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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
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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
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