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WILLIAM
RANDOLPH, who owns one of the best improved farms
of Green township, consisting of 160 acres, situated
seven miles southeast of Sidney, for many years carried
on extensive farming here but now lives retired. He was
born in Clark county, O., near Springfield, July 13,
1826, and is a son of. James Butler and Rachel
(Stanley) Randolph.
James Butler Randolph was born in
New Jersey and was eight years old when his parents took
him to Clark county, O., and from there he moved to
Miami county in 1839, and in 1852 came to Shelby county
where he lived into advanced age, dying on his farm in
Turtle Creek township. In earlier years he had followed
his trade, being a cooper. He married Rachel
Stanley, who was born in Virginia and who also
survived into advanced age, her death occurring on the
farm of her only surviving child, William
Randolph, the family originally being of eight
members, five sons and three daughters.
When William Randolph tells of his early
school days he describes a log structure with slabs for
benches and paper in place of glass in the windows, as
the place in which he gained his knowledge of reading,
writing, spelling and arithmetic, the primary elements
of an education. It was a subscription school and each
householder paid according to the number of children he
sent to be instructed. Mr. Randolph
started out for himself by working by the month on farms
and helping the neighbors during haying and harvesting,
until his marriage when he bought his present farm, in
1851, and settled on it in 1852. He cleared this land
and erected the buildings and continued to make
improvements until His property became exceedingly
valuable, and continued to cultivate it until he no
longer cared for such heavy responsibilities and for
some years has rented it to good tenants. His handsome
brick residence is one of the finest farm homes in Green
township.
Mr. Randolph married Miss Sarah
Elizabeth Bull, who is deceased. The
following children were born to them: Elias,
John, Clinton, William, Edward,
Samuel L., Bert and Grant; Elias
and William being deceased. Mr.
Randolph's second marriage was to Miss
Harriet B. Denise, who was born and educated in
Montgomery county, O., a daughter of Hiram Vail and
Rachel (Barklow) Denise. The father of Mrs.
Randolph was a lumber merchant at Cincinnati. Mr.
Randolph is a republican in his political
attachment. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church. During a long and busy life he has witnessed
many wonderful changes come about, and in looking around
him misses the faces which long association in family
and neighborhood had made familiar, but he still has a
close circle of warm friends, and, with the blessing of
good health and surrounded with material comforts of all
kinds, can enjoy the evening of life untroubled with the
cares of earlier years. |
A.
P. RATERMAN, whose valuable farm of 150 acres is
situated in section 3, McLean township, Shelby county,
O., three miles east of Fort Loramie, was born on this
farm, and is a son of Ferdinand A. and Berdine (Pille)
Raterman.
Ferdinand A. Raterman was born in Germany and was
young when the family came to the United States. His
parents settled south of what is now Fort Loramie, and
there spent the rest of their lives. They had five sons:
Henry, Philip, Joseph, Barney
and Ferdinand A., and all attended school
in what is now the Berlin special school district. In
that neighborhood Ferdinand A. Raterman
grew to manhood and after his marriage settled on a wild
tract of land containing 130 acres, to which he
subsequently added twenty acres. At that time this place
seemed remote from civilization,, it being in the depth;
of the forest with no roads leading to it and not a
single attempt at improvement having yet been made.
Mr. Raterman put up the first buildings and
cleared all the land with the exception of fifteen
acres. This land has remained in the family intact and
Anthony P. Raterman has the sheep skin deed
attesting ownership, the document bearing the signature
of Zachary Taylor, president of the United
States. Mr. Raterman labored hard to make
a comfortable home, and productive farm for his family
but did not live long enough to find much reward, his
death taking place in his forty-ninth year. He was
survived by his wife, who died on the farm in her
sixty-second year. They were faithful members of St.
Michael's Catholic church at Fort Loramie. They had the
following-children: Joseph, who is deceased;
Mary, who is the wife of Clemens Wolke;
Henry, who is deceased; John, who lives at
Loramie, married Katie Lauterbur;
Sophia, who is the wife of Edward Wehner,
resides at Dayton, O.; Anthony P.;
Frank and August, both of whom are deceased;
and Kate, who is the wife of George
Groves, lives at Sidney.
Anthony P. Raterman took charge of the farm when
his father died and immediately set on foot improvements
which included the erection of all the buildings now
standing with the exception of the residence. He was
then but a young man, his birth having taken place
September 24, 1870, but he had farm experience from
boyhood and soon demonstrated his capability as an
agriculturist. He drained the land and put down much
tiling, set out trees where he' found it advisable, and
through mixed farming has kept the soil in fine
condition and has made this one of the best farms in the
township.
Mr. Raterman married Miss Anna
Kloeker, a daughter of Herman Kloeker,
of McLean township, and all their children were born on
this farm, namely: Amelia, Martin,
Raymond, Helen, Eugene,' Arnold,
Evelyn and Cletus, all of whom survive except
Raymond, who died at the age of three months. Mr.
Raterman and family belong to St. Michael's
Catholic church. In politics he belongs to a family that
is almost entirely democratic and one that is a leading
one in this section of Shelby county. |
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JAMES H. RHODEHAMEL,*
one of the representative men of Cynthian township,
Shelby county, O., who has been president of the board
of education of the Forest special school district,
resides on his excellent farm situated in section 34, on
the township line, one mile northeast of Dawson, O.
He was born at Greenville, in Darke county, O., April
12, 1855, and was one month old when brought to Cynthian
township by his parents, Jacob and Mary J. (Hauser)
Rhodehamel.
Jacob Rhodehamel was born and reared at Piqua, O.,
and was married in Miami county to Mary J. Hauser,
who was born in Cynthian township, Shelby county, ans is
now a resident of Sidney, O. To this marriage ten
children were born, as follows: Mary Elizabeth,
Margaret Jane, Eliza Ann., Josephine, William
James, Laura Belle, Lilly E., Charles B. and Ida
M., all surviving except William. After
marriage Jacob Rhodehamel and wife moved to
Illinois, and while living there he enlisted for service
in the Civil war, entering Company E., 75th Ill. Vol.
Inf., and was killed in battle, in May, 1863, and his
burial was in an orchard adjoining the scene of strife.
His widow then returned to Cynthian township with her
children and they were mainly reared in Shelby County.
She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, was
her husband.
James H. Rhodehamel attended school in Cynthian
township until old enough to be self-supporting and ever
since ahs devoted himself to farm pursuits, including
farming, stock raising and threshing. His farm is
valuable both as to fertility and location and he is
numbered with the prosperous agriculturists of this
section.
Mr. Rhodehamel was
married to Malvina Cornell, who was born in
Orange township, Shelby county, O., a daughter of
Harvey and Rosanna Cornell, and to them the
following children have been born: Lily M.,
Harry L., Sadie, Cora E., Grace M., Charles D., Chester
O., James Clifford and Homer Forest.
The family belongs to the Christian church at Oran, O.
In politics Mr. Rhodehamel has been a republican
since attaining manhood, but has never been willing to
serve in any public office except one connected with
educational matters and in his present position is
careful, active and honest, and the efficiency of the
schools in this district proves that their interests are
looked after with good judgment. |
JACOB W. RICHARDS,
an honored veteran of the Civil War, to which great
struggle he dedicated three years of early manhood, is
one of the prominent and substantial citizens of Turtle
Creek township, where he owns 240 acres of valuable
land. He was born in Miami county, O., Nov. 23,
1836, and is a son of Richard and Sarah (Timmons)
Richards.
Richard Richards was probably of Welsh ancestry but
was born in Virginia and married after coming to Ohio.
He followed farming throughout a long and industrious
life and the family has always been held in respect in
the communities in which it has been known. To
Richard and Sarah Timmons the following children
were born: Henry, Jacob and Jennie;
Sarah, wife of Amos Fee; and Samuel
and Martha.
Attending the district schools and helping on the
home farm describes in general terms the life of
Jacob W. Richards before the death of his father.
At that time he was nineteen years of age, and as
changes came about then in the home, he hired out to
work by the month and so continued until he enlisted for
service in the Civil War. On August 11, 1862, he
came a member of Company H, Ninety-ninth Ohio Vol. Inf.,
and for three long years camped and marched and fought,
a cheerful, obedient and courageous soldier, often
facing almost certain death on the battle field but
being mercifully preserved from all serious injury.
After the end of his military service he returned to
Shelby county and ever since has followed an
agricultural life, in 1872 purchasing his present farm.
For some years afterward he was obliged to labor very
hard as little clearing had been done on this land, but
it has well repaid his efforts and is now one of the
most valuable properties in the township.
In 1871, Mr. Richards was married to Miss
Martha McClure, who was born in Shelby county and is
a daughter of Andrew and Jane (Hutchison) McClure,
the former of whom was born in Virginia and the latter
in Kentucky. To Mr. and Mrs McClure the
following children were born: John, and
Andrew; Margaret, who married Samuel Stevenson;
Mary Ann, who married James Hutchison; James
and William; Sarah who is the wife of William
Fee; Rachel, who is the wife of Thomas Spence;
George; and Martha, who is the wife of Mr.
Richards.
To Mr. and Mrs. Richards
four children were born, namely: Emma, who
is the wife of Grant Ike and they have children -
Cora, Carl, Erma, Catherine and Kenneth;
Lorenzo, who married Bonnie Miller and they
have children - Willa, Willis and Lowell;
Charles, who married Sadie Enders, and
they have children - Jennette and Frances;
and Nora, who is the wife of Franklin Hill,
and they have one son, Gerald. The family
are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He
is a republican in politics but his ambitions have never
been in the direction of office holding, his preference
for a quiet life after years of war making him a
contented as well as successful tiller of the soil.
Mr. Richards is widely known and is held in high
esteem.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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GRANT E. RUSSELL, who is one of the
representative citizens and well informed and successful
agriculturists of Clinton township, Shelby county, O.,
where he owns and operates 160 acres of excellent land,
was born in this township, Mar. 2, 1860, and is a son of
Moses James and Martha (Beck) Russell, the family
being a leading one in this section.
Moses James and Martha (Beck) Russell were the
parents of the following children: Harry W., who
is a well known attorney at law, at Dayton, O.; Fred
J., who is in the mill business at Sidney; Jessie
who is the wife of John Blake; Daisy E., who is
the wife of Frank M. Sayer, who is secretary and
treasurer of the Farmers Grain and Milling Company at
Sidney; Bertha E., who is the wife of Elmer
Sturn; Dana G., and Grant E.
Since his school days Grant E. Russell has
been engaged continuously in agricultural pursuits.
When he reached manhood he was married to Miss Ida M.
Blake, who was born at Sidney, a daughter of
Oliver B. and Mary A. (Ensey) Blake. Mrs. Russell
died in September, 1894, leaving two children: Howard
Blake and Homer Clifford. Mr.
Russell's second marriage was a Florence Green
and they have one child, Bonnie Ensey The
father of Mrs. Russell was formerly a butcher and
later a farmer, and now lives retired at Sidney.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell are members of the
Presbyterian church, taking a conscientious interest in
all its work. Politically he is a Republican but
has never accepted any office except that of school
director, and fraternally he is identified with the
Masons.
~ Page 647 - History of Shelby County, Ohio - publ. 1913 |
HON.
J. EDWARD RUSSELL, a leading member of the Sidney
bar, with offices in the Woodward building, Sidney, is
one of the representative men of Shelby county and for
sixteen years has given attention to the numerous duties
connected with his office as secretary of the Shelby
County Fair Board Mr. Russell, like many
of his professional brethren, was born on a farm, August
9, 1866, his parents living then in Turtle Creek
township, Shelby county, four miles from Sidney.
He is a son of William and Laura (Beck)
Russell.
William Russell was also a native of
Shelby county and was born on a farm in Clinton
township, two and one-half miles northwest of Sidney, a
son of Joshua Russell, who was a pioneer
in that section. Mr. Russell for a number
of years was an extensive farmer and stock raiser but is
now practically retired and lives on a small farm not
far from Sidney.
J. Edward Russell attended the public schools of
Turtle Creek township and afterward the Sidney schools
and after graduating from the Sidney high school in
1888, engaged in teaching and taught three terms in the
district schools, in the meanwhile applying all his
leisure time to acquiring knowledge of the principles of
law. He then entered the law offices of George
Marshall, with whom he pursued his law studies until
he finished the course, and in 1893 was admitted to the
bar and immediately opened his office at Sidney. He
served two terms as city solicitor and has been a member
of the school board for one term. In his practice of law
he covers all branches and has been identified with many
cases of state-wide interest. In republican politics he
has been unusually prominent and in 1904 and again in
1906, was elected to the state senate, and while at
Columbus won still further the confidence and esteem of
his fellow citizens. Mr. Russell has
additional interests and is a member of the board of
directors of the First National Exchange Bank and also
of the Peoples Savings and Loan Association.
Senator Russell was married at Sidney, O.,
to Miss Jennie Laughlin, who died
August 29, 1910, survived by one daughter, Carrie.
He is a member of the Presbyterian church. In his
fraternal relations he is a Mason and a Knight of
Pythias, and belongs also to some professional societies
and social organizations. He is distinctly one of
Sidney's foremost men. |
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