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AUGUST CARITEY, whose fine productive farm of 114 acres is situated in Cynthian township, one-quarter mile west of the St. Mary turnpike road, two miles south of Fort Loramie and two miles north of Newport, O., was born in France, May 4, 1840, a son of August and Louisa (Ducette) Caritey.
     The parents of Mr. Caritey were born in France and there the mother died when aged twenty-five years, leaving but the one child. The father married (second) Josephine Velyon, and they came to America in 1850. For the first five years after reaching the United States, Mr. Caritey and family lived at Ironton, O., moving then to Shelby county and living first in Cynthian and later in McLean township. Mr. Caritey and wife then moved to a western state, where she died and he then returned to Shelby county, locating first in Loramie township but afterward moving into Cynthian township, where he died in his sixty-sixth year. His burial was in the cemetery at Newport, connected with St. Peter and Paul's Catholic church of which he had been a member. Three of his sons survive: Julius, August and Joseph, while two, Ezebiah and Amiel, are deceased. ..
     August Caritey was ten years old when his father brought the family to America and his early schooling was secured at Portsmouth and Ironton, O.  Afterward he was variously employed and being willing and industrious had no difficulty in securing work by the day. After his marriage he located for a time at Fort Loramie and then bought a farm of sixty acres in the Sherman Special School District and operated it until he had a chance to sell to advantage, when he came to his present place. Here he has made many improvements, putting up all the substantial buildings now standing, has done considerable draining and has kept his soil in fine condition through his experienced methods of cultivation. With the exception of twenty-three acres he has all his land under cultivation and carries on a general farming line.
     Mr. Caritey married Miss Gertrude Brucken, who was born in Germany, and they have had the following children: Christina, who is the wife of Albert Berry, residing in Turtle Creek township; Elizabeth, who is the wife of Henry Varno and they live in McLean township; Mary, who is the wife of Frank Mosey, living at Sidney; Jane, who is the wife of Albert Snyder, of Dayton, O.; Catherine, who is the wife of Joseph Brady, of Dayton; Sophia, who married Oliver Davis, lives at Sidney; and Clara, Josephine, Joseph and Emeline, all of whom live at home. Mr. Caritey and family belong to St. Peter and Paul's Catholic church at Newport, O. This is a very well-known family and collectively and individually they have many friends. Mr. Caritey is a democrat in politics and for three years served as road supervisor in McLean township, reside in section 8, on his valuable farm of 148 acres, District Board.
WILLIAM M. CAVEN, whose finely improved farm of seventy-nine acres, is situated in Green township, twelve miles southeast of Sidney, O., came from one of the old and representative families of Miami county, where he was born August 1, 1871, a son of James M. Caven, who subsequently became a well-known resident of Orange township, Shelby county.
     William M. Caven was educated in the public schools and grew to manhood on his father's farm and remained there until 1894, when he settled on his present place. Mr. Caven has so improved his property that it arouses favorable comment and he undoubtedly has the finest set of farm buildings in Green township. He carries on a general fanning line, raising grain and stock, and a pleasant prosperity seems very apparent and evidently has been brought about by Mrs. Caven's excellent management.
     Mr. Caven married Miss Maggie Covault, a daughter of Erastus Covault, who was a farmer in Miami county. Mr. and Mrs. Caven have three children : Foster L., Franklin C., and William Garner. The family belongs to the Christian church. Mr. Caven has served with efficiency in the office of township trustee, elected to the same on the democratic ticket.
JEREMIAH CHAMBERS, lived in Lake Loramie area for his entire life -- a period exceeding three-quarters of a century.  He was born on April 6, 1846 in Oran Cynthian Twp., Shelby Co., Ohio.  The hunters and fisherman who lived in lake region knew him as Jerry.  From the time when the lake was known as the "Berlin Reservoir" he was known as one of its most constant guardians.  He knew its depths and its currents with the same familiarity that a farmer knows his fields, and visitors sought his counsel in all matters pertaining to the lake.
     When he was born, his parents (Isaiah Chambers and Eleanor Merryman) resided on a farm one mile east of Oran.  While he was a small boy, they moved onto a farm east of Ft. Loramie where he developed an attachment for the sports and thrills of the lake.  As a boy, he saw the lake providing valuable services in freight transport in union with the Miami and Erie canal.
     Jeremiah was described as "a rugged and fearless man, so that he was perfectly constructed in a physical way for the line of life which he chose to follow."  He offered his services so that others could also enjoy the lake.  For several years during his early career, he rafted timbers from the channel of the lake in order that it might be a safer place for the sportsmen.  Logs of any value were hauled behind oxen to the neighboring saw mills.  His efforts helped to transform a once treacherous body of water into an inviting place to visit.
     He established a boat business on the south bank of the lake, where Short's Landing is now located, and he operated it for a period of forty years.  He rented his boats to fishermen and gunmen who frequented the lake during the various game seasons.  Through his business he made many friends - hundreds of which trusted his sporting advice.
     Later in his life the State of Ohio assumed responsibility for the public area, and though he cared greatly for the land, he readily stepped aside so that the new plans would proceed without interference.  Though he watched familiar structures destroyed, he found that progress did provide better services.
     He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Earl Brown, following an illness of several months.  Prior to his death, he had been known as the oldest living person in McLean Township, Shelby County.  The funeral was held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Short, where he often spent his time.  He is buried in a cemetery in the vicinity of New Bremen Cemetery in Auglaize County, Ohio.
(Contributed By Mike Shepherd and Norita Shepherd Moss, great-grandchildren of Jeremiah Chambers from their own family records.)
JAMES W. CLANCEY, who is one of the well-known and highly respected retired residents of Shelby county, O., has long been one of the heavy tax payers of Franklin township, where he still resides and owns land in the county aggregating 344 aces.  Mr. Clancey was born Marcy 4, 1836, in Green county, O., and was brought to Shelby county when a babe of one year by his parents who were William and Rachel (Steele) Clancey.
     William Clancey was born in Kentucky.  He was cooper by trade and a good workman but when the business was no longer profitable after factories began to make barrels and casks that formerly were entirely fashioned by hand he turned his attention to farming and so spent the remainder of his life.  He married Rachel Steele, who was born in Virginia and both died in Shelby county, James W. being their only child.  They were member of the United Presbyterian church.
     James W. Clancey attended the country schools and later the Union school at Sidney, and following his school days engaged in agricultural pursuits continuously until he retired from active labor, with the exception of two years during which period he was in the grocery business at Sidney.  He inherited eighty acres of his land and with that as a nucleus added tract after tract until he became one of the largest land owners in Franklin township.   The main industry of his farm has always been the raising of crops, largely grain, there always being, however, enough good stock every year to fully supply the home demand.  Since he has retired, his son-in-law, S. W. Mead, operates the large farm and resides with Mr. Clancey.
     In 1862, Mr. Clancey was married to Miss Malvina Shaw, who was born in Montgomery county, O. and died in 1905, her burial being in Graceland cemetery, Sidney.  Her parents were Thomas and Nancy (McDonald) Shaw, and they had children as follows:  Malvina; Margaret, who died young; Elizabeth, who is the wife of George McVay; Eliza, who is the wife of David Hume; and John C.  To Mr. and Mrs. Clancey three children were born, namely: Capitola, who is the wife of J. A. Parker and they have two children - Clancey and Metta Marie; Nannie, who is the wife of S. M. Wead; and William S., who married Glenna Wead.  In politics Mr. Clancey  is a Republican.
FRED A. CLAWSON, one of the representative citizens of Loramie township, residing in section 6, carries on general farming and owns a valuable tract of eighty acres, lying in the Mills special school district.  He was born Jan 19, 1872, in Cynthian township, Shelby county, and is a son of William and Rachel Ann Clawson.  William Clawson was born also in Cynthian township and for many years was a farmer there but now lives retired at Oran, O.  His wife is deceased.  Of  the eight children two sons died, one in infancy, and the other at the age of nineteen years.
     Fred A. Clawson attended school near Newport, in Cynthian township, and afterward assisted his father until his marriage, when he came to his present home farm, which is situated three miles northwest of Houston.  This property was formerly known as the Houser farm and for seven years he rented it and then purchased.  On his farm he has made many improvements, it being tiled and the buildings put in order, and as his land is well adapted to dairying he keeps many cows and makes this quite a feature of his operations.  He is one of hte busy and prosperous men of this section, is widely known and has both business and personal friends among his fellow citizens.
     Mr. Clawson was married in 1894 to Miss Clara May Charpiat, who was born in Cynthian township, a daughter of Peter and Emma Charpiat, residents of Newport, O., and they have had five children, namely: Elfa Marcella, Pearl Marie, Charles Edward, William Peter and Waldo, the eldest born being deceased.  Mrs. Clawson is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, which Mr. Clawson attends and which he gives a liberal support.  He has always been identified with the democratic part and formerly served in the office of constable while living in Cynthian township, and in 1900-1911 was township assessor and for several years was a member of the board of education and its clerk, of the Mills special school district.  He was a candidate for county commissioner in 1912, on the democratic ticket, and was defeated at the primary by so small a majority that he believes that when he again becomes a candidate the democrats of Shelby county will nominate him for this office.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page 642
MARSHAL K. COON, one of the representative men of Turtle Creek township, Shelby county, O., who is now serving in the office of township assessor and resides on his farm of ninety acres, was born in this township, April 22, 1859, and is a son of Alfred and Elizabeth (Frankeberger) Coon.
     Alfred Coon and wife were both born in Shelby county and the former in Turtle Creek township. He learned the tailor's trade in early manhood but later, became a farmer and when he retired removed to Sidney. Alfred Coon and wife were parents of the following children: Margaret, who is the wife of Jacob Jenkens; David; John; Mary, who is the wife of Webster Barbour; Caroline, who is the wife of John S. Bush; Edward; Marshal K.; Frank and Lou, who is the wife of James Turner.
     Marshal K. Coon commenced early to assist his father and remained on the home place until he was twenty-five years of age and after his father's death bought his present property which was formerly known as the Richard Cannon farm. A general line of farming is here carried on, Mr. Coon aiming to raise only enough stock for home use.
     In August, 1882, Mr. Coon was married to Miss Anna Rinehart, who was born at Sidney, C, and is a daughter of Rev.. D. B. and Catherine (Etherington) Rinehart. The father of Mrs. Coon was born in Fairfield county, O., November 21, 1825, and died February 27, 1900, aged seventy-four years, three months and six days. Mrs. Coon has one brother, William, who formerly lived at New Bremen, O., but died at Arcanum, and one sister, Clara Jane, who is the wife of Samuel L. McCoy, living at Hastings, Neb. In the Rinehart family is preserved an old family Bible which has descended from father to son for generations and authenticates the genealogy of this family from the time when its progenitors came from Germany to the American colonies, prior to the Revolutionary war.
     Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Coon, namely: Alfred R., who married Grace McCormack; Lou Caroline, who married Henry V. Van Demark, and they have two children—Catherine and Anna Wilma; and Florence Catherines Mr. Coon and family belong to the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is one of the trustees. Politically a republican, for many years .he has been active in party movements arid prior to being elected to his present office, served two terms as township treasurer. He is identified with the Grange at Hardin, O., and with one exception, he and his wife are the only seventh degree members .of the Grange in Shelby county.
HON. R. D. CURTNER, mayor of Anna, O., and also serving as deputy county treasurer of Shelby county, is one of the leading men of this section, prominent both in business and in politics. He was born at Port Jefferson, in Salem township, Shelby county, O., September 15, 1866, and is a son of Daniel arid Cynthia (Shaw) Curtner.
Daniel Curtner was a well-known citizen of Shelby county, one of her most enterprising and successful business men. He was engaged for a number of years in the dry goods trade at Port Jefferson and was also associated with Henry Cargill as a turnpike contractor, the firm building turnpike roads through Salem township for years. In the early seventies he moved to Anna, where he embarked in a general mercantile business which he continued until within a short time of his death, which occurred in August, 1893. His widow survives and is a highly esteemed resident of Anna.
     R. D. Curtner was reared and educated at Anna and for some years con­tinued his father's store. After disposing of the same he learned telegraphing and worked for eight years as an operator and then served for three years as cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank Company, with which he is yet identified as its second largest stockholder. From early manhood Mr. Curtner has taken an interest in politics and public issues and in the last elec­tion for county treasurer was the democratic nominee and was defeated by the present incumbent, Mr. Kiser, by only 122 votes. Since then he has served as chief clerk of the county board of equalization, also as deputy treasurer and as deputy auditor. As mayor of Anna he is giving the town a fine business administration and while adding to its revenues is also maintaining the highest standard of law and order. Mayor Curtner owns a valuable farm of eighty acres in Salem township which is operated by a reliable tenant farmer.
Mayor Curtner. was married in 1886 to Miss Myrtle Young, a daughter of S. D. and Mary J. Young, of Anna, and they have four children: Carl, who is foreman of the Majestic Automobile Company, of Lima, O., in which his father is financially interested; Fred A., who is a musician in the band attached to the 30th U. S. Inf., now stationed in Alaska; and Erma and Lucille, young ladies well known in the social circles of Anna. Mayor Curtner is a thirty-second degree Mason, a Knight of Pythias, a member of the Ormus Grotto, Knights of the. Golden Eagle, and a Knight of Khorassan. In the Knights of Pythias he has passed through all the stations up to the grand lodge.

 

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