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BIOGRAPHIES
The following biographies are extracted from:
Source #1 - The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio
By Henry Holcomb Bennett
Published by S. A. Brant, Madison, Wis., 1902
Source #2 - A Standard History of Ross County, Ohio
Vol. II.
Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago & New York 1917
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LAMB, John W.
LANDRUM, C. H.
LANDRUM, William T.
LANDRUM, William T.
LANSING, Robert H.
LARIMORE, Charles
H.
LARRICK, Cyrus
Jasper
LASH, Josiah
Wilson, A. M., M. D. *
LAVERY, Finley
LAVERY, William F.
LAWRENCE, William
Vickars, Captain
LAYTON, Seymour
LESLIE, John Moffatt, M.D.
LEWIS, John H.
LEWIS, Matthias |
LIGHTNER, Samuel C.
LIGHTTLE, John C.
LITTER, George
LITTLE, Thomas O.
LOCKWOOD, Ephriam
LONG, Frank
LONG, John B.
LONG, John L.
LOUGH, John W.
LOWRY, John C.
LUCAS, William
Basil
LUNBECK, E. C.
LUTZ, Fred L.
LYTLE, Isaac |
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SEYMOUR LAYTON.
The business of farming has engaged the attention of
Seymour Layton since he was a boy. In early
years he managed the farm in the interests of his mother
and his sisters and for the past twelve years has been
one of the progressive agriculturists of Union Township.
He was born on a farm in Fayette County, Ohio, Nov. 14,
1864. His father Tilton Layton came from
Fayette County to Ross County, and bought a farm in the
North Precinct of Union Township. He followed
farming there until his death in 1880. The widowed
mother, who still occupies the old homestead, is a
daughter of John and Rebecca Tootle, and her
maiden name was Eleanor Maria Tootle. She
reared five children named Seymour, Ida, Flora,
Rebecca and Lucretia.
As the only son of the family, the responsibilities
of the homestead largely devolved upon the shoulders of
Seymour Layton when his father died. HE was
at that time sixteen years of age, and such education as
he acquired had been gained in the meantime by
attendance at the local schools. HE proved himself
an able worker and did much to keep the family household
together until his sisters were grown. He remained
on the home farm until 1904, when he bought the place he
now owns and occupies in North Union Township. It
is a fertile and well improved farm, and he and his
family reside in an attractive house situated on a knoll
commanding extensive view of the surrounding country.
In the year that he started out independently, 1904,
Mr. Layton married Bessie Wilson. Mrs.
Layton was born in Ross County, a daughter of
Alex Wilson. To their marriage have been born
two children, Marjorie and Thelma.
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FRANK
LONG,
farmer, stock-raiser and fruit-grower in Huntington
township, bears a name widely distributed from an early
period in Ross county. The progenitors of the family
were among the first arrivals from Pennsylvania and there
was little in the surroundings to attract a farmer when
John Long and his wife halted in the confines of the
then new and inchoate county. The soil, indeed, was
there, rich and fruitful as it has ever been, and the task
of clearing away the superincumbent forest was such as to
deter the stoutest heart. But in time all
difficulties were surmounted by this hardy breed of men,
among whom none were more resolute than the ancestors of
the Longs. The first of the name to arrive
left a son and namesake who married Mrs. Elizabeth
Thomas Streevey, by whom he had eleven children.
Of these, George W., Samuel P., John, Allen T., Delila,
Elizabeth, Martha and Catherine are dead; the
three survivors are Ethelinda, wife of William
Robinson, of Butler county, Ohio; Hester A.,
wife of N. Ward, and Henry F., who is now
eight-three years old and lives with the last mentioned
sister. The father was industrious and a good
manager, met with success in most of his dealings and
accumulated a considerable body of land in Huntington
township. Allen T. Long, fourth of the
children in order of birth, remained at home until his
marriage to Catherine Roush, a native of Adams
county, Ohio. They lived for a short time in one of
the rude log cabins then so common, but later moved to the
old home place, where they remained several years, after
which they made their home with their son. The
father was a man of many good qualities and was quite
popular in his community, being called on to fill various
township offices. He died August 10, 1892, when
sixty-two years old, and his widow now resides in
Chillicothe. They had five children: Angeline,
wife of George W. Miller, of Springfield township;
Henry C., deceased; Charlotte, wife of
Charles Miller, of Springfield Township; Clara,
wife of Fritz Seeling of Huntington township; and
Frank. The latter was born in Huntington
township, Ross county, Ohio, October 17, 1865, and
remained at home until August 20, 1900, when he was
married to Fannie E. Moore, born and bred in Pike
county, and daughter of William T. and Rachel
Moore. He located on a farm where he has since
resided and is extensively engaged in fruit-growning,
besides the business of stock-raising and general
agriculture. Mr. Long is one of the popular
men of his township and that he is trustworthy in a
business way is shown by the fact that he has been called
on to fill important public offices. He has served
as trustee of the township, is now a valued member of the
school board and in 1901 was elected county infirmary
director. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
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JOHN
L.
LONG,
of Huntington township, horticulturist and general farmer
and stockraiser, is descended from one of the early
settlers of Ross county. His great-grandfather was a
Pennsylvanian and, though the exact date of his arrival
has not been preserved in the family records, it is known
that he appeared on the scene in what is now called "an
early day." The first-comer brought with him a son
named John, who married Elizabeth Thomas, of Ross
county, settled with her on a small place in Huntington
township and eventually became a prosperous farmer.
Possessed of industry and being a good manager he steadily
accumulated property, until at the time of his death he
owned over 400 acres of land, now known as Bishop Hill.
Of his eleven children only three are living:
Ethelinda, wife of William Robinson of Butler
county, O.; Hester, wife of N. Ward, of
Huntington township; and Henry F., living with last
mentioned, aged 83 years. The list of the dead
includes George W., Samuel P., John W., Allen T.,
Catherine, Delila, Elizabeth and Martha.
Samuel P. Long, second of this large family of
children, was born in Huntington township, Ross county,
December 3, 1821, and remained at the parental home until
early manhood. October 11, 1849, he was married to
Elizabeth Ann Roush, a native of Adams county, and
they began housekeeping on the farm now owned by their
son. When this young couple "settled down," as the
phrase goes, it was in a rather unpretentious manner,
their house being one of those rude log structures of the
time, poorly furnished and with no outbuildings of
consequence. In the course of years, however,
industry and good management put an entirely different
face on affairs and improved this place with a fine new
dwelling, substantial barn, stables, fencing and all the
other adjuncts of an up-to-date country homestead.
Samuel P. Long and wife removed to Twin township about
1860, but after residing there two years returned to the
old home place in Huntington township. A year or two
later they went to Chillicothe and were engaged in the
hotel business for fifteen years, after which they
relocated on their Huntington township farm and there
spent the remainder of their days, the father dying at
sixty-five and the mother when sixty-nine years old.
Their five children, as named in order of birth,
were Moses R., John L., Charles F., Philip R. and
David S. John L. Long was born in Huntington
township, Ross county, Ohio, August 12, 1853, on the farm
where he at present resides. He remained with his
parents until they died, after which he lived with his
brother Charles F. until the latter's death, and
since then has purchased the other heir's interests
and now owns and manages the farm. There are 125
acres of land in this tract, which Mr. Long cultivates in
the usual way but devotes considerable time to growing the
various small fruits suitable to that latitude. Mr.
Long has remained single throughout life. His
younger brother, Charles F. Long, was married
September 15, 1887, to Ellen W., daughter of
Charles and Clarissa M. Caldwell, of Scioto township,
John L. Long has superintended affairs and
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JOHN W.
LOUGH, A substantial
farmer and esteemed citizen of the Lyndon (Ohio) locality,
is a native of Pendleton county, W. Va. He was
reared and educated there, being a boy about seventeen
years of age when the civil war was begun by the memorable
events in Charleston harbor. In 1862, Mr. Lough
enlisted in Company A, Twenty-fifth regiment of Virginia
infantry, with which command he participated in some of
the most stirring campaigns and bloodiest battles of the
civil war. Notable among these were the engagements
at McDowell, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg and
Fredericksburg. On the morning of May 5, 1864,
during the battle of the Wilderness, he was captured and
afterward was held as prisoner at Point Lookout and
Elmira, N. Y., not being exchanged until the close of the
war. Counting the time spent in prison, Mr. Long's
military career extended over a period of three years.
Almost immediately after his release from prison, Mr.
Lough came to Ohio and settled in Ross county. In
1870, he was married to Mary E., daughter of Washington
Mains, born near South Salem. The Mains
family is
one of the oldest in Ross county, being founded in 1812 by
settlers from Loudoun county, Va. Mr. and
Mrs. Lough
have six children. Bert, the eldest son, holds a
position in the Commercial bank of Greenfield; George is a
farmer in Fayette county; Ada is the wife of Dr. Arthur
Parrett, of Anderson, Ind.; Washington, Charles and
Margaret are at home. Mr. Lough's life occupation
has been that of farming and stock-raising, in which he
has achieved a fair degree of success. His
affections are centered entirely upon his family and home
life and he has never sought connection with clubs or
societies of any kind. He holds membership in the
Presbyterian church at Pisgah and for about six years has
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NOTES:
* Portrait in Book |
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