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BIOGRAPHIES
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History of Richland Co., Ohio
Past and Present
Illustrated
Publ: Mansfield by A. A., Graham & Co.
1807 - 1880
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Monroe Twp. -
WILLIAM REA,
(deceased). Was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., June 23, 1772; he
subsequently removed to Bedford Co., Penn., and about 1816, came
to Richland Co., Ohio, and entered the north half of the
southeast quarter of Sec. 35, in Monroe Township; he came to the
county in company with Jacob Williams, Joseph
Friend and William Fergueson; Mr.
Williams entered the south half of the same half-section,
Mr. Fergueson entered the south half of Sec. 34, in
the same township; Mr. Friend entered the farm now
owned by Alexander Freeman, on the eastern
boundary of Worthington Township, near the present site of the
town of Newville. Mr. Rea, upon his arrival
in this Western wild, went to work at once and cleared a small
tract and erected a cabin on his farm; he kept bachelor's hall
for a few years, when he rented his cabin to one William
Wilson, a son-in-law of Jacob Williams; Mr.
Wilson lived here a few years, assisting Mr.
Rea in clearing and cultivating his farm. About 1821,
Mr. Rea was united in marriage to Miss
Eliza Swendal; they were married at the residence of
John Kinton, in Worthington Township, by Rev.
William Johnson, of Mansfield; Mrs. Rea
was born in the County of Down, Ireland, about twenty miles from
Belfast, Dec. 25, 1792; her father's name was Richard
Swendal; her mother's maiden name was Susan Fox;
Mrs. Rea came to the United States when about 25
years old; she had a brother living in this country, but she did
not know where to find him; she, without money or friends, set
about seeking employment at once, which she soon was able
to find; she worked for some time in the city of New York, and
in various other places; in a few years, by the assistance of a
friend, she was enabled to find her brother; when she did find
him, however, she did not recognize him, and it was with no
little difficulty that he was enabled to convince her of his
identity; she subsequently came with her brother to Richland
Co., and got married as before stated. Mr. Rea
took his wife immediately with him to his cabin and went to
housekeeping in the primitive style of those days; they were the
parents of four children - Martha Ann, born Aug.
9, 1826, died Mar. 23, 1842; Mary Jane, born Sept.
18, 1828; Eliza, born Dec. 10, 1830, died in the spring
of 1839; Sarah, born Jan. 2, 1832, died in the spring of
1839; all of whom were buried in the Pine Run graveyard.
Mr. Rea united with the United Presbyterian Church
early in life, and was an active and consistent member thereof
as long as he lived; he was very strict in the observance of the
ordinances of religion; Mrs. Rea united with the
same church some years before her marriage and still retains her
membership therein. William Rea died Oct. 2,
1846, and was buried in Pine Run graveyard. Mrs. Rea
has resided with her daughter, Mrs. Darling, for
several years; she is now 87 years old; though somewhat
enfeebled by age, she still retains full possession of her
mental faculties.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio
from 1808 to 1908 - by A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Publ. 1908 -
Pg. 848 |
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Jefferson Twp. -
JOHN ROBINSON, deceased; was born Feb. 1,
1782, in Ireland, and came across the ocean with his parents
when 5 years of age, and they settled in Westmoreland Co., Penn.
He was married in this county, to Margaret Nelson,
who was also born in Ireland. In 1809, the family removed
to Mercer Co., Ohio, and in the fall of 1815, to the southwest
quarter of Sec. 11, Jefferson Township; he entered three
quarter-sections for himself and brothers. The following
children were born to his first wife: James, John,
Alexander, William, Thomas, Nancy,
Ester, Margaret and Hamilton; of whom
James, Thomas, Nancy, Ester and
Margaret are dead. He was married to Jane
Stewart after the death of his first wife, and four
children were born to her—Susannah, Ellen,
Samuel and Sarah; the first and third are dead.
Father Robinson was "the bearhunter" of his day
and locality.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio from 1808 to 1908 - by
A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Publ. 1908 - Pg. 811 |
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Jefferson Twp. -
WILLIAM ROBINSON, farmer, son of John
Robinson, was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., Oct. 7,
1807. He was married, Dec. 17, 1835, to Mariah
Lafferty, a daughter of John Lafferty. She
was born in Harrison Co., Ohio, May 13, 1817. They resided
with his father one year after marriage, then three years on a
part of Sec. 10, after which they moved on the southeast quarter
of Sec. 22, where they yet reside. Mr. Robinson
and wife are members of the United Presbyterian Church.
They have one child, Calvin, who was born Jan. 25, 1837.
He united in matrimony with Elizabeth Leedy, Samuel
Leedy's daughter, Jan. 19, 1865. She was born in
Jefferson Township, Aug. 7, 1845. He commenced to keep
house near where he now resides, which is one and a half miles
south of Bellville. He was a soldier in the 100-day
service, and held the office of corporal. He has been
Township Trustee two terms. Their children are William,
born Jan. 3, 1866; Margaret, Oct. 20, 1867; Mary,
Aug. 7, 1869; John, July 8, 1872; Frederick, Nov.
24, 1879.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio from 1808 to 1908 - by
A. J. Baughman - Vol. II - Publ. 1908 - Pg. 811 |
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Weller Twp. -
ROBINSON, WILLIAM, farmer; P. O. West Windsor; his
parents came to this county from England in 1821; they located
in what is now Franklin Township, where William was born;
he remained at home until the death of his father, in 1850.
In 1859, he was married and settled in the old homestead, where
he now lives. One of his brothers enlisted in the army, as
a Lieutenant, and rose to the rank of a Major General; he was
severely wounded at the battle of Gettysburg, but recovered, and
is now occupying a responsible position. When William's
parents came, they were a novelty to the average Yankee, who,
full of curiosity and inquisitiveness, was not slow to find
their good qualities, and always held them in great esteem.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A. A.,
Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 913 |
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Springfield Twp. -
G. W. ROE, was born
in Ashland Co. Aug 16, 1825, and came to Richland Co. when a boy
7 or 8 years old: soon afterward he went to Sandusky, where he
lived two years with a brother; he then returned to this county,
and lived with his brother, Joseph Roe, until he
became of age. He married Susanna Offineer,
and by this marriage had nine children, one of whom is dead.
They are members of the Methodist Church. Mr.
Roe owns a part of the southwest quarter of Sec. 30; he has
been engaged for some years in selling medicines, prepared by
Dr. U. C. Roe, for which he claims superior healing
properties, especially for chronic diseases.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A. A., Graham
& Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 897 |
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Springfield Twp. -
JOSEPH ROE, farmer;
P. O. Ontario. His parents, Thomas D. and Elizabeth Roe,
were married in Orange Co., N. Y., in November 1802. His
father's ancestors emigrated from England some generations
previous; on his mother's side from Holland. His mother's
father, Judge Holmes, was from Ireland and settled
in Newton, N. J., and his mother was a native of New Jersey. His
parents came from Jefferson Co., Ohio, 1804, and lived a few
years about seven miles west of Steubenville. When the war
of 1812 commenced, his father was drafted, and went to Mackinaw
and other points under Col. Cotgrove; William Alban was
his Captain, and Lieut. Solomon Gladden, late of Monroe
Township in this county, his Orderly Sergeant; he went for six
months, and while absent Joseph was born, May 18, 1814;
when his father returned from the army, the family moved to
Richland Co. in July, 1815, and settled in Vermillion Township,
two miles northeast of Hayesville. In July, 1835, the
subject of this sketch was married to Miss Jane
Woods, and moved to Springfield Township, where he commenced
improving a new farm, then in the woods, the south east quarter
of Sec. 19, one and a half miles west of the village of Ontario.
After many years of toil, he succeeded in getting this land
under a good state of cultivation. His wife died in April,
1838, leaving a daughter who survived her but a few years; he
was again married in December, 1839, to Miss Margaret
Chambers, who died in August, 1840. In October,
1848, he was married to Miss Martha Ann Lorimor, of
Guernsey Co., Ohio. They have been permitted to raise nine
children; the oldest, J. A., married Miss
Crooks, and is a farmer; the second, Maggie M. J.,
married A. F. Sawhill, a druggist, and lives in
Pittsburgh, Penn.; the third, J. C, is a minister and
lives in Beaver Co., Penn.; the fourth, Sarah M., married
J. Q. Codding, an attorney, and lives in Marion, Ohio;
the fifth, T. S., married Miss Gibson, is a
farmer, and lives in Madison Co., Iowa; the sixth, C. M.,
is a dentist in Mansfield; the seventh, Susannah L., the
eighth, Lewis W., the ninth, Lillian May -
the three younger - are at home. Mr. Roe has been
active and prominent in his neighborhood both politically, and
otherwise. In an early day he was prominently identified
with the "underground railway," and with his hands, his
influence and vote, worked against slavery until it went down in
the great war of the rebellion. In the history of
Springfield Township, his movements in this and all public
interests are fully given.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio -
Vol. II - A. A., Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page
897 |
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Weller Twp. -
ABRAHAM RUTAN, farmer; P. O. West Windsor; his parents
came from Westmoreland Co., Penn., in 1822, and settled in what
is now Ashland Co., then a part of this county. Mr. R.
was then about 8 years of age; he remained there until 1851,
when he came to Weller Township, and bought the land on which he
now lives; he kept "bachelor's hall" until 1860, when he was
married; when he came to this county he had to haul his produce
to the lake, his nearest market; now he has a good home and a
market in a few miles for everything he can raise.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A. A.,
Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 913 |
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