Clear Creek Twp. -
ISAAC N. DEARTH, farmer; P. O. Springboro; born on the place
where he now lives Mar. 12, 1841; is a son of Samuel and
Keturah (Townsend) Dearth. The paternal
grandparents were Edward and Elizabeth (Roberts) Dearth,
whose history is given in sketch of William Dearth.
The maternal grandparents, Jesse and Judith (Smith)
Townsend, natives of New Jersey; he lived and died in
his native State; subsequently, his widow married Philip
Pedrick, and became settlers of Salem, Columbiana Co.,
Ohio, thence removed to Warren County, Wayne Township, where
they resided fifteen to twenty years; thence removed to
Wayne Co., Ind., where they died. Samuel was 8
years of age when brought to this then wilderness of a
country; he was the seventh son of his father's family, and
here was raised and grew to manhood, inured to the roughness
of pioneer life; was married, Dec. 7, 1820, and became the
father of five sons and five daughters; four now survive -
Eleanor Jane, now
Mrs. Crane;
Ambrose T., Mahala A. and Isaac N. Mr. Dearth
served as a soldier in the war of 1812, under Gen. Wayne,
for which he obtained a land warrant for 160 acres of land;
he was a prominent, substantial farmer, who gave his whole
attention through life to that occupation; was a man very
prompt and peaceable in his habits, never holding office to
much extent, and never having a lawsuit in his life; an
excellent neighbor and a worthy citizen, and a devoted
member of the Christian Church; he died July 19, 1862, aged
72 years; his wife died Dec. 31, 1868, aged 70 years.
Our subject grew to manhood on the old home farm, and
married, Dec. 4, 1862, Cornelia, daughter of Isaac
and Tacy (Wilkinson) Peacock; he was born in New Jersey
Apr. 19, 1803, and she in Virginia. He came to Warren
County when 12 years of age; was married, near Springboro,
in 1826; he was Surveyor of Warren County for nine years or
more; was quite a prominent leading man of the county; he
removed to Hamilton, Ohio, in 1863, and served four years as
civil engineer, and still resides there; they had ten
children: six now survive - Rachel, Maria, Angeline,
Eliza, Cornelia and Ellen. Mr. Dearth
and wife have four children - Edith, born July 27,
1864; Anna, Apr. 27, 1866; William E., Jul.
27, 1858; and Mary E., born Apr. 30, 1875.
Mr. Dearth has devoted his life to agricultural
pursuits, with the exception of three years' residence in
Franklin, and has resided on the old home place of his
father and grandfather, which has now been in possession of
the Dearth family for eighty-three years.
(Source: History
of Wayne Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882
- page 899) |
Clear Creek Twp.
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WILLIAM L. DEARTH, farmer; P. O.
Springboro; born on the place where Samuel Dearth now
lives, Nov. 7, 1810; is a son of James E. and Elizabeth
(Long) Dearth, he a native of Fayette Co., Penn., and
she of Virginia. The grandparents were Edward and
Elizabeth Dearth, natives of Pennsylvania, who emigrated
to Ohio and located in Warren County, on the place where
Isaac Dearth now lives, in 1798, and there spent the
balance of their lives; they were among the true pioneers of
the county, enduring all the many deprivations and hardships
of the log cabin life; he finally purchased more land and
became owner of 1,150 acres, all in one body of land.
The first burying place was at Franklin, where many of the
early settlers were buried - their last resting place.
But, as public improvements advanced, the canal was built
and passed through the burying grounds. The bodies
were then removed and buried further back; and again, when
the railroad was built, it passed through where the bodies
were deposited, and again they were taken up and removed to
Springboro. Thus were they troubled in early times,
being unable to see the progress and demands of the future.
They had five sons and one daughter, all deceased.
James E., the father of our subject, was a young man of
19 years of age when the family came to Warren County, and
here was married and became the father of seven children;
five now survive - Allen, now resides in Iowa;
Elizabeth now Mrs. Bedford; William L., Samuel,
and Eleanor S., now Mrs. Earnhart. Mr.
Dearth passed his entire life on a part of the old home
place; was one of the prominent farmers of this community;
was a Justice of the Peace for many years; a good neighbor
and an excellent citizen. He died Mar. 24, 1856, aged
77 years; his wife died Dec. 18, 1860, aged 78 years.
William L., our subject, at 15 years of age was
placed as an apprentice at the tailor's trade, in Richmond,
Ind., where he remained five years, thence returned to
Springboro and carried on the business twelve years; then
engaged in farming, which business he has since followed.
He resided in Clinton County six years, and while there
served as Township Trustee two years. In the spring of
1854, he located on his present farm, where he has since
resided. He was married, Jan. 1, 1833, to Elizabeth
Ann, daughter of Thomas and Jane Bedford, he a
native of England and she of Pennsylvania; by this union
they have had six children, two now living - James B.
and Cornelia Jane, now Mrs. Crockett, residing
at Lima, Ohio.
(Source: History
of Wayne Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882
- page 899) |
Wayne Twp. -
WILLIAM H. DUKE
saw-mill and farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born in Virginia
Oct. 30, 1833; is a son of William and Rebecca (Roland)
Duke, natives of Virginia. The grandparents were
Richard and Elizabeth Duke, natives of Maryland, but
became residents of Virginia when he died, when William
was 8 years of age, who, with his brother John, 2
years older, was raised by their mother; William
married and became the father of five sons and five
daughters; all grew to maturity; six now survive -
Elizabeth, now Mrs. Compton, living in
Indiana; George, also in Indiana; Martha, now
Mrs. Corron, residing in Dayton; Richard M.,
William H. and Rebecca (now Mrs. Sides,
residing in Dayton). Mr. Duke with his
family and his mother emigrated to Ohio in the fall of 1839
and located and spent the winter at Rushville, and, in the
spring of 1840, came to Warren County and located on the
place known as Ichabod Corwin farm where they resided
six years; thence to the Arnet farm, near Ridgeville,
where, in September, 1869, his wife died; his mother died in
June, 1840. In the spring of 1870, he made a sale and
moved to Raysville, where he has since resided with his son,
our subject. Mr. Duke made farming his business
and met with fair success. He began in life with no
capital, and, by his own labor and industry, raised a large
family and obtained a good competency. He is now in
his 80th year, is quite spry and active, and says he has
never paid $10 for a doctor bill in his entire life.
Our subject was about six years of age when he came to this
county with his parents, and here grew to manhood; was
married, Jan. 8, 1857, to Anna Eliza, daughter of
Moses and Sarah (Eulas) Crosley, natives of Kentucky,
whose families were among the first settlers of Warren and
Montgomery Counties. Moses was a son of
William Crosley, who was one of the leading and
prominent men of that day. Moses and Sarah were
parents of eleven children, eight now survive Marian,
Anna Eliza, Jacob, Luken, Powell, Jane, Milton, Fremont.
Mr. Duke and wife have had nine children, eight now
living Marion, born Mar. 18, 1860; Elmer, born
June 26, 1862 (deceased); Jesse May, Mar. 25, 1864;
Frank H., Aug. 12, 1865; Etta Adelia, Mar. 8,
1868; Polka Evalenia, June 17, 1871; Jennie,
Aug. 5, 1873; Clara Charlotte, June 7, 1876, and
Anna Zoe Ella, born Oct. 8, 1879. Mr. Duke
followed farming in Wayne and Clear Creek Townships till
1866, when he located at Raysville, and entered upon the saw
mill and lumber business, which, in connection with farming,
he has since followed; he has also dealt extensively in
fruit and other products of the country in fact, has been a
man of general business; a man of great energy and activity,
and a leading spirit in all the public progress and
improvements of Raysville and vicinity. The present
good roads and pikes, the schools and churches have been
established through his aid, energy and efforts more
probably than by any other one man. And his last great
effort has been to obtain the building of a railroad, which
is accomplished, and is now constructed, connecting the
village of Raysville with Cincinnati and Dayton. And,
in conclusion, we may hope that Mr. Duke's labors and
efforts for the public interests may be duly appreciated,
and that in both time and eternity he may be duly rewarded.
(Source: History of Wayne Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago:
W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - page 835) |
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