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* Source 2:
Biographical Record of Wayne & Holmes Co.
Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co.
1889
 

JOHN JARVIS, of Washington Township, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, in December, 1819, a son of John and Mary Ann (Dye) Jarvis, natives of Virginia, former of whom was born in Fauquier County in 1730.  In 1817 they moved to Jefferson County, Ohio, and seven years later to Holmes County, where the father bought sixty acres of land, nearly all of which was covered with a heavy growth of timber.  The small farm was the home of the family a number of years, was then sold, and 160 acres of land bought, which is now the home of our subject.  The father died in 1845, aged sixty-four years, having lived the life of an industrious farmer, and by the assistance of his sons accumulated a good property.  He was a soldier in the War of 1812.  His family consisted of nine children, seven of whom  - three sons and four daughters - lived to maturity.
     John Jarvis, Jr., was reared on the farm where he now lives, which he assisted to clear and cultivate, and after the death of his father he bought the interests of the other heirs.  He was given a good advantages for obtaining an education as the common schools of his day afforded, but this was meager, and the greater part of his education has been practical.  He takes an active interest in the affairs of his country, and is one of the best informed men on subjects of general interest in the community.  He is a Republican in politics, being a strong anti-slavery and Union man, and has always adhered to the principles of his party.  Mr. Jarvis was married, Apr. 14, 1848, to Elizabeth, daughter of Covington and Elizabeth (Jolly) Way, and they have had nine children, six of whom are living: Mary Ann, Cordelia, Nettie, Arthur James, Covington Grant, Schuyler Canfield.  Flora died at the age of thirteen; C. Jane, at the age of six; Sylvia E., in infancy.  Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis are members of the Brethren Church.
~ Page 763 – Commemorative Biographical Record of the counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio, Illustrated – Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1889
HENRY JOHNSON was born in Prairie Township, Holmes Co., Ohio, near the Wayne County line, Aug. 5, 1823, son of William and Catherine (Laing) Johnson, natives of Virginia, the latter a daughter of Robert Laing.  In 1817 the parents moved to Holmes County, Ohio, settled in Prairie Township, and bought fifty five acres of Government land, which was the family homestead for a number of years; thence they moved to the village of Shreve, Wayne Co., Ohio, where they resided until the death of the mother which occurred in June, 1867, after which the father lived with his children until his death; he died in 1884, aged ninety-one years.  He served in the War of 1812.  Their family consisted of six children: Robert, Joseph, William, Henry, Ellen and Elizabeth, Robert, Ellen and Henry being the only ones now living. 
     Henry Johnson spent his early life in his native township, and when twenty-two years of age, learned the trade of blacksmith, at which he worked three years in Holmesville; then he commenced agricultural pursuits, following the same on the farm inherited by Rebecca Johnson.  The farm contains 110 acres of valuable land, and the improvements on it are among the best in the county.  Mr. Johnson was married Oct. 19, 1848, at the home of the bride, by Rev. Harrison Jones, to Rebecca, daughter of Alexander and Jane (Morgan) Lockhart, former a native of Virginia.  Mr. and Mrs. Lockhart moved from Virginia to Ohio in 1814, the father driving an ox wagon containing their goods, and the mother riding on horseback with her babe on her lap.  All they had when they came to this State was his wages for four years' labor.  They first lived one year in Wayne County, and thence came to Holmes County, settling on their farm where they lived the remainder of their lives, owning in all by purchase some 900 acres of land.  They came here when the place was one vast forest, inhabited by the red man, and abundance of deer, wolves and other wild animals.  Mr. Lockhart served as justice of the peace several terms.  His family consisted of twelve children, four of whom are living:  Julia, Jane, Rachel and Rebecca.  At the death of the father, March 11, 1837, each of the children inherited 100 acres of land, the widowed mother remaining at the homestead until the time of her death, Oct. 9, 1869.
     Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are the parents of six children, five of whom are living:  Gilbert, Ida (Mrs. Bowers), Jane, Anna and Clementine.  Mr. Johnson is a Republican in politics.  He has served his township as school director and trustee.  He and his family are members of the Lutheran Church, of which, at present, Rev. H. H. Hall is pastor.
~ Page 670 – Commemorative Biographical Record of the counties of Wayne
and Holmes, Ohio, Illustrated – Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1889
J. H. JOLLY is one of the representative citizens of Holmes County, where he was born in 1847.  He is a son of William H. and Mary (Neely) Jolly, and a grandson of Peter Jolly who came to Ohio about 1798, and located in Killbuck Township as a squatter, and then moved to Richland Township, where he entered 140 acres of Government land, where he spent the rest of his life, dying at the advanced age of ninety-seven years.
     J. H. Jolly has spent his life in the county of his birth, and was here educated in the common schools.  He is the third of a family of seven children, the names being Susan M., Joseph H., John H., John T., Margaret, Mary Jane and Emmet.  He remained at home until after the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion, and in March, 1863, enlisted in Company B, Sixtieth Ohio Infantry, and served till the close of the war, when he enlisted in Company F, Twentieth United States Infantry, and served two years.  He learned the trade of an engineer, which has been his employment since 1869, and for seven years he worked for the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad Company.  He is now employed at Nashville, where he has charge of the stationary engine works.  Mr. Jolly was married in 1868, to Miss Lutitia C., daughter of James and Mary (Keiner) Bell.  They have no children.  Mr. Jolly is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and was Commander of Post No. 298 two years.  He is a Republican in his political views.  He and his wife are members of the Disciples Church.
~ Page 653 – Commemorative Biographical Record of the counties of Wayne
and Holmes, Ohio, Illustrated – Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1889

AARON L. JONES, M. D., was born in Monroe Township, Holmes Co., Ohio, June 17, 1838.  His father, Martin Jones, who was a native of Maryland and came to Homes County about 1828, married Miss Christina Mathison, and settled in Monroe Township, where he still resides, his wife having died in 1886.
     Our subject attended the township schools, and read medicine with Dr. C. B. Ferrell, of Nashville, taking his license and graduating from Cleveland Medical College in 1868.  He first began his practice to Jelloway, Knox Co., Ohio, afterward moving to Fredericksburgh and later to Maysville.  In 1872 he located at Napoleon, where he has since enjoyed an extensive practice.  Sept. 8, 1861, he was united in marriage with Miss Winifred C., daughter of John Zollers, of Washington Township, and they have one child, John M., they have also one by adoption – Charles A. (Bacon) both living at home.  Dr. Jones is a member of Spartan Lodge No. 126, F. & A. M.; a member of the Republican party, and was appointed postmaster at Black Creek by President Grant; at the present time he is one of the school directors of the township.  Dr. Jones is one of the successful physicians of the county, and has the confidence of his patrons, his practice extending over a large territory.  He holds a high position in the estimation of the medical fraternity, and is often called as counsel in difficult cases.  He is an active member of Holmes County Medical Society, an organization in which he is much interested. 
~ Page 803 – Commemorative Biographical Record of the counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio, Illustrated – Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1889

ROBERT JUSTICE was born in Beaver County, Penn., Mar. 15, 1809, a son of Joseph and Catherine (Ball) Justice,  the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of County Donegal, Ireland.  In 1819 his parents moved to Columbiana County, Ohio, where he lived until 1833, when he removed to Millersburgh, where he became one of the most prominent and influential citizens.  His tastes and talents soon led him into public life, and in various capacities he proved himself to be a faithful, conscientious and thoroughly competent official.  In 1840 he has elected county recorder for a term of three years, at the end of which time he was chosen county auditor and was re-elected twice, serving as auditor for three terms, or six full years, from 1843 to 1849.  He also served as school examiner for six years, and throughout his whole career he was an earnest advocate and supporter of the public school system and of the cause of popular education.  In 1866 he was elected State Senator, for the counties of Holmes, Wayne, Knox and Morrow, and by his brother senators he was recognized as a clear thinker, a candid and forcible debater, and a diligent student of State of affairs.  It was in 1860 that he entered upon an official service, destined to be of long duration, and which brought him into particularly close contact with a wide range of local experiences and relations.  In that year he became justice of the peace, and so justly and carefully and intelligently did he administer the affairs of that office, that the well pleased people kept him in it for twenty-seven years.  His ninth and last term ended April 11, 1887, when failing health compelled him to retire from active work, although that work was still performed to the entire acceptance and approval of the public.  From earliest manhood Mr. Justice was an enthusiastic member of the Democratic party,  and he was an important factor in the achievement of the Democratic party, and he was an important factor in the achievement of its local triumphs, being both a good campaign speaker and a wise counselor.
     In his religious life, also, his convictions were clear and strong.  The church of the choice was the Presbyterian, and in that church he held for many years the position of a ruling elder.  He was one of the commissioners representing Wooster Presbytery in the General Assembly of the church, which met in Chicago in 1877.  One of his marked characteristics, which made him a man of influence in church affairs, as well as in politics, throughout his active life, was his good humored and hearty, yet dignified way of dealing with his fellow men.
     Mr. Justice was married in Washington Township, Holmes County, on May 14, 1833, to Martha Robeson, daughter of Charles Robeson.  In August following the newly wedded pair made their home in Millersburg, where they lived in great happiness and peace for more than thirty years, until the beloved wife was taken away by death.  The children blessed their marriage - Elizabeth C., now Mrs. Henry Young, of Akron, Ohio, and Virginia, widow of the late Dr. William M. Ross, of Millersburgh.  With this latter daughter, in Millersburgh, Mr. Justice resides, at the time of the writing of this sketch.
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