 1845. He has
five children: Elmer E., Minnie A., Nettie J., Zella V.
and Ollie M., all living.
Mr. Patton is one of the solid farmers of this
county, and has a farm of two hundred and fifty acres, which
is one of the best in the township.
(Source: History of Fayette Co.., Ohio - Dayton, Ohio:
Odell & Mayer, 1881) |
J. H.
PATTON, attorney at law, Washington, was born in
Fayette County, Sept. 6, 1849, and is a son of James and
Ellen Patton, natives of Ohio, who have a family of four
children, two sons and two daughters.
The subject of our remarks was married, Dec. 3, 1870,
to Miss S. E. Durnell, daughter of William Durnell.
They are blessed with three children: Glenn, Daisy,
and Nellie. He received his education at
Lebanon, at the South Salem Academy, and commenced the study
of law with the Hon. M. J. Williams, of Washington,
and when twenty years of age commenced practice, which was
in 1869. His youth was principally spent in Fayette
County.
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ISAAC
PAVEY, farmer, Memphis. The nativity of
the original Pavey family is unknown. Among the
earliest settlers on Lee's Creek, in Highland County, was
Isaac Pavey, the grandfather of this subject. He
was from Kentucky, and was a preacher of the Methodist
Church and a farmer. He was born in Maryland. His
children were Charles, Elizabeth, William, Nancy
Peggy, Sally, John and Thomas. Charles
married Lucinda Bocock, Elizabeth married John
Barger, Nancy married Warner Mann, Peggy
married Thomas Andrew, Sally married Isaac McKay,
John married Betsey West, and Thomas
married Sally Johnson.
William, the second son of the family, and father
of our subject married Anna Johnson daughter of
William and Jane (Dowden) Johnson of Fayette County.
He died in 1862, his wife in 1851. They were parents
of Jane, Isaac, William, Mary, George, John, Henry,
Sophia, Elizabeth, James and Eliza. By a
second marriage, to Mrs. Jerdina Kirby, (Johnson,)
he was a father of three sons and one daughter:
Charles, Thomas A., Keturah and Gilbert A.
Isaac, our subject, was born in Green Township,
near the Clinton County line, Mar. 15, 1831. He was
brought up to hard work. His education was of the
ordinary kind. On the 189th day of August, 1852, he
was married to Margaret E., daughter of Jacob and
Susan (Heller) Heidwohl; they were of Dutch descent, and
natives of Virginia. They came to this state about the
year 1837. Mrs. Pavey was born in Jefferson
County, Virginia, Apr. 25, 1834. She is the only
surviving member of the family. To the marriage of
Mr. and Mrs. Pavey, the following named children have
been born: Alice Jane, born May 13, 1855,
married Robert Todhunter, Oct., 1879. Elmira
A., born May 3, 1858, married Cornelius McCoy,
Nov. 12, 1880. Junius, born Mar. 4, 1861;
Darius, born Feb. 14, 1862; William H., born Apr.
6, 1863, died Aug. 1, 1864; Charles Edward, born Jan.
16, 1868, died Sept. 29, 1875; Elva, born Dec. 26,
1869, died Oct. 6, 1875; John F., born Apr. 11, 1872,
died July 31, 1872.
Mr. Pavey lived a short time in Hardin County,
this state, and located where he now lives, in the year
1867. He owns and cultivates nearly four hundred acres
of choice land near Lee's Creek, and twelve miles from
Washington. Mrs. Pavey has been connected with
the Methodist Church since 1850.
Our subject is an ardent Republican, and an energetic
farmer. His brothers, James and Henry, served
in the Union army during the late war. The last named
was for a time a prisoner of war.
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T. K.
PERDUE, county surveyor, Washington, was born
in this county, July 30, 1838, and is a son of Gershorn
and Abigail Perdue. He is a native of Virginia,
she of New Jersey. The father came to this
state in 1813, and the mother some time later; the marriage
resulted in seven children.
T. K., the youngest, was married April 30, 1868,
to Jane M. Smith, daughter of Isaac and Mary Smith,
of this county, which marriage resulted in six children:
Whittier, Mira, Edith, Alice, Norton and Homer;
all living.
He served as infirmary director for six years, and has
been in the nursery business since attaining his majority,
which was also the means of supporting his father - the
nursery was started in 1815.
In the fall of 1880, he was elected county surveyor,
and is now serving in that capacity. Himself and wife
are members of the Society of Friends. The business of
the nursery is conducted under the firm name of M. P. &
T. K. Perdue.
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JOHN POPEJOY
was one of the first residents of Washington; came in 1811, purchased a lot and erected a log
cabin thereon. Shortly after his arrival he was elected justice of the peace. He was considered
rather eccentric ; made his legal decisions in accordance with his own ideas of justice, regardless
of the laws or testimony bearing on the case. He kept no docket, but made a memorandum of all
legal transactions on a piece of paper which was placed in a crevice in his cabin. He was a native
of Virginia, and died in 1816 or 1817. He had two sons, John and Edward. Both were extensive
dealers in stock. Edward subsequently removed to the far west; John died in this county.
(Source: History of Fayette Co.., Ohio - Dayton, Ohio:
Odell & Mayer, 1881) |
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ELIAS PRIDDY. A Bible says that
the allotted age of man is three score and ten years, and
yet there are many who live beyond this age. Fayette
County, Ohio, has many old citizens, among the best known of
whom is Elias Priddy, of Concord township, who was
born in that township ninety-one years ago. He has
seen more changes in civilization than have taken place
during all the preceeding ages of history. Although he
was not married until he was nearly thirty years of age, yet
he and his wife have been married more than sixty-two years,
being one of the oldest married couples in this county
today. During his long life Mr. Priddy has
always been interested in everything which pertained to the
development of his county, and the clean and wholesome life
he has lived and the kindly disposition which he has always
maintained toward his neighbors have endeared him to a large
circle of friends and acquaintances throughout the county.
Elias Priddy, the son of George and Jane
(McDonald) Priddy, was born in Concord township, in
1823. His parents were natives of Virginia and settled
in Ross county, Ohio, in the early twenties, shortly
afterward locating in Fayette county. Three children
were born to George Priddy and wife, Mrs. Matilda
Flannigan, Mrs. Maria Mark and Elias.
The boyhood days of Elias Priddy were filled
with hard work and yet he had pleasures which the boys of
today will never know. He recalls many interesting
incidents surrounding his boyhood days - the days of the
cornhusking bees, the country dances, the log rollings and
the house raisings. His education was confined to the
rudiments of reading, writing and arithmetic, since the
schools of the twenties and thirties were very limited in
their instruction. His entire life has been spent on
the farm in this township, and he now owns a neat and
attractive little farm of thirty acres near the village of
Staunton in Concord township. Although he was more
than forty years of age when the Civil War broke out, yet he
enlisted in the One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Regiment of
Ohio Volunteer Infantry and served for more than a year with
distinction. He was then drafted on his return home
and paid nine hundred dollars for a substitute to take his
place. Immediately after the close of the war he
returned to his farm and has since followed agricultural
pursuits.
Mr. Priddy was married Jan. 11, 1852, to
Rachel Williams, and to this union has been born one
son, George. Politically, Mr. Priddy has
long been identified with the Republican party and before
its organization voted the Whig ticket, casting his first
vote in the fall of 1844. He is a loyal member of the
Grand Army of the Republic and has always been deeply
interested in the welfare of the old soldiers. He and
his wife have been life long members of the Methodist
Episcopal church and interested in all the good work of that
denomination. This grand old couple are greatly
beloved in the township where they live and the people
delight to honor them in every way. They are people of
kindly disposition, genial impulses and always ready to
assist anyone in time of trouble or distress. It is
not often given to people to live more than ninety years,
and for this reason Fayette county takes particular pleasure
in honoring this venerable couple.
* Source #1: History of
Fayette County, Ohio
Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page
696 |
JAMES
PRIDDY. The grandparents of James Priddy
- James and Martha (Rowe) Priddy - were natives of
Virginia, and came to this state in 1816, settling in Perry
Township. They were the parents of William, Elias,
Andrew, George, and Lucy.
Elias, the father of James was born in
Virginia, in 1796, and came to this state with his father's
family, and in later years married Rebecca, daughter
of Ebenezer Haines. His children were George,
Evaline, Strawther, Martha, June, Lucy, James, Emily, Mary
Amanda, Elizabeth and Eliza.
Strawther married Mrs. Ellen (Brown) Wheatley;
Martha married James Smith; Lucy married
Fletcher Zimmerman; Emily married Elby Wilson;
Mary married Jonathan Painter; Amanda married
Joseph Doster; Elizabeth married W. F. Bryan; and
Eliza married Nahum Merchant.
James Priddy was born in this county and state,
February 27, 1839, and was married December 18, 1866, to
Mary E. Todhunter, daughter of John P. and
Martha J. (Binegar) Todhunter, of the same township.
Mrs. Priddy was born May 10, 1844. The fruits
of this marriage have been six children: Aurora Grace,
born October 21, 1867; Myrta G., born October 11,
1870; Florence Luetta, born January 11, 1873;
Leota Blanche, born August 12, 1875; Arthur Esto,
born June 27, 1878; and Ethel Alma born November 16,
1880.
Mr. Priddy has a creditable record as a soldier,
and did service during the late civil war as a member of
Company A, 1st Ohio Cavalry. His company was commanded
by Captain John Robinson of Washington, and served on
special duty as escort to some of the distinguished
commanders of the Union forces; among them, Kilpatrick,
Meade, Pope and Shields. The fields of
travel embraced Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, and Tennessee.
* Source #2:
History of Fayette County, Ohio & State
of Ohio -
By R. S. Dills - Publ. Odell & Meyer Publishers, Dayton, Ohio -
1881 - Page 817 Perry Twp. |
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