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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio
Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1880
STAUNTON TOWNSHIP
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JOHN T. KNOOP,
farmer; P. O. Troy; was born in Miami Co., Jan. 22, 1841, and is
a son of William and Rachel A. (Kerr) Knoop. He is
a native of this county, and she of Virginia, coming with her
parents to this county in 1825. John Knoop, the
grandfather, came to this county in 1798, and was a native of
Pennsylvania, his mother coming from Switzerland; he was one of
the few pioneers who first settled in Miami Co., at the place
where Staunton Village is now located; they erected a
block-house, in which they placed their families for safety,
while they selected and opened out their farms and built their
log cabins. In 1800, John, the grandfather occupied
his cabin, and commenced to make a farm and a home. This
cabin is still standing on the old Knoop place, now eighty years
since its erection, and is in a very good degree of
preservation. The grandfather, John and wife, Barbara,
were parents of seven children; viz., George, Jacob, John,
Elizabeth, Nancy, William and Thomas. Jacob Knoop
was born in the block-house Nov. 30, 1798, being the first white
child born in Miami Co. This family of the grandfather are
now all passed away "to that bourne whence no traveler returns;"
their works and labors remain to be cherished by their children,
and their lives, like Washington's will never die, but will be
remembered and cherished by the descendants yet unborn.
One incident should yet be recorded, showing the sacrificing
spirit of the noble old pioneers and grandfather. In the
early settling of this county, there came a season of scarcity,
especially in the corn crop, but John had a good supply
of old corn in store. His neighbors all around him were in
want, so he visited them all, and ascertained how much they each
one needed, and agreed to furnish them at 75 cents per bushel.
In the meantime, grain buyers and speculators were coming there
to buy his corn, and offered him $2 per bushel, but he refused
their offer and manfully stood by his contract, supplying all
his neighbors as he promised. William Knoop, the
father, passed his entire life in this county; he was Justice of
the Peace for twenty years, and Clerk of the township for
several years. When the war of the rebellion came, he was
one of the patriots who sent to this country's defense, serving
for about sixteen months, when he was discharged for disability.
He departed this life in November, 1874, being 64 years of age,
having, life his father before him passed an active and
energetic life, devoted to the public good of his county and
country. His wife is still living on the home place where
he died. They were parents of eight children., James
M., Henry C., deceased, being killed at the charge of Ft.
Wagner, in South Carolina; John T., Mary B., now Mrs.
William R. Saunders; Mark K., Frances C., married to
Thomas Scott, but now deceased; Emma, now Mrs.
George W. Scott, in Troy; Olive A., now Mrs.
Hance. John T., the subject of this sketch, lived with
his father till 20 years of age, when he enlisted in the 42d O.
V. I., at the commencement of the rebellion, and served through
the war. Here we remark that the patriotism of the
Knoop family was fully exhibited by their works, by the
father and four sons all entering the service, one, Henry C.,
being sacrificed upon the altar of his country, and the others
returning with honorable discharges to their homes. Mr.
Knoop was united in the holy bonds of matrimony in
May, 1868, with Elizabeth Farver, daughter of
John and Margaret Farver, he being born in Maryland and she
in Ireland. He first located on the place where he now
resides with his father-in-law, where he remained two years,
thence to one of the Knoop farms, where he lived above
five years, till the death of his wife's father, when he moved
back to the old farm, his present place of residence.
Mr. Knoop is now serving as Land Appraiser.
Politically, he is a staunch Republican.
Source:
The history of Miami County, Ohio - Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
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CYRUS H. LE FEVRE, farmer; P. O. Piqua,
was a son of Christian Le Fevre, one of the old pioneers
of Miami Co., who was a native of Maryland, and emigrated to
this county in 1808, locating upon the farm now owned by
Cyrus, his son. This land, when he located upon it,
was all a wilderness; he made the first opening and put up his
log cabin, but did not get it plastered, but leaving that to be
done after Christmas. After the marriage ceremony was
performed he returned, arriving home to his cabin on Christmas
Eve; while on his way home, it commenced snowing, quite a depth
of snow falling, then it turned cold and remained so frequent
snows all winter, so that they had to live in their cabin just
as it was, with the cold blasts sweeping through between the
logs; they endured it bravely during the winter, cleared up some
four acres of timber land, and prepared it for corn the next
spring. At this time there were three families by the name
of Dye, three families of Knoop, one family of
Martin, and one other of Le Fevre; these constituted
about the entire population of this part of the township; they
braved all the hardships and dangers from wild beasts and
savages, and from sickness; they suffered much from fever and
ague. All this they endured that they might make homes for
themselves, and hand them down to their posterity. Those
were the times when they manufactured their own material for
clothing for winter and summer wear, and whatever it wanted in
beauty, closeness of texture and warmth, was made up in
coarseness and roughness, producing irritation of the surface of
the body, and keeping up a good circulation of the life-giving
fluid - the blood. They persevered, they were industrious,
they were economizing, and they were honest. These
qualities enabled them to overcome all obstacles, and procured
good homes, with as good soil for productiveness as the sun ever
shown upon. Mr. Le Fevre, the subject of this
sketch, was born in 1824, and has always lived upon the old home
farm, which his father, above mentioned cleared, and upon which
he died, his death occurring February, 1871. Mr. Le
Fevre was united in marriage Feb. 26, 1856, with Caroline
M. Babb, daughter of Daniel and Leah Babb, who were
natives of Virginia, and came to Ohio nearly fifty years ago; by
this union they have had two children; viz., Walter and
Franklin. He lost his wife by death Feb. 7, 1875;
Mr. Le Fevre and his father have erected all the buildings
on the place, which are large and commodious, arranged for
comfort and convenience; he now owns 260 acres of the excellent
bottom land of the Miami Valley, of which 200 acres are in
cultivation. The selection of this fine quality lf land by
his father and the early settlers, while it was all in the
wilderness, shows the wisdom and judgment they exhibited in
obtaining some of the best land that could be found in the
State; and they will be honored and remembered for their noble
work by their children's children for ages to come.
Source:
The History of Mhiami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
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URIAH B. LLOYD farmer; P. O. Troy; was
born on the farm upon which he now resides, Aug. 23, 1833, is
the son of John and Anna (Deweese) Lloyd; he was born in
Pennsylvania, Apr. 1, 1790, and his wife in Virginia about 1797.
John, the father, came to this county in February, 1814;
after being here about two or three yeas, he was united in
marriage with Anna Deweese, daughter of Lewis and Mary
Deweese, who were born in Virginia and came to Ohio at a
very early day. By this marriage they had eleven children,
viz., Margaret, deceased; David; Mary, now
Mrs. H. Puterbaugh, living in Elkhart Co., Ind.; Isabel;
Rachel, now Mrs. D. Counts, living in Troy; Ruth;
Mehitabel, now Mrs. George Buckles; Elizabeth;
deceased; Uriah B.; Henry and Hannah L., now Mrs.
William Burton, living in Indiana. After his marriage,
he lived one year with his uncle, and then located upon the farm
which Uriah and Henry now reside; here he commenced right in the
woods, and cut out the first stick of timber, made an opening,
built a log cabin, and began pioneer life; from day to day
and year after year he toiled and labored, enduring the
hardships and deprivations, such as pioneers only know and
realize; after sixty years of industrious labor, he died,
attaining the venerable age of nearly 85 years; his works remain
as mementoes of his labors, having brought 93 acres from the
dense forest into a good cultivation, with good buildings
erected and everything quite comfortable and convenient, in
contrast to the dreary wilderness of sixty yeas before.
His wife departed this life about three years prior to his
death. Uriah B. and two sisters, Isabel and
Ruth, all still unmarried, live upon the home place; also
Henry, who is married, resides in another house upon the
farm, and have, since the death of their father, continued the
management of the estate.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
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