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BIOGRAPHIES
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Source:
The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio
By Henry Holcomb Bennett
Published by S. A. Brant, Madison, Wis.,
1902
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THOMAS J. RALSTAN
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 646 |
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GEORGE & JEREMIAH B. RATCLIFF,
general merchants, of Gillespieville, are the sons of
Jeremiah Ratcliff and grandsons of John and Rachel (Ray)
Ratcliff, natives of North Carolina who came to Ross county
in 1804. They settled in Liberty township and later
removed to what is now Vinton county, where they died,
John Ratcliff in 1846 and his wife in 1873. They had a
family of twelve children, of whom four are now living.
One of these is Jeremiah Ratcliff, who was born in
Hocking county on June 10, 1816, and has always resided within
five miles of Londonderry. He is a farmer by occupation
and at one time owned 400 acres of land. In 1847, he
married Ruth Brown, daughter of George and Achsa
(Dixon) Brown, of Vinton county. Jeremiah and
his wife had five children, of whom George, William and
Jeremiah B. are still living and John W. and
Thomas are dead. George Ratcliff was born Aug.
7, 1848, was educated in the common schools and started in life
as clerk for his uncle, Thomas Ratcliff, at Londonderry.
In 1870 he formed a partnership with his father in the
mercantile business and after four years the latter gave his
interests to his other son, John W. The brothers
continued the business until 1884, when Jeremiah B.
entered the partnership with his brothers and the firm became
known as Ratcliff Bros., and so continued for some time,
or until John W. withdrew from the firm and took charge
of the hardware department. At this juncture the present
firm was organized, John W. continuing for some time in
charge of the hardware but later engaging in farming until his
death. George Ratcliff, the elder member of the
firm, has held the office of treasurer of his township for
twelve years or more. He was married on July 2, 1873, to
Eliza J. Jones, daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth
(Ross) Jones They have four living children, John
R., George H., Ruth E. and Blanche A. Jeremiah B.
Ratcliff, the younger member of the firm, was born in Vinton
county, June 10, 1864, was educated in the common schools, and
in 1884, as stated, went into business with his brothers.
He was married in 1895 to Elma, daughter of Mahlon and
Rebecca (Jones) Dixon of Ross county, and they have two
children, Harold and Ernest. Jeremiah Ratcliff is a
member of Garfield lodge, No. 710, I. O. O. F., of Richmond
Dale, also of the Gillespieville camp, No. 6,555, of Modern
woodmen. William Ratcliff, another brother, was
born in Vinton county, on Feb. 16, 1857. He received the
ordinary common school education, has followed the business of
farming and is now one of the county commissioners of Vinton
county. He is a member of the Garfield lodge of Odd
Fellows, at Richmond Dale. Oct. 6, 1878, he was married to
Mellie A., daughter of Nelson and Marina (Peecher) Graves,
of Ross county. They have two children, Clifford
and Louise.
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 648 |
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J. ERNEST RATCLIFF,
recorder of Ross county, was born in Liberty township of that
county on Sept. 9, 1875. His parents were John W. and
Ella S. (Motter) Ratcliff, both natives of Ross county.
The father was born in 1852, and at the time of his death on
Aug. 17, 1899, was a well-to-do farmer. The mother was
born Mar. 29, 1855, and passed away on Apr. 13, 1899, only a few
months before her husband. They had a family of eight
children, only three of whom are living. The latter are
Hattie M., the eldest sister, is the wife of S. W.
Arganbright, a farmer on the old homestead, and the youngest
of the family resides with them. J. Ernest Ratcliff
was educated in the schools of Liberty township and was
graduated from the high school in 1891. His father had
been a merchant at Londonderry for twenty-five years and he
became a partner with him after completing his school course.
This business was disposed of by sale in 1892, and the family
removed to their farm. There Mr. Ratcliff remained
until 1895, when he accepted the position of deputy county
recorder under Lee DesMartin and served for six years in
that capacity. In the fall of 1900, Mr. Ratcliff
was nominated by the Republican party as candidate for the
office of county recorder. At the ensuing election he was
chosen by the people, and he took charge of the office on the
first Monday of September, 1901. He enjoys the distinction
of being the youngest county officer in Ohio, being elected when
twenty-five, and is especially well qualified for the position
he holds, owing to the fact that he is an unusually fine penman.
This valuable gift was not the result of training or extra
cultivation, but came to him naturally. His records,
during the six years or more in which he did that work, are
pronounced perfect by expert judges. In fact, his
chirography is as perfect as such work can be made, equaling, if
it does not excel, that of the professional penman in our
business colleges. Nov. 24, 1894, Mr. Ratcliff
was married to Lola F., daughter of John and
Nettie (Cotterell) Young. Mrs.
Ratcliff was born, reared and educated in Gallia county,
Ohio. Both husband and wife are members of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Mr. Ratcliff is a member of
Tecumseh lodge, No. 80, I. O. O. F., of Chillicothe.
Politically he is a staunch Republican and a worker among the
young men of his party. His grandfather, Jeremiah
Ratcliff, is living at the age of eighty-six years in the
enjoyment of good health, his wife having died recently also
well advanced in years.
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 649 |
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LORENZO D. RAY, M. D.
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 650 |
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AMOS RAYMOND
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 651 |
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ENGELHART
R. REBSTOCK, now leading a retired life in Hallsville, Ohio,
after a successful career as a mechanic, is a sample of that
excellent citizenship obtained by the United States through German
channels. His parents, Christian and Madeline (Janna)
Rebstock, came from the fatherland in 1845, and located at
Chillicothe. In that city, Christian for some time
conducted a store, which he afterward moved on Little Walnut, about
nine miles from Chillicothe. His wife died Oct. 15, 1852, and
his death occurred Nov. 5, 1868. They reared a family of
four sons and five daughters, three of the former still living.
E. R. Rebstock, eighth of the children, was born in Germany,
Nov. 1, 1837, and crossed the ocean with his parents when about
seven years old. He grew up in Chillicothe and learned the
trade of wagon-making, which he was working at in Green township
when the civil war opened. He enlisted in Company B,
Twenty-sixth regiment Ohio infantry, with which he served through
many arduous campaigns. The principal battles in which he
participated were those of Stone River, Lookout Mountain,
Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge, not to mention numerous lighter
engagements and skirmishes. He was severely wounded at the
battle of Missionary Ridge, receiving a bullet in the right leg,
which necessitated several months in the hospital and subsequent
discharge on account of disability. This occurred March 29,1
864, after which Mr. Rebstock made his way back to Ohio and
as soon as able resumed work at his trade in Hallsville. Feb.
12, 1867, he was married at Hallsville to Mary Pontious, a
native of Colerain township, and daughter of Conrad and Mary (Seebold)
Pontious, both born in Union county, Pa., of German ancestry.
Conrad Pontious settled in Ross county about 1822 and became
one of the wealthiest farmers in Colerain township, owning 400 acres
of land and much other valuable property. He reared a family
of five children, of whom three are living, and died at the age of
seventy-seven years. Mr. and Mrs. Rebstock have one
son, Landis, born Apr. 20, 1872, and a butcher by trade.
He married Lydia, daughter of John Albin, who is
mentioned elsewhere in this volume, and has one child, Zelma Fay,
born in 1896. Mr. Rebstock is a member of Bookwalter
lodge, No. 155, Grand Army of the Republic. When he first
commenced work at his trade he received only $25 for the first year,
but did better later on, and continued the business for thirty-eight
years, when he ceased operations in that line. He owns a good
tract of land near Hallsville, which he cultivates in connection
with stock raising, and lives a retired life in the village, from
which he superintends work on the farm.
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 652 |
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REV. JOSEPH REINICKE
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 653 |
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JOHN W. REMLEY
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 654 |
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FELIX RENICK
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 655 |
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GEORGE C. RITTENOUR, of
Richmond Dale, was born Mar. 11, 1825, in Ross County, on the
farm settled by his grandfather in the preceding century.
His parents were Jacob and Ann Claypool Rittenour,
both Virginians, the former born in 1787 in Frederick county and
the latter in 1790, in Randolph county. Jacob
was a son of Anthony Rittenour, born in 1752,
who married Margaret Slusher, of Virginia.
Anthony's father, named John, was a German who came
to Virginia in a very early day. Anthony Rittenour
came to Ross county, Ohio, in 1799, and settled in Jefferson
township near the place where his grandson now resides.
The grandfather owned about 600 acres of land and was a man of
consequence in his day. He was a member of the Methodist
church and the first religious services of that then sparsely
settled section were held at his house. He was well
acquainted with the pioneer preachers of the day, and among
those who preached at his house was the famous Peter
Cartwright. He donated one acre of ground (which
is now included in the Jefferson township cemetery) and bore the
greater part of the expense incurred in the erection of a stone
church for the use of the Methodist congregation.
Anthony Rittenour
died in 1835 and his wife followed him to the grave in 1837.
They had a family of six sons and two daughters. All the
sons, except Jacob and those who died in youth and young manhood
found homes in Indiana. Jacob Rittenour
united with the Methodist church at the early age of fourteen
years and remained a consistent member until his death, his
membership covering a period of nearly eighty-two years.
He died in 1883, at the age of ninety-five years and eight
months to a day. His wife, who died June 3, 1873, was a
daughter of Abraham Claypool, son of
James Claypool, a native of England who came to America
in an early day. Abraham Claypool
came to Ross county in 1799 and spent the rest of his days here.
He was a member of the first constitutional convention and
earnestly supported the clause prohibiting slavery. He was
also a member of the senate of the first state legislature.
His wife was
Elizabeth Wilson, of the noted Virginia family of
that name, whose ancestry was Scotch Irish. Jacob
Rittenour and wife had a family of four children, all
of whom are dead except George Claypool Rittenour,
the subject of this sketch. The latter was educated in the
common schools of this county and, with but slight diversions,
ahs devoted his whole life to farming. In
association with
John W. Rittenour, his nephew, and Austin
and Nelson Purdum, he put up a block of
buildings in Chillicothe which were afterward sold to
Dr. Foulke. For several years, George C.
Rittenour was interested in the hardware business in
Chillicothe. He has been one of the most extensive and
successful of the farmers of Jefferson township, owning a large
amount of land in different sections of Ross county, including
the old homestead place of 1,112 acres, and 200 acres about two
miles from Chillicothe, known as the
William Kerns farm. In addition to this he
has 400 acres of land in Pike county, another 700 near Piketon,
and over 500 at Sargent Station. In short he is one
of the most prominent of the progressive farmers who have made
the Buckeye state famous in the world of agriculture. He
takes advantage of the largest improvements and produces the
best results. Though a member of the Republican party from
its organization, the only office he held was that of township
trustee during the war. When only twenty-five years old,
he united with the Good Samaritan lodge, No. 164, I. O. O. F.,
at Richmond Dale, and he is a charter member of Garfield lodge,
No. 710, of the same fraternal order. He and his wife are
members of the Methodist Episcopal church. On September 1,
1857, Mr. Rittenour was married to
Elizabeth C. Sargent, daughter of Thornton and
Elizabeth (Mustard) Sargent, of Pike county. Her
father owned one of the first grist mills in southern Ohio,
built by
Eli Sargent, her grandfather. Mr. and
Mrs. Rittenour
have three sons: Thornton Sargent Rittenour
lives on a farm at Piketon, Ohio. He is married to
Jennie Norton Higby, daughter of John W. and
Mathilda (Norton) Higby, of Franklin township.
They have one son, named George Milley.
James Milton Rittenour resides
on the farm with his father. He was married in Virginia to
Sarah Alberta Norton, and they have one son, named
George Norton. Henry Francis
Rittenour resides at Sargent Station. He is
married to Eliza Alice Du Bois, daughter of
Jacob and Margaret (Jones) Du Bois, of Liberty,
Jefferson township, and they have one son, named Everett
Francis. The Rittenours are
among the oldest, most substantial and most highly respected of
Ohio families. Their ancestors came to the State when it
was a wilderness and they had successors have done their full
share toward the development of this great commonwealth.
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County,
Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 658 |
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DANIEL RIEHLE
was born in Twin township, Ross county, on June 7, 1868.
The Ohio family of this name commences with
Bartholomew Riehle who was born in Germany July 23,
1794, emigrated with his family to this country and
settled in Chillicothe. Being a poor man, he had
to work by the day for his living, but after a few years
he had succeeded in laying by enough to buy a small
farm. The location of this property was in
Huntington township, and there Bartholomew Riehle
spent about thirty years of his life. At the end
of that time, thinking to better his condition, he
removed to the state of Minnesota, where he found a
grave. Before leaving Germany he had been twice
married and by the two wives there was a family of
twenty-two children. Several of these died in
infancy, the names of the others being George, Effie,
Ellen, Mary E., Andrew, HEnry, Ferdinand, Enzell,
Francis, Betsy, John, Sophia, and Mary.
Ferdinand, who became the father of the subject of
this sketch, was compelled to face the cold world and
work for his own living at the tender age of fourteen
years. Securing employment by the month on a farm,
he followed that occupation until the period when he
thought himself qualified to marry. The lady of
his choice was Elizabeth Freshour, to whom he was
united on Feb. 5, 1860. Their first venture in
home keeping was on what is known as the Jack
Freshour farm, where they resided for ten more
years. At the expiration of this period, the head
of the house bought a farm of his own, on which he
resided during the remainder of his life. He was
successful as a farmer and stock-raiser, and owned about
500 acres of land at the time of his death, which
occurred in July, 1897, his wife having preceded him to
the grave in February, 1895. Of their eight
children, Ocie, Andrew and Andrew R. have
passed away; Sarah E. is the wife of
Wesley Shoemaker; Mary M. is married to Joseph
Baum and lives in Missouri; John H. resides
in Twin township; Daniel is the subject of this
article; and James F. lives with his sister on
the old home place. Daniel Riehle pursued
the life usually allotted to farm boys, picking up his
education by irregular attendance at the district school
and doing chores meanwhile around his father's place.
He remained at home until he was twenty-two and when he
made up his mind to marry and settle down, selected as
his life mate Allie M. Rinehart, to whom he was
united on September 10, 1892. Shortly afterward
they took up the battle of life as occupants of a farm
in Twin township, where they lived and labored for four
years. By that time Mr. Riehle's
circumstances justified him in purchasing 218 acres of
land on which he has since resided. He carries on
general farming and stock-raising, has built a fine barn
which is up-to-date in every respect, and his entire
place shows all the indications of thrift and comfort.
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County,
Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 657 |
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JOHN D. RITTER
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 659 |
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HON. HUSTON T. ROBINS
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 660 |
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JUDSON G. ROBINSON,
one of the popular farmers of Concord township, Ross
county, belongs to a family which owes its origin in
America to a pretty romance of a kind that delights all
who "love a lover." During the latter half of the
eighteenth century, so the story runs, a young Irishman
employed in his native country as coachman for Lord
Somebody, was audacious enough to fall in love with
his master's daughter, and, as sometimes happens in real
life as well as in novels, the fine young lady
reciprocated the affections of her humble admirer.
But the parents, of course, objected, as they always do
when wealth and title are on one side and poverty with
humble birth on the other. Were this not the case,
however, the "course of true love" would run smoothly
instead of always roughly, as declared by the
Shakespearean maxim. However this may be, the
young Irishman and his lady love took the only step that
was left to them - they defied parental authority and
eloped to America. Usually the moral which follows
in such cases is involved in that old saw about marrying
in haste and repenting at leisure. But young Robinson
and his bride, though they married in haste did not
repent at all but "lived happily ever afterward."
They located in Pennsylvania, worked industriously and
accumulated considerable property. In course of
time the parents of the bride relented and wrote for the
runaway couple to return home, be forgiven and receive
the parental blessing. But the proud pair rejected
the overtures with scorn, obstinately refused to go back
and even went so far as to reject their share of the
legacy that was subsequently left them. From this
self-respecting parentage sprang a numerous progeny,
including a son named Joseph Robinson, who was
born and grew to manhood in Pennsylvania. He
married a Miss Thornton, migrated with her to
Ohio, settled in Ross county and joined the industrious
army that was cultivating the virgin soil of that rich
agricultural region. Joseph Robinson was
the father of five children, one of whom, named after
himself, was born in Pennsylvania in 1803 and brought to
Ohio while quite young. Joseph Robinson, Jr.,
grew up in Ross county and in early manhood married
Mary, daughter of William Kilgore, who was a
notable man in his day. A native of Virginia, he
came to Ross county with the first rush of settlers,
enlisted as a soldier in the war of 1812, rose to the
rank of captain and was killed in battle.
Joseph Robinson and his wife had twelve children, of
whom ten grew to maturity. The youngest of this
household was Judson G. Robinson, born in
Buckskin township Ross county, in 1848. After he
grew up he entered naturally into the ancestral pursuit
of agriculture and that has been his constant occupation
since arriving at adult age. He was married in
1878 to Sallie Shobe, a native of Indiana, and
they have five children: Bessie, Minnie, Harry,
Della and Daisy. Mr. Robinson is
a member of the Knights of Pythias fraternity.
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County,
Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 661 |
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JUDSON G. ROBINSON,
one of the popular farmers of Concord township, Ross
county, belongs to a family which owes its origin in
America to a pretty romance of a kind that delights all
who "love a lover." During the latter half of the
eighteenth century, so the story runs, a young Irishman
employed in his native country as coachman for Lord
Somebody, was audacious enough to fall in love with
his master's daughter, and, as sometimes happens in real
life as well as in novels, the fine young lady
reciprocated the affections of her humble admirer.
But the parents, of course, objected, as they always do
when wealth and title are on one side and poverty with
humble birth on the other. Were this not the case,
however, the "course of true love" would run smoothly
instead of always roughly, as declared by the
Shakespearean maxim. However this may be, the
young Irishman and his lady love took the only step that
was left to them - they defied parental authority and
eloped to America. Usually the moral which follows
in such cases is involved in that old saw about marrying
in haste and repenting at leisure. But young Robinson
and his bride, though they married in haste did not
repent at all but "lived happily ever afterward."
They located in Pennsylvania, worked industriously and
accumulated considerable property. In course of
time the parents of the bride relented and wrote for the
runaway couple to return home, be forgiven and receive
the parental blessing. But the proud pair rejected
the overtures with scorn, obstinately refused to go back
and even went so far as to reject their share of the
legacy that was subsequently left them. From this
self-respecting parentage sprang a numerous progeny,
including a son named Joseph Robinson, who was
born and grew to manhood in Pennsylvania. He
married a Miss Thornton, migrated with her to
Ohio, settled in Ross county and joined the industrious
army that was cultivating the virgin soil of that rich
agricultural region. Joseph Robinson was
the father of five children, one of whom, named after
himself, was born in Pennsylvania in 1803 and brought to
Ohio while quite young. Joseph Robinson, Jr.,
grew up in Ross county and in early manhood married
Mary, daughter of William Kilgore, who was a
notable man in his day. A native of Virginia, he
came to Ross county with the first rush of settlers,
enlisted as a soldier in the war of 1812, rose to the
rank of captain and was killed in battle.
Joseph Robinson and his wife had twelve children, of
whom ten grew to maturity. The youngest of this
household was Judson G. Robinson, born in
Buckskin township Ross county, in 1848. After he
grew up he entered naturally into the ancestral pursuit
of agriculture and that has been his constant occupation
since arriving at adult age. He was married in
1878 to Sallie Shobe, a native of Indiana, and
they have five children: Bessie, Minnie, Harry,
Della and Daisy. Mr. Robinson is
a member of the Knights of Pythias fraternity.
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County,
Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 661 |
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RAMEAL D. ROBINSON, M. D.,
of Hallsville, a recent recruit and promising addition
to the younger members of the medical brotherhood in
Ross county, is an Ohioan by nativity with a long and
honorable lineage constituting his ancestral tree.
It was in 1818, when the western wilderness was still an
unknown land in the East, that Dr. Fenn Robinson
left his home in Watkins, Schuyler county, N. Y., to
seek a location for the practice of his profession.
He crossed the mountains to the Alleghany river and went
down that stream on one of those crude but useful
mediums of communication known as a flatboat.
After many delays he made his way to Meigs county, where
he settled and for many years afterward pursued his
vocation in Ohio and the neighboring state of Virginia.
Before leaving the East, his oldtime physician and
married a
Miss Chapman by whom he had seven children, among
the number being Phineas Robinson, whose birth
occurred in Lewis county, N. Y., in 1803. The
latter grew up to be a man of influence in the Whig and
Republican parties and took a prominent part in the
political contests of his time. Eventually, also,
he accumulated much property and became a farmer on an
extensive scale for those days. He sent many
flatboat cargoes of wheat, flour and other products of
the Ohio valley to the great southern mart at New
Orleans and amassed wealth as the result of this
primitive trade. Phineas Robinson married
Sula Elliott, who through her mother was a
descendant of Gen. Rufus Putnam, brother of the
more celebrated Israel Putnam of Revolutionary
fame. The wife died early in life but her husband
survived until 1892. His son, E. D. Robinson,
was born in Meigs county in April, 1841, was educated at
the Chester Academy and afterward taught school for a
while. About this time the civil war opened and he
promptly enlisted in the Eighteenth regiment of Ohio
volunteer infantry. He served the three months for
which his command had been engaged and then reenlisted
in Company A, Second West Virginia cavalry, with which
he remained until the close of hostilities. He
took part in the battles of Winchester, Cedar Creek and
Five Forks, receiving a wound on the last mentioned
field which caused his detention in hospital until after
the surrender of Lee. He was mustered out in July,
18655, with the rank of first lieutenant, returned to
his farm in Meigs county, figured in politics on the
Republican side, was elected sheriff twice and served
out both terms. He is a member of the Masonic
order and the Grand Army of the Republic. He
married Emily F., daughter of Jeremiah and
Emily (Dudley) Hoyt, and by her had seven children,
of whom five are living. Included in this number
is Dr. R. D. Robinson, who was born in Meigs
county, Ohio, Nov. 1, 1869, and in early youth became a
graduate of the academy at Chester. After
finishing his literary course, he entered the office of
Dr. Rine at Long Bottom, and took up the study of
medicine. This preliminary preparation having
qualified him for the higher work, he matriculated at
the Ohio Medical college in Cincinnati, and received his
medical degree from that institution with the graduating
class of 1893. Dr. Robinson first opened an
office at Pomeroy, Ohio, but better inducements were
offered at Hallsville, and there, accordingly, he
settled in September, 1893. HE received a friendly
welcome and was soon numbered among the busy physicians,
gradually building up a substantial and steadily growing
patronage. He is a member of the Ross County
Medical society, and his fraternal connections are with
the Adelphi lodge, No. 675, Knights of Pythias, and
Hallsville camp, No. 9,543, Modern Woodmen of America.
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County,
Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 662 |
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JOHN L. ROEMER
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 663 |
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NELSON PARK RODGERS
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 663 |
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THOMAS C. RODGERS
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 665 |
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THOMAS A. RODGERS
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 665 |
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CONRAD ROSS, an honored
resident of Kingston, traces his paternal lineage to old
Virginia, "Mother of States and of Statesmen." His
grandfather Stephen was born in the ancient
dominion during the last quarter of the eighteenth
century, and when he arrived in Ross county as a poor
but hopeful emigrant, there were but few white people
there to welcome him. He and his wife, however,
went to work in the courageous pioneer way and did their
full share in helping to build a civilized county from
the wilderness. In the course of time, "weary and
heavy-laden," they both found graves on the land they
had cleared from the forest. Among their children
was a son named Stephen, born in Harrison
township in 1811, who engaged in farming after he grew
up and subsequently removed to Green township, where he
died in February, 1899. He married Christina,
daughter of John and Christina (Kemp) Snyder,
both Pennsylvanians who became early settlers of Ohio,
both families coming there at the same time.
Stephen and Christina Ross had ten children, of whom
five are still living. Three of the sons, John,
Jesse and Conrad, were Union soldiers in the
civil war and the former died while in the service.
Conrad Ross was born in Harrison township, Mar.
17, 1846. In youth he learned the carpenter's
trade, which he has followed occasionally, but his
principal occupation throughout life has been farming.
During the civil war he enlisted in Company D, One
Hundred Forty-ninth regiment Ohio National Guards, for
the hundred days' service, and remained with this
command four months, and afterward received a pension
for disabilities incurred. Jan. 9, 1872, he was
married to Harriet Kamp, of Pickaway county, the
result of this union being three children: Austin H.
(deceased), Nellie O. and George Orland.
Their mother died Aug. 3, 1881, and Mr. Ross
married Elizabeth, daughter of David and
Elizabeth (Rockey) Hassenpflug, natives of
Pennsylvania who married in Pickaway county, there spent
their early married life, and afterward moved to Green
township, Ross county, where the mother died in 1899 and
the father in 1892. By this second marriage Mr.
Ross had three children: Charles H., who died
in 1893, Edgar E. and Russell A. In
1893, Mr. Ross took up his residence at Kingston
and has since made that city his home. He has
participated in politics to some extent, serving several
times as judge of elections and holding the position of
supervisor in Green township. He is a member of
Kingston lodge, Knights of Pythias, and of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County,
Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 667 |
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ALEANDER RUDMAN
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 668 |
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WILLIAM T. RUTLEDGE
Source: The County of Ross: a history of Ross County, Ohio
by Henry Holcomb Bennett - Published by S. A. Brant, Madison,
Wis., 1902 - Page 668 |
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