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

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SAMPSON A. MARSHALL, farmer; P. O. Laura; born in this county in 1834, of English descent; his father, William, and mother, Charity Wright, were from South Carolina, the latter born Jun. 11, 1801; they made the Stillwater but died at his home in Darke Co., Nov. 10, 1837, leaving en children - John, born Mar. 25, 1818, died Jan. 9, 1854; William, born Sept. 5, 1819; Thomas, born Feb. 25, 1822, died in 1871; Ahab, born Oct. 7, 1825, died Jun. 18, 1851; Sarah, born Jun. 15, 1828; Jane, born Jul. 6, 1830; Mary and Rachel, twins, born Nov. 15, 1832 - the former died Sept. 20, 1854, the latter, Jun. 20, 1853; Sampson, born Oct. 7, 1834, and Charity, born Aug. 14, 1836, died Dec. 18, 1857.   Sampson A. learned the carpenter trade, and continued the business until 1857, since which time he has followed farming; he cleared a farm of 32 acres in Darke Co., and in 1878 came to his present place.  Aug. 19, 1857, married Mary, daughter of Samuel and Amelia (Hall) Rhodehamel; Samuel was born in Pennsylvania May 3, 1803; his father, John R., was born in Saxony, and his mother, Maria Miller, in Breisen; they came to the United States in 1800, locating in Pennsylvania; in 1804, to Montgomery Co., Ohio, and in 1820 to Union Township, where John R. died, aged 76, and Maria at 90 years.  Of twelve children, two survive; Samuel was raised to farm labor, obtaining a limited education; except a short interval, he has lived upon his present place since 1826.  May 11, 1822, he married Amelia Hall, her father, Amos, being an early settler; she died July 15, 1878; their children were - Orel, born June 13, 1858; Sarah E., born Apr. 14, 1861; John H., born Sept. 25, 1863; Jane, born Dec. 23, 1865; William, born May 4, 1868; Frank A., born Feb. 25, 1875; and Omer, born Oct. 8, 1877.  Samuel R. has been a member of the Christian Church for forty years; of his ten children, three now survive.
Source: The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880 - Newton Twp.
Page 782 -
HENRY MOHLER
, farmer; P. O. Covington; born in Cumberland Co., Penn., in 1829; is the son of Rudolph and Elizabeth (Miller) Mohler, she deceased; he has followed the vocation of farmer through life; he remained at home assisting his father in the duties of the farm till he grew up to maturity; he made his first permanent location on his present place about twenty-six years ago, having operated a saw-mill on Stillwater about two years prior to this; his large homestead, with its fine improvements, bears testimony of his industry, enterprise and skill as a farmer; he was only 13 years old when he came to this county with his parents; he finds his religious creed in the Herman Baptist Church, of which he and his wife are faithful members.  He was married, in 1852, to Anna Deeter, daughter of Abraham and granddaughter of David Deeter, a pioneer of this
county; eight children—six sons and two daughters—have been the issue of this union; one son and daughter died when quite small.
Source: The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880 - Newton Twp.
Page 782 -
SAMUEL MOHLER, minister, Covington; one of the early settlers of Newton Township; was born in Juniata Co., Penn., May 8, 1808, his father, Jacob, being a native of Lancaster Co., Penn. Jacob was a farmer and wagon-maker.  He married Mary Bollinger, and by her reared four sons and two daughters, five of whom still survive.  Jacob died at the age of 62, in his native State; his wife then emigrated to this State, where her death occurred in 1854, upward of 72 years old.  Samuel is the fourth child of the family; his early life was passed on a farm, where he acquired the art of farming.  At the age of 18 he began the tanning business and followed it over twenty years. Sept. 14, 1829, he took a journey to the “Far West,” which was then Ohio; after a journey of twenty-two and one-half days he landed at Dayton, Ohio, whence he journeyed up the Stillwater to his present place, which he purchased, consisting of 49 acres, in Sec. 5.  Here he has lived ever since, a period of half a century; since his location here, he, by industry and economy, added a large farm to his first purchase, which he has recently disposed of; upon locating here he erected a tannery, which he successfully operated for twenty years; on his farm is a fine spring of living water, and an extensive limestone quarry.  Mr. M. identified himself with the Herman Baptist Church over half a century ago, and has been an earnest worker and faithful member ever since.  He has served in the capacity of minister in the above church for twenty years, and for the last ten years as Presiding Elder, at present superintending four districts.  He is a man of many sterling qualities, a useful and much-respected citizen.  He married Catharine Saylor, of Pennsylvania, May 8, 1828, and by her has reared six sons and four daughters.  One son, Rudolph, died Jan. 15, 1866, leaving a wife and one child, Anna.  Six children have located in vicinity of the homestead, and three in Missouri.
Source: The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880 - Newton Twp.
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SAMUEL M. OAKS
, farmer; P. O. Pleasant Hill; he was born in Union, Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1833, and is a son of Samuel Oaks, born in Pennsylvania in 1806; Samuel was a smith by trade, and when about 6 years old, came to Dayton, Ohio, with his parents, the place then consisting of only a few houses.  He married Isabella Hamel, of Pennsylvania, in 1828, by whom he had eight sons and four daughters; five still survive, as also do the parents at an advanced age. Our subject was inured to farm labor, and has made farming his occupation; in this he takes a great interest and exhibits great enterprise, the aggregate of his crops attesting his skill and success as a farmer; in 1858, he moved to this county and located in Concord Township, and, at the end of nine or ten years, he returned to his native county; some three or four years later, he located on his present place, where he has since resided, and made many improvements; he is a self-made man; in early life, thrown upon his own resources, he has, by industry and economy, risen to a position of affluence; socially, he is pleasant and affable, religiously, an earnest Christian, and, with his wife, a member of the Congregational Brethren Church of Pleasant Hill.  He married Melinda J. Smith, nee Bule}^ in 1855; she was born in this county in 1837; of his five sons and one daughter, four sons have died, three upon the same day; Mr. Oaks takes a great interest in educating his children, giving them the best opportunities in this direction; his daughter, Ella S. Biteman, being a teacher by profession.
Source: The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880 - Newton Twp.
 
 

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