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(Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Chicago:
Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884)
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Mifflin Twp. -
JOHN COLLINS WASHBURN, second son
of John and Hannah (Burke) Washhburn, was born in
Manchester, Adams Co., Ohio, May 18, 1819. His
father was born in Maryland, and came to Adams County in
an early day. He had a family of nine children,
of whom one daughter and our subject are living.
He died June 25, 1929. Our subject was thus thrown
upon his own resources at the age of ten years, and at
the age of sixteen years began working at the gunsmith's
trade. In 1840 he came to Pike County, where he
settled on the Burgess Elliott Farm, and a few years
later purchased thirty acres of land and followed
farming in connection with his trade. He has at
present 325 acres of land, and is devoting his entire
time to agricultural pursuits. He was married June
6, 1840, to Elvira, daughter of Burgess and
Sarah (Ackley) Elliott, of Pike County. They
have seven children - John W., an attorney at
Waverly, Ohio, and ex-Representative of Pike County;
Hiram E., of Colorado; George W., of
Chillicothe, Ohio; Dawson B., of Byington;
Charles L., of Chillicothe; Sarah J., wife of
R. S. McCoppin, of Pike County, Ohio; Mary E.,
of Byington, Ohio. Mr. Washburn has
been Trustee of Mifflin Township for a number of years.
He is a member of Sinking Spring Lodge No. 632, I. O. O.
F., Highland County, Ohio. Mrs. Washburn's
father was a native of Virginia. He served in the
war of 1812. He served eighteen years as
Commissioner of Pike County.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 ~ Page 855 |
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AMOS COLE WATTS, farmer and
stock-raiser, was born in Portsmouth, Scioto County,
Mar. 2, 1834, son of John and Mary (Haterman) Watts.
When he was four years of age his mother died, after
which he moved with his father to Jackson, where he
remained till he was fifteen years of age. He then
settled in Newton Township, Pike County, with his
father, with whom he lived till he grew to manhood.
In 1868 he was appointed Superintendent of the County
Infirmary, which position he held five years, and in
1873 he purchased his present farm of about 200 acres of
highly improved land. With the exception of five
years he was always followed farming pursuits, in which
he has been very successful. He was married Feb.
17, 1854, to Ellen Cochran, a native of Pike
County and a daughter of John Cochran. They
were the parents of two children, of whom only one is
living - Richard K. Alexander died when two
years of age. Mr. Watts and wife are
members of the Christian church.
Source: History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1884 - Page 870 |
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