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(Source: History of Madison County, Ohio
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1883 - 1159 pgs.)
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JONATHAN FARRAR was a native
of England but became a settler in Oak Run Township, on land now owned
by Mr. Chenoweth, about 1825. Mr. Farrar was an excellent man and
quite a judge and admirer of fine stock. He, with Charles
Phellis, Esq., and Mr. Browning, were appointed
a committee by the Stock Breeders' Association of Madison County to go
to England and purchase a quantity of fine-blooded stock. John C.
Robison, an Englishman by birth, possessed of a good education and a
teacher in his younger days, came from Pennsylvania to Madison County,
and about 1831 -32, located in Oak Run Township and erected a saw and
grist mill on Oak Run, since known as the Harvey Mills and the
Gregg Mill. He sold the mill to Jonathan Harvey, and
thence removed to Kentucky, where he entered upon teaching, and while
engaged in this profession was stabbed and killed by one of his
scholars. |
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JOHN H. FINLEY, farmer,
P. O. Rosedale. the subject of this sketch was born December 29,
1812, in Rockbridge County, Va., where, in February, 1837, he married
Martha A. Ruff, daughter of John and Martha Ruff. To
them were born nine children, five of whom are now living, viz.:
William A., David W., Horace T., Martha M. and Winfield S.;
the names of the deceased are as follows: John F., Amanda M., Matilda
V. and Samuel W. Mrs. Finley was born July 28, 1817, in
Lexington, Va., and departed this life Dec. 20, 1873. About the
year 1849, with his wife and children. Mr. Finley came to
Madison County, Ohio, and settled in the northeastern portion of Monroe
Township. He has served as Clerk of Monroe Township many years, is
a member of the Christian Union Church, and teh owner of 280 acres of
land. Winfield S. Finley, one of the sons of our subject,
was born October 5, 1858, in Monroe Township, Madison County, and
received a good English education. On August 11, 1880, he married
Miss Jennie Heath, daughter of James and Melinda Heath.
They have one child - Emery. Mr. Finley resides
on his father's homestead, the location of which has been given in this
sketch. |
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JOHN FLORENCE, farmer,
P. O. Plain City. The subject of this sketch was born October 5,
1843, in Madison County, Ohio. His parents are Robinson and
Elizabeth Florence, of Paint Township, this county. After
receiving a rudimentary education, our subject, in the fall of 1862,
entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, in which institution
he remained for one year. On September 16, 1875, he married
Miss Blanche Morgridge, daughter of Joshua B. and Harriet
Morgridge. This union has been blessed with two children -
Mary M., born August 6, 1876; and Walter T., born May
31, 1878. After his marriage, Mr. Florence resided in Paint
Township one year, when he settled in the northeastern portion of Monroe
Township, where he now lives. He is the owner of 230 acres of land
located partly in Monroe and Canaan Townships. |
DANIEL
B. FOSTER, P. O. London, a well-known farmer of this township,
was born in Ross County, Ohio, March 7, 1828. His grandfather, John
Foster, was a native of Virginia, and came to Ross County, Ohio,
about the commencement of the nineteenth century. One son, John
Foster, Jr., was born in Ross County. Ohio. March 4. 1802. He was
there reared, and in 1833 came to Madison County, locating on the
present farm of our subject, which then comprised 875 acres. He was an
early settler of Oak Run Township, a Whig, and subsequently a
Republican, but never took an active part in politics. He was an honest
and industrious citizen, and departed this life November 19, 1880. He
married Eliza Bowyer a native of Pike County. Ohio, and daughter
of Daniel Bowyer. There were ten children born to them,
eight now living. Mrs. Foster is still living.
Daniel B. was the eldest son, and was reared mostly
in this county. He received a good common school education, and has
resided on his present farm through life. He has been engaged in
agricultural pursuits during this time, also the raising of all kinds of
stock, principally sheep. His land consists of 515
acres—in three farms. Mr. Foster is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and for many years
has been a Class Leader in the congregation that meets in "Foster's
School house." He is also
connected with Bradford Grange of Range Township, Sons of Temperance of
Division No. 4, and the
Republican party. He has been twice married. His first union occurred
January 22, 1852, when he was
united to Miranda McClimans. Three children were born to
them, two living—Bernard, and Jennie, wife of John Van
Wagner, of London. Mrs. Foster died August 13, 1860, and
Mr. F. married for his second wife Margaret Johnston,
daughter of George Johnston, and born January 1, 1837.
They have eight children—Jessie, Allie, Kemper L., E. Bruce, Eva, W.
Irvin, Frank E. and Maud. |
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JAMES FOSTER
came from Ross County and settled on the north side of Bradford's Fork,
about 1820; a few years later, his brother John came and settled near
him; they married two sisters by the name of Bougher. They became
prosperous farmers and large land-owners; they were active business men
and filled many offices of the county and township. James served
as County Commissioner. |
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T. C. FOSTER, farmer, P. O.
London. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch was born in Oak
Run Township, Madison County, November 12, 1849. His parents were
John Foster and Elizabeth (Bowyer) Foster. On December 25,
1874, he was married to Ida F. Clingan, a daughter of A. J.
Clingan, an old settler of Somerford Township. By this
marriage three children have been born, viz., Forest, Blanche and
Belva. Mr. Foster was reared on a farm, and receiving such
an education as the surrounding schools afforded, and has spent his life
as an agriculturist. Through comparatively young, he is energetic
and industrious, and has gained for himself, the respect and esteem of
his fellows. |
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A. N. FOX, farmer, P. O. La
Fayette, was a native of Madison County, Ohio, born November 7, 1838,
and is a son of John and Elizabeth Fox, he a
native of New York, and she of Champaign County, Ohio. The grandfather,
Daniel Fox, was a native of Germany, who emigrated to
America about 1876, and married Abigail Allen, a native of
New York. They settled in that State, where they resided till 1813, when
they removed to Ohio and settled in Champaign County; they afterward
removed to Madison County, where he remained till his death. John,
the father of our subject, was born in 1801, and was twelve years of age
when they settled in Champaign County, and there grew to manhood, and
married Elizabeth Jones, a native of that county, born in
1805. In 1836, they removed to Madison County and settled in Pike
Township, where they lived till their death; she died May 11, 1846, and
he July 28, 1868. They had eight children, six now survive—Rudolph,
William R, John N., A. N.,Alma (wife of Thomas Cantrall),
and Henry C. Rudolph (resides in Marion County, Ohio). and the
others all reside in Kansas but our subject. Mr. John
Fox, after locating in Madison County, entered upon the mercantile
trade at Rosedale, where he continued several years, also serving as
Postmaster during this time. He then sold out his store and purchased a
farm, and for twenty -five years devoted his attention to farming. Then
he again entered upon mercantile trade at Liverpool, where he continued
business till his death. He was also Postmaster while in business in
Liverpool. Mr. Fox was an enterprising, thorough going,
business man. He started in life without capital, and by his own
industry and good business management, he accumulated a good property.
At his death he owned 436 acres of land, besides quite an amount of
personal and other property at Liverpool. His character and integrity
were undoubted; he was a member and an earnest worker in the Methodist
Episcopal Church from his early manhood, and was a Steward and
Elder in the church for many years. Our subject was raised to farm
labor, and in his early life taught school for several years. He was
married, November 27, 1862, to Clarinda J. Baker, who was born in
Delaware County, Ohio, November 30, 1843, and was a daughter of Hiram
E. and Margaret J. (Wilson) Baker, he a native of New York,
and she of Ohio. They had nine children—eight now survive—Clarinda
J., Ellen M. (wife of L. G. Huff), Lester, Oscar, Sallie
(wife of Christian Kaufman), Eugene, Etta
and Edgar. Mr. Baker and wife now reside in Morrow
County, Ohio, where he is engaged in farming, a business which he has
followed the greater part of his life, and is one of the prominent
leading men of that county. Mr. Fox and wife have
five children—Edgar B., born October 2, 1863; Gertrude,
born December 30, 1865; Grace, born January 13, 1869; Eva,
born October 19, 1870; and Ross, born December 3, 1878. Mr.
Fox, after his marriage, settled on the old home place near
Liverpool, where he lived two years; then he purchased a farm on Barron
Run, where he resided till 1873, when, in February of that year, he
located on the farm where he now resides. He served Pike Township as
Clerk several years. |
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