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Silver Creek Twp. -
JOHN ADAMS, retired blacksmith,
Jamestown, is a native of Rockbridge County, Virginia; was
born Sept. 2, 1811; reared and remained in that place till
twenty-six years of age, when he came to Jamestown, and has
since resided in the place. He married Miss Harriet
Dawson, a native of Berkeley County, Virginia, Sept. 9,
1840; she is a sister of Dr. W. W. Dawson, of
Cincinnati, Dr. Dawson, of Columbus, and
Dr. Dawson, of Bellbrook. Mr. Adams is a
descendant of President Adams. Has spent a
portion of his life while here, blacksmithing, and was
successful in accumulating a sufficient amount of means to
live his declining years retired from active labor - has at
least fifteen thousand dollars. Came to Jamestown in
1838, and has witnessed many of the changes made in the
county since that time. There were no railroads, no
pikes, and but little business compared to the present.
Two children, Saran A. and Mary A., were born
to our subject, both living. Mary A., was
married to John C. Stewart, June 5, 1859; they have
one child, John D. Mr. and Mrs Adams and
children are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of
Jamestown. He is a member of Lodge No. 181, I. O. O.
F. He joined the fraternity in Oct. 1854.
~ Page 787 - History of Green County, Ohio - Publ. 1881 |
Silver
Creek Twp. -
JOHN Q. ADAMS, merchant and carpenter,
Jamestown, is a son of Zina B. and Eliza (Sharp) Adams;
was born in Jamestown - where he now lives, and has a good
store-room and a handsome residence - Mar. 25, 1837.
Was reared and educated here, and married, Oct. 25, 1866, to
Miss Laura R. Spark a daughter of Gideon and
Phoebe Spark, by Revs. Black and Baker. Mr.
Adams was in the mercantile business from 1860 to 1876,
when he sold to his brother, M. O. He and his
wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
His father died in Jamestown, May 22, 1844. Mrs.
Adams then married Mr. JAmes McDowney Mar. 20,
1849, who died Sept. 2, 1878. Mrs. McDowney's
first husband kept hotel in this place about twelve years
before his death. She continued in the business for
some time after her marriage with McDowney, making in
all about forty years. Our subject's brother,
Thomas H., served three years in the rebellion in
Company A, Seventy-Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
Coloney Moody commander. Enlisted Oct. 9, 1861.
Came home without a wound.
~ Page 787 - History of Green County, Ohio - Publ. 1881 |
Silver Creek Twp.
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MORGAN O. ADAMS, merchant, Jamestown,
is a son of Zina B. and Eliza B. (Sharp) Adams, who
were married Dec. 26, 1830, four children being the result
of the union: Samuel died Feb. 8, 1854.
Mr. Adams, sr.'s, father, Reuben, was born
Aug. 7, 1775, in Massachusetts. He married Miss
Mary Bosworth, of Delaware County, New York.
They died in Clinton County, Ohio. Came here about
1814. There were nine children of this family:
Allen, Catherine, John R., Garra V., Zina B., Royal B.,
Caroline, Jane, and Arabel. Caroline
married Chas. Hathaway, Arabel, Solomon Sharp, Jane,
Thomas Demoss, Catherine, Mr. Black. Mr. Adams'
mother is a daughter of Samuel and Susanna (Cook) Sharp.
He was born Sept. 22, 1780, and married in 1805, in
Pennsylvania. There were eight children by this
marriage: Morgan, Eliza, Thomas, Liddie, Henry, Susanna,
Samuel, and Melissa. Liddie married
Thomas Demoss after the death of his first wife, Jane
Adams, Susan to Reuben Moorman, and Melissa
to Nelson Powers. Our subject was born in Brown
County, April 15, 1863, and came with his parents to
Jamestown the following fall, where he was reared and twice
married, first to Miss Amanda M. Johnson, daughter of
J. C. and Jane (Greenwood) Johnson, Nov. 1, 1852.
One child, James Harvey, who is in the dry goods
business in this place, is the result of this union.
He was born Aug. 28, 1855. Mrs. Adams died Mar.
6, 1863; Mr. Adams then married Mrs. Flora (Boyer)
Armstrong, Aug. 27, 1869. She had one child,
Thomas James, by her first marriage; he is in business
with Mr. Adams. Harvey was born Nov. 21, 1860.
There is one child by the last marriage, Mary E., who
was born Nov. 29, 1871. Mr. Adams and wife are
members of the Christian Church. He is a member of the
Masonic fraternity of Jamestown. Is a good business
man, and a prominent citizen.
~ Page 788 - History of Green County, Ohio - Publ. 1881 |
Bath Twp. -
MARTIN V.
BAGGOTT, justice, was born in Mad River Township,
Montgomery County, Ohio, Jan. 30, 1837. He is a son of
James and Mary (Caylor) Baggott. He, James,
was a native of Virginia, (Fredericksburg,) and removed to
this state in 1824, in company with one of his brothers,
locating in Montgomery County, where he remained till 1854.
He then removed to Osborn. He was a cooper by trade.
He was twice married, having children by both wives.
Our subject is a son of the second wife, and one of five who
are still living. James Baggott, as he is
familiarly known, spent his boyhood on the farm, and
received the rudiments of his education in the common
schools, which he afterwards developed by careful research
and self application. At the age of nineteen he began
teaching, and has followed the profession ever since, having
become identified as one of the leading educators in the
section. During the past eleven years, he has occupied
the position of the justice of the peace in Bath Township.
In 1859, he married Louisa Williams. They have
four children: Vallandigham, Mary, Frances and
George P., are living. Luella, deceased;
besides a nephew, son of his brother, whom he adopted when
only seven weeks old, John C. by name. Mr.
Baggott is a member of both the Masons and Odd-fellows,
to which he is fondly attached, and has held positions of
honor in both. Was Master in the Masons in 1879.
~ Page 721 - History of Green County, Ohio - Publ. 1881 |
Bath Twp. -
MATTHIAS W.
BAKER, retired farmer, was born in Bourbon County,
Kentucky, Dec. 18, 1806. He is a son of William and
Mary D. (Winans) Baker, natives of Kentucky, and born
Aug. 10, 171, and May 2, 1785, respective. In 1810, he
removed with his family to Fleming County, Kentucky, where
he remained till 1828, following the business of teamster,
hauling form Maysville to Lexington, chiefly. After
coming to this state, in 1828, he followed farming. He
died May 26, 1838. His wife survived till 1870, dying
in her eighty-sixth year. Our subject lived with his
father till 1824, at which time he came to Ohio, making his
home with his uncle, Dr. Winans, of Jamestown.
He went back to Kentucky, in 1825, and remained with his
father one year, then returned to this county, where he has
lived ever since. In the fall of 1830, he went on a
place one and one-half miles west of Jamestown, on the Xenia
pike, where he opened a farm. It was at that time a
mass of fallen timber and thick underbrush. Here he
labored till 1853, clearing the farm now owned by John
Cooper. He then moved to within a mile of
Byron on the farm he now owns, where he lived seven years.
In the spring of 1860, he moved into Byron, where he kept
tavern and grocery some six years. He then retired
from active life, and moved into the dwelling where he now
lives. He was married, Aug. 28, 1828, to Matilda,
daughter of Childs Moorman, a native of Rockbridge
County, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Byron are
parents of four children: Mary E., born Jul. 9, 1829;
Lavenia E., Dec. 30, 1830; W. C. M., Oct. 2,
1833; and Selathiel E. W., Sept. 13, 1838; the latter
died in Xenia, Apr. 28, 1866, from camp diarrhoea contracted
in the army, leaving a wife but no children. The
remaining three are living, and all married. Mr.
Baker was a hard working farmer during the greater part
of his life. He is spending his latter years in the
enjoyment of the fruits of his early labors.
~ Page 721 - History of Green County, Ohio - Publ. 1881 |
Silver Creek
Twp. -
MISSES RHODA AND KEZIAH BEASON,
Jamestown, daughters of William and Catharine Beason.
Mr. Beason was a native of South Carolina, and went to
Tennessee with his parents at quite an early age. Came
to this county when a lad, and lived the the remainder of
his life here. Married the mother of our subjects,
Miss Catharine Hite, about 1826. They were parents
of six children: Pollie, Margaret, Rhoda, an infant
son, Keziah, and Catharine; three are living,
Rhoda, Keziah, and Catherine. Mr. Beason
was previously married to Miss Mary Standberry by
whom he had eight children; six lived to maturity. He
served six month in the war of 1812. His first wife
and himself were members of the Predestinarian Baptist
Church, in which faith they died. The subjects of this
sketch have a farm of fifty acres, which is the old home
farm, situated three miles southwest of Jamestown, on which
they live. Her parents were members of the Friends'
Church and her husband's parents were members of the
Methodist Episcopal. This is a family of reputable
children, of whom the mother is proud. She, though
widowed, is cared for and guarded by her dutiful sons.
~ Page 788 - History of Green County, Ohio - Publ. 1881 |
Silver Creek
Twp. -
REBECCA BINEGAR, Jamestown, is a
daughter of James and Rebecca (Resse) Simmons.
He was born Nov. 28, 1802, and she Jan. 9, 1804. They
were parents of twelve children: Thomas W., born Oct.
10, 1823; Jane E., born Apr. 28, 1825, died Oct. 19,
1841; Josiah W., born in 1832; Rebecca, born
Dec. 12, 1828; Jane P., born Nov. 16, 1830, died Nov.
11, 1844; Alfred R., born Nov. 27, 1832; Matilda,
born Mar. 18, 1838, died in 1877; Julia E., born Dec.
12, 1840; John, born July 27, 1843; Jacob,
born in Aug., 1845, died July 9, 1871. Our subject was
married to James Binegar in 1848. Seven
children were the result of this union. The first died
in infancy. John D., born Aug. 29, 1844;
Simmons, born Sept. 19, 1850; John W., born July
13, 1855; Ella A., born Sept. 24, 1857; Mary Ellen,
born Oct. 18, 1859; Amanda, born Apr. 20, 1845.
Mrs. Binegar is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and Mr. Binegar was also a member of that
church. The widow has a farm of sixty-seven
acres, which her sons cultivate, and on which they live.
Her parents were members of the Friends' Church, and her
husband's parents were members of the Methodist Episcopal.
This is a family of reputable children, of whom the mother
is proud. She, though widowed, is cared for and
guarded by her dutiful sons.
~ Page 789 - History of Green County, Ohio - Publ. 1881 |
Silver Creek Twp.
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MARTHA (LOCKHART) BOTLER,
merchant, was born in Adams County, Ohio, June, 1823, and
came with her parents to this township, in 1824, where she
was reared, and where she married Mr. Edward Botler,
a native of Maryland, May, 1845. There were five
children born until them; Arthur, Flora, Amelia, Kate,
and Mattie all of whom are living, save Amelia,
who died at the vary early age of two years and six months.
Arthur and Flora married. He is engaged
with his mother in the mercantile business in Jamestown,
where they live, and where his father died, Oct. 29, 1877,
aged sixty-five years and twenty-two days. He had been
engaged in merchandise, in the room where the mother and son
now do business, for many years before his death.
Mrs. Botler has a good home on Limestone Street, on
which the store room is situated. She and three
daughters, are members of the Disciple Church. Mr.
Botler was a member of the Odd-fellows, and a highly
respected citizen.
~ Page 789 - History of Green County, Ohio - Publ. 1881 |
Bath Twp. -
ELIAS
BRANDENBURG, farmer, Osborn, was born in MOntgomery
County, Ohio, Nov. 15, 1825. He is a son of Aaron
and Eliza (Matthews) Brandenburg, natives of Frederick
County, Maryland, who came to this state in 1808 or 1809,
with their parents. They were the parents of seven
children: Susannah, Melissa, Elias M., Margaret,
Benjamin, George W., and William L.
Aaron Brandenburg was a wood-worker, working chiefly
at wagon-making, though his genius at that time allowed him
to handle tools in wood in almost any department. He
died in October, 1855, in his sixty-second year. His
wife survives, and is living with her son, Elias M.
The subject of this sketch passed his boyhood in Carlisle,
Ohio, and at the age of thirteen went with his father to
Indiana, where he remained until he reached manhood.
In November, 1849, he was married to Matilda Lewis,
who died in August, 1858. Mr. Brandenburg then
came back to Ohio, and in 1859 consummated his second
marriage, with Mary J. Light, and then returned to
Indiana, where he remained until January, 1860, following
the trade of wagon-maker. He again returned to his
native state, and located on the farm where he now resides.
His farm consists of one hundred and twenty-four acres,
which he tills chiefly to grain. Mr. and Mrs.
Brandenburg are active members of the Bath Presbyterian
Church, and, though they have no children, take an active
interest in the general good of the community at large.
~ Page 722 - History of Green County, Ohio - Publ. 1881 |
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