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Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio
Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1880

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Page 423
THOMAS PEARSON was, at the time of his arrival in the township, the oldest man in the settlement. He immigrated here from Newberry District, S. C, in 1806, at the age of seventy-six years. His sons. Enoch, Jonas, and Thomas, Jr., all of whom had families, came here at the same time, and settled on Section 20. Samuel Pearson came from South Carolina the same year, and the different mem­bers of the Pearson family then entered land on portions of Sections 20. 21, 22 and 29. Thomas. Sr, was a Quaker minister of considerable notoriety, while his son Enoch was the first blacksmith in the township. Samuel P. was accompanied by his nine sons.
Source: The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880 - Monroe Twp.
Page 663
WILLIAM L. PENCE, farmer; P. O. Ginghamsburg; is a man of much influence in his neighborhood; his farm, adjoining the pleasant little village of Ginghamsburg, is highly improved, and is a cozy, homelike place.  William was born in Champaign Co. in 1821; his parents, Reuben and Annie Pence, coming to this county in 1835; they settled first in Champaign Co. in 1804; they had six children - Ocey, Phoebe, Mary, Annie, Rhoda J. and William L.; his grandparents both lived to the extraordinary age of 104 years.  William  was married to Miss Harriet Rudy in 1848.  They were the parents of five children - Harriet T., Alfred F., Mary Annetta, William H. and Daisy P.  Harriet is the wife of J. F. Kerr, and is the mother of Guy and William Newell Kerr.  Alfred married Miss Ella Stoher, and Mary is the wife of John F. Eidemiller.  The children are all well educated, and Alfred has been engaged in teaching.  W. L. Pence was elected Justice of the Peace in 1867, and served two terms; for twenty-three years, he has been connected with the School Board, which is a good record in itself.  Both himself and wife are members of the Baptist Church.  He has been Township Trustee for four years; he votes the Republican ticket, and is one of the most genial of men; he has also been connected with the ministry for fourteen years, and has done much for the cause he loves.
Source: The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880 - Monroe Twp.

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