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The subject's maternal grandfather was John Jackson, better known as "Old Hickory Jackson." He was an old school-master. He and his wife were pioneers in Dearborn county. He was a millwright and had charge of a grist-mill on the banks of the old canal at Hardinsburg. They died in this county, well along in years. They were the parents of eight children, as follows: Juliette, Rebecca, Alice, Huldah, Louise, Lester, John and Richard.
SYLVESTER D. JONES.
Sylvester D. Jones, farmer and carpenter, of Cold Springs, Sparta town- ship, Dearborn county, was born on August 15, 1859, at Cold Springs, and is a son of Jesse C. and Alice (Dorsey) Jones. Jesse C. Jones was born on March 11, 1834, at Cold Springs, where he followed the carpenter's trade practically all of his life, building most of the best houses within a radius of five or six miles. He also gave some attention to farming. He was mar- ried, March 18, 1858, to Alice Dorsey, who was born on January 17, 1837, near Wilmington, on North Hogan creek, the daughter of Sylvester Dorsey. Sylvester Dorsey was twice married. By his first wife, who died young, there were five children, Phoebe, Lucinda, Martha, Alice (Mrs. Jones) and Merritt. By his second wife, Nancy, there were also five children, Albert, Plummer, Sylvester, Maria and Clara. Alice Dorsey was educated in the public schools and made her home with an aunt, because of the death of her
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mother. Mr. Jones was a lover of music and was an expert fife player. He kept up the Cold Springs martial band from the time of the Civil War until his death, which occurred on August 10, 1897, at the age of sixty-three years. His religious membership was with the Christian church at Chesterville, while fraternally, he was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Jesse C. and Alice Dorsey Jones were the parents of two children, Sylvester and Elisha. The latter remains unmarried and is still living on the old home farm.
The subject's grandparents were Elisha and Lucinda (Chance) Jones. Elisha Jones was born, November 4, 1808, in Pennsylvania, and came to Cincinnati when a young man. He bought a tract of land in that city where the "Zoo" now stands, but because it was difficult to clear, traded it for a wagon and team of horses. He then came to Cold Springs and bought about sixty acres of land before the Ohio & Mississippi railroad was built. He planted all of his cleared land in an orchard, but the only good row of trees he had was on the line of the railroad and had to be taken out when the road was built. He lived on this farm the remainder of his life, and died at the age of eighty-nine years. He was a Democrat, and a member of the New- light branch of the Christian church.
Lucinda (Chance) Jones was born, March 15, 1814, near Moores Hill, and died on November 26, 1897. She was educated at the district schools. Her union with Elisha Jones was blessed with seven children, Jesse C., John, Lucetta, Druscilla, Mary Ann, Elizabeth and Lucinda.
Sylvester D. Jones received his education in the public schools at Cold Springs and his youthful days were spent in the home of his parents. At the time of his marriage, he was employed by the Baltimore & Ohio railroad as station agent at Cold Springs, holding this position for eleven years, since which time he has followed the life of a farmer, and also does considerable work at the carpenter's trade. Politically he has always given his support to the Democratic party, and is a member of the Christian church.
Sylvester D. Jones was united in marriage, May 26, 1887, with Elnora Cartwright, daughter of William and Margarette (Huntington) Cartwright. She was born in Sparta township, where she received her education and lived with her parents until her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have two children, Fleetwood, who married Mary Davis, and follows the baker's trade at Cin- cinnati, Ohio, and Leander, who is single and is also living at Cincinnati.
William Cartwright, father of Mrs. Jones, was born in Ireland, and, in boyhood, came to the United States with his parents, who settled at South
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Hogan creek, in Sparta township. There he followed the brick mason's trade and lived in that section all his life; he served as township assessor for a number of years. His wife, Margarette (Huntington) Cartwright, was born in Sparta township. Mr. and Mrs. Cartwright were the parents of five children, George, Charles, Elnora, Alice and Nellie.
HENRY MEYER.
Henry Meyer, deceased, farmer, Logan township, Dearborn county, was born on March 10, 1854, in Ripley county, Indiana. His parents were natives of Hanover, Germany, and died when he was about fifteen years old. Starting with nothing, and with no one to whom he could go for advice, Mr. Meyer achieved success by determination, ambition and possessing the qual- ities of an excellent manager. He came to the Haynes farm between Rising Sun and Aurora, south of Laughery creek, where he worked for one year, and then went to Illinois. After a short time there, he went to work with a railroad construction crew, and was so seriously injured that he was compelled to discontinue. After resting up and prospecting about, he returned to Farmer City, Illinois, and again took up farm work. In the fall of 1875 he engaged his services as a farm hand in the northeast portion of Washington township, Dearborn county, and in 1878 he began to farm for himself on the the Conway Bainum farm in the eastern part of Hogan township, on North Hogan creek, where he remained about eleven years. He bought a farm at Wilmington in 1889, consisting of fifty-five acres, on which he put valuable improvements, and made it his home for the remainder of his life. Mr. Meyer was an excellent manager of farm work, and possessed a good store of deter- mination, being always conservative before venturing in a new cause of action. He died on May 22, 1908, having been injured by the tusk of a hog in the fall before, but was up and around, and his death came very suddenly one morn- ing while still in bed. Politically, he was a stanch Republican, but in no sense of the word a politician. In religion he and his family all belonged to the Lutheran church at Aurora.
Henry Meyer was united in marriage in the fall of 1875, with Dora Frazer, daughter of Frederick and Catherine (Schrader) Frazer. She was born on November 25, 1854, in Ripley county, Indiana, and was educated in the district schools. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyer were the parents of four children : William D., Minnie, Annie and John L. William D. Meyer was born on October 29, 1878, in Washington township, and has always remained at home to manage the farm. His father often spoke of how William had
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heiped him with the farm work, so he was enabled to pay off the farm debt. William D. Meyer is a stanch Republican, and his religious membership is with the Lutheran church. Minnie Meyer became the wife of Frederick Andrews, and lives on the hill just above Lawrenceburg. She has three daughters, Dora, Bertha and Lizzie. Annie Meyer is the wife of William Schuler. They reside on a farm at Sparta and have three children, John, William and Edna, all members of the Presbyterian church. John L. Meyer was born on May 19, 1889, and is still at home, assisting in managing the farm. His religious belief is with the Lutheran church. Mrs. Meyer makes her home on the farm with her two sons.
Frederick and Catherine (Schrader) Frazer, parents of Mrs. Henry Meyer, were both natives of Germany. The former was born at Sanbrink on Von Vraer, and the latter at Bremen. Mr. Frazer was married in America, and settled in Ripley county, where he worked at odd jobs. . He later moved to Aurora, when Mrs. Meyer was a small child, and later bought a farm in Washington township, where he spent the remainder of his life, but he was engaged in the railroad shops at Cochran, Indiana.
Henry Meyer was an, honest, industrious citizen-a man who loved his home, and his heart was in his farm work. He was ambitious and anxious to see the place improved. His widow and two sons have bought more land, and now own one hundred and forty acres, all situated at Wilmington. His sons are well trained, industrious and progressive farmers, operating a fifteen- horse-power gasoline truck, hay baler, ensilage cutter, corn shredder, feed grinder, wood saw-as well as serving the public in many helpful ways, when called upon to do so.
HEWSON. WRIGHT.
For many years one of the prominent business men of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Hewson Wright, the present secretary of the Bauer Cooperage Com- pany, has had no small part in the development of one of Lawrenceburg's most flourishing industries. Mr. Wright has seen the institution with which he is connected grow from a very small concern to its present proportions.
Born in Newport, Kentucky, December 21, 1863, Hewson Wright is the son of William L. and Anna Virginia (Hewson) Wright, the former of whom was a native of Missouri and the latter of Ohio. William L. Wright was reared in Cincinnati, Ohio, and during his lifetime was engaged in busi- ness in that city as a publisher. While he was in business in Cincinnati he
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resided at Newport, Kentucky, and there died in 1890, at the age of fifty- nine years: Mrs. William L. Wright died eleven years later, in 1901, at the age of sixty-six. They were both members of the Episcopal church. Of their five children, two are now deceased: Emily, who was the wife of Capt. George H. Young, and William L., Jr .; the third child. The living children are, Mary Josephine, the wife of W. L. Morkill, of Peru, South America; Hewson, the subject of this sketch, and Anna Virginia, who is unmarried and lives at Newport, Kentucky.
The maternal grandfather of Mr. Wright, Bethuel Washburn Hewson, had eight children, Anna Virginia, Helen, Mary, Alice, Clara, Martha, Paul- ine and Paul Beck.
Hewson Wright, the subject of this sketch, who was reared and educated at Newport, Kentucky, worked in a commission house at Cincinnati after he had finished his education. Later he obtained employment in the Third National Bank of Cincinnati, as a clerk, where he was employed for a period of eight years. During the past twenty-seven years he has lived in Law- renceburg. He was first engaged as a bookkeeper for the Bauer Cooperage Company and a short time after becoming bookkeeper was elected to the office of secretary of the corporation, which position he has held most of the time during his connection with the company.
Hewson Wright was married, December 11, 1895, to Kate Jessup, the daughter of Capt. William and Helen (Cooper) Jessup. Mr. and Mrs. Wright have one son, William Hewson. Mrs. Wright's parents were na- tives of Hamilton county, Ohio, and she was born at Cleves, Ohio. Her father died on December 2, 1914, at the age of seventy-three years, but her mother is still living. They were the parents of nine children, May, William T., Kate C., Susan, Samuel, Harry, Daisy, Charles L. and Francke.
Mr. Wright is a member of the Episcopal church and his wife is a mem- ber of the Methodist church. Fraternally, Mr. Wright belongs to Lawrence- burg Lodge No. 4, Free and Accepted Masons; Lawrenceburg Chapter No. 49, Royal Arch Masons, and Somerset Commandery, Knights Templars, of Somerset, Kentucky. Politically, he is identified with the Democratic party.
For many years the family of Hewson Wright has been popular in the social life of Lawrenceburg and Dearborn county. Mr. Wright is considered one of the substantial citizens of Lawrenceburg, one whose advice and coun- sel are sought, not only in matters relating to his personal and private busi- ness, but in matters concerning the public welfare. Aside from his interests in his family, Mr. Wright has been interested in making Lawrenceburg a better place to live.
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