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USA > Ohio > Clermont County > History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio, from the earliest historical times down to the present, V. 2 > Part 28
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Louisa, who was born June 17, 1842, is Mrs. J. S. Rogers.
Thomas was born December 18, 1822; and was married first to Maria C. Snider, a daughter of Col. Levi Snider, of Warren county, Ohio, and after her death married Miss Emily C. Loveland, of Ashtabula, Ohio, whose parents were natives of Connecticut, her father being a skilled mechanic and promi- nent in the Masonic lodge of Ashtabula. Thomas died May 15, 1899.
Joseph was born April 8, 1824, and died April 26, 1899.
Harriet was born June 29, 1825, and died March 10, 1910.
John was born July 26, 1829, and died December 11, 1899. He married Jennie Myers, a daughter of George Myers, of Goshen, Ohio.
Charles was born August 4, 1831, and died March 8, 1909. His wife was Miss Elizabeth Ferguson.
Nancy was born January 28, 1835, and died September 7, 1911, her husband being Col. John H. Branch, representative in the Ohio legislature from 1866 to 1869, and her second hus- band was Rev. William Young. D. D., and her third was G. G. Palmer.
Clinton De Witt was born April 4. 1844, and died November 18, 1869.
Samuel Paxton possessed to a great degree the character- istics of his ancestors, and was a man of clear perception and intellectual ability. His brother, Thomas Paxton, was born in the northern part of Clermont county, May 4, 1799, and followed farming as a life work. On November 25. 1819. he was married to Miss Rebecca A. Barber. the youngest daugh- ter of Nathaniel and Anna Barber, who came to Ohio from
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New Jersey in the year of 1808. Thomas Paxton was a Demo- crat, and was ever ready to battle for the success of that party. His death occurred in September, 1871, his wife in May, 1862. There were eight children :
Samuel, married Hannah A. Eveland. and resided at Fos- ter's Crossing. Warren county, Ohio.
Mary. married David Crighton, of Loveland, Ohio.
Martha A., married first. Levi Nichols, and second, Adam A. Lever, of Loveland.
Nathaniel B., who married Angeline Hutchinson, resided near Morrow, Warren county, Ohio, for a time, and finally died at Loveland.
James W., who married Agnes Day Buckingham, resided near Camp Dennison, Hamilton county, Ohio.
Thomas B., who married Mary Adelaide Wharton, resided in Cincinnati.
Robert. who married Harriet Hutchinson, resided on the old homestead, near Loveland. Ohio.
Sarah, married Daniel Clarke, of near Loveland, and is now a widow, residing with a son at Chicago.
The members of the Paxton family were and are all of that class of citizens that receive the respect and honor of all in the community in which they live. Their lives are a demon- stration to the world, the virtues of upright lives.
On a portion of the land at one time owned by Col. Thomas Paxton was established a private cemetery, in which he lies buried. as do some members of the Ramsey family. A fine. marble slab. handsomely inscribed. was placed over the grave of Colonel Paxton a few years since.
WILLIAM B. APPLEGATE.
Mr. William B. Applegate, who has been successfully en- gaged in the mercantile business at Branch Hill, Clermont county, for the past twenty-eight years, was born in Goshen township on a farm. September 4. 1840. his parents being John and Annie (Emery) Applegate.
The founders of the Applegate family in America were Thomas and Elizabeth, who settled in Massachusetts about 1635. coming with the Puritans from England through Hol- land. Mr. William B. Applegate being the eighth generation in this country.
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The first of the family to come to Clermont county was Elijah, who located in the Harvey Irwin neighborhood about 1817. His father, Andrew, was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, there being over thirty members of the Applegate family in that war from New Jersey. Elijah was born in South Amboy, N. J., and was one of the early Methodists. He died on his farm in Goshen township.
John Applegate was born in Goshen township in 1817, and was one of seven children :
Perrine, Thomas, John, Elijah, Lydia, Sarah Ellen, Nancy Elizabeth, of those but two, Sarah Ellen and Elijah, of Rush- ville, Ind., are living. John Followed the occupation of farm- ing all of his life and was a man of much influence in the com- munity and in public life. He was township trustee and was a member of the agricultural fair board. In politics he was a staunch Democrat.
Annie (Emery) Applegate was born on a farm near Love- land, and is a daughter of Judge John and Deborah Emery, who were among the earliest families of Miami township. She died at an advanced age in 1893, and in religious belief was a Universalist.
William B. Applegate is the eldest of five children :
A. B., of Milford, is mentioned elsewhere in this work.
Mrs. P. C. Hill, of Westwood, Hamilton county, Ohio.
John A., of Springfield, Ohio.
Perrine K., a farmer living two miles east of Miamiville, Ohio.
William B. Applegate was reared and educated in Clermont county and remained at home until he was twenty-seven years of age. After completing the common schools Mr. Applegate attended the Commercial College of Cincinnati, but during the Civil war was captain of militia endeavoring to capture Mor- gan. the raider.
In 1867. Mr. Applegate became deputy clerk of the court of common pleas, and later served as clerk for a short term, and for five years following he served as school examiner. He then resigned and for some years taught, altogether twenty- four years.
He was united in marriage to Miss Olive Silcott, at Batavia, where she was born and reared, her parents being John W. and Eliza (Davis) Silcott. In the family of Mr. and Mrs. Applegate are three children :
John Walter, a dispatcher of Linwood, Ohio, married Clara Rowan, and has three children, Percy. Harold and Irma.
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Lillian R., is the wife of Harry E. Stewart, of Woodfield, Monroe county, Ohio, and is the mother of two children, Rich- ard N. and Harry, Jr.
Percy, died at the age of three years.
Mr. Applegate is a Democrat, although he is independent. He has served as county coroner and as clerk of three different townships, Monroe, Goshen and Miami. For over twenty years he has held membership with the order of Odd Fel- lows. Mr. and Mrs. Applegate are devout members of the Methodist church. They have the warm personal regard of all with whom they are associated. Mr. Applegate is classed with the representative business men of the county and his record shows honesty, integrity and enterprise.
JOSIAH QUINCY BASS.
Josiah Quincy Bass, for many years successfully engaged in the mercantile business at Mulberry, Ohio, was for thirty years the postmaster of that village. . He was born near Bethel, Ohio, August 27, 1845, and is a son of Samuel and Mary Ann (Elrod) Bass.
Samuel Bass was a native of Massachusetts, his birth oc- curring at Quincy, in 1807. In 1832, he came to Cincinnati, where he spent a short time, then went to St. Louis, Mo. Re- turning to Cincinnati he finally located in Tate township, Clermont county, conducted a store at the village of Pin- hook, which he later told. and in 1850 moved to Bethel. In the fall of 1853, he moved again, this time to the village of Mulberry. Miami township, and for about one year was engaged in the mercantile business, after which he retired, residing there until his death, October 1, 1890. His ancestors were among the pioneers of America, and his mother, whose maiden name was Anna Adams, was a niece of John Adams. Samuel had several brothers and sisters, but was the only one to come to Ohio. He also did some flat boating to New Or- leans with merchandise.
Mary Ann Elrod was born in Tate township, Clermont county, in 1827. and passed to her eternal reward in 1905. She was a daughter of Thomas and Cynthia (Frazee) Elrod. Her parents were pioneers of Clermont county, coming from Ken- tucky. She was a devoted member of the Christian church.
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Josiah Quincy Bass is the eldest of three children, the others being :
Thomas, of Mulberry, a retired farmer.
Martha Ann, was born in 1855 and died in 1876.
The early education of Josiah Q. Bass was received in the schools of Tate and Miami townships, and later he became a student of the National Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio. He also attended the Hiram College and after finishing school spent a few years on the farm.
On May 2, 1864, Mr. Bass enlisted in Company H, One Hundred and Fifty-third Ohio volunteer infantry, and was mustered out September 20, 1864. He was elected to the Seventy-second General Assembly as a Republican.
The marriage of Mr. Bass to Miss Susan Eunice Warland was celebrated in October, 1871, at Mulberry, Ohio. She was born in Indiana, but has been a resident of Clermont county since 1868, and is a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Nichols) Warland, who were from Maine and Massachu- setts respectively. Mrs. Bass is a member of the National organization of Daughters of the American Revolution.
Mr. and Mrs. Bass have four sons and one daughter :
Samuel, of Milford, Ohio, is in the foundry business, and married Edith Petzhold and are the parents of three children, Ethel, Juliet, and John Quincy. He has one son by a former union, Samuel, Jr.
William, of Burnside, Ky., is an attorney, and has charge of the Excelsior Mills. He married Myra Greeno, a daughter of Col. Charles L. Greeno, of Milford.
Harry B., of Yukon, Okla., is a merchant and married Ethel Bowlby, and they have three children, Elizabeth, Boyleston, and George Wilsam.
George Elrod, of Yukon, Okla., is in business with his brother, Harry. He married Emma Sanger, and they are the parents of three children, Eunice, Ruth and Winona.
Mary Edna, at home. She received her musical education at Painesville, the Ohio Conservatory of Music.
Mr. Bass is a member of the S. R. S. West Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and Mrs. Bass is a member of the Women's Relief Committee, of Milford, S. R. S. West Chapter, No. 161. Mr. Bass is enjoying a rest vouchsafed to him by reason of his honorable and well directed labor in former years, and his life has been one of harmony, which has won for him many warm friends.
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GEORGE F. ARMACOST.
Mr. George F. Armacost, one of the prominent retired farm- ers of Clermont county, Ohio, is a representative of one of the oldest pioneer families of the county, and has been a resident of Amelia since 1905. His birth took place a mile and one- half above Point Pleasant, on Big Indian creek, June 20, 1838, and is a son of Isaac and Eliza ( Miller) Armacost, the latter of whom was born near Felicity, Ohio, in 1813, and died in 1906.
Isaac Armacost was born one mile from Pekin, Clermont county, in 1805, and after an active and useful life as a farmer and stock raiser, passed away in 1898, at Laurel, where for six years he had lived retired from active life. In his family were ten children, six of whom are living:
George F. Armacost, of Amelia. Ohio.
Frank, a resident of Point Pleasant, Ohio.
Thomas, of Laurel, Ohio.
Jennie, the wife of Frank Fisher, of Laurel, Ohio.
Lina, who is the wife of Jack Morton, lives above Boat Run. Ohio.
Louisa, is the wife of George Cook, of New Richmond, Ohio.
The pioneering spirit led Christopher Armacost, the father of Isaac, to leave his home in Pennsylvania to seek a new home in Ohio, long before the beginning of the Nineteenth century. He was one of the very earliest settlers in this section and lo- cated near Pekin. Clermont county, where he purchased land which he cleared and developed. In those early days all the stock had to be closely housed to protect them from the wolves, which were very numerous in that section.
Mr. George F. Armacost obtained his education in the school at Point Pleasant, and was reared to farm labor, gain- ing proficiency in the work of the fields as the years passed by. lle remained at the parental home until 1866, with the exception of the time spent in the service of his country during the Civil war.
At the call of his country for volunteers. Mr. Armacost re- sponded. enlisting May 5. 1864. in the One Hundred Day Service, from Ohio, and when it was found a longer service was needed. Mr. Armacost remained in the army for six months. He participated only in skirmishes along the Po- tomac. Two brothers, John and Allen, were in the service, the former for four years and four months, enlisting from
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GEORGE F. ARMACOST Amelia, Ohio
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Ohio, in the Fifth Ohio volunteer cavalry. They are both deceased.
The marriage of Mr. Armacost to Miss Sarah Banam was celebrated in 1860. Mrs. Armacost was born in Laurel, Ohio, and per parents were William and Sarah (Corbin) Banam, both of whom were born near Laurel and have been deceased for many years. Of the children born to them, one daughter, Sophia, Mrs. Hewitt, of Bethel, Ohio, is the only one now liv- ing.
The union of George F. and Sarah (Banam) Armacost was blessed with two children; the younger died in infancy.
Arthur Clayton, who was born in 1861, died in 1901, and is buried at Laurel, Ohio. He married Anna Weidmeyer, who is also deceased. They were the parents of five children : Mary E., George H. and Emma reside in Cincinnati; Arthur lives with his grandfather at Amelia; Elizabeth lives with an uncle near Laurel.
Mrs. Armacost passed to her eternal reward in 1865. She was a devout member of the Methodist church and was a lady of beautiful character, her disposition was cheerful and help- ful, and in church work she was an able and most earnest Christian. Many friends in the county mourned her death.
In 1872, Mr. Armacost was united in marriage to Mrs. Mar- tha (Ironton) Dawson, who was born near Laurel, and was a daughter of Abner and Martha (Marsh) Ironton, both of whom were members of pioneer families who settled near Laurel, which was their birthplace.
Soon after his second marriage, Mr. Armacost purchased a farm near Laurel, where he carried on general farming along practical lines until 1905, when he removed to the beautiful home at Amelia, on the Ohio pike, which he has greatly im- proved.
In 1910, Mr. Armacost was again called upon to part from his companion in life, when Mrs. Armacost was called to her last rest. Her breadth of character, deep sympathy and strong intellectuality made her a power for good in her home locality, and she did much to mold the thoughts, influence and opin- ions of those around her. Commanding respect and confidence at the same time she won the deep love of those who came within the circle of her friendship. She was a devoted mem- ber of the Methodist church from her young girlhood and her entire life was in harmony with her profession of faith.
Politically, Mr. Armacost is in favor of the principles of
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the Republican party, although early in life he voted the Democratic ticket. He has served his party in the capacity of trustee of Monroe township and in other local offices.
Mr. Armacost is a Christian by faith and practice and has led an honorable life in harmony with his profession. He has for sixty years been a member of the Methodist church and given his services to the people as trustee and class leader, as well as his support in a financial way.
AMOS S. HILL.
Numbered among the enterprising residents of Clermont county is Mr. Amos S. Hill, who was formerly engaged in the business of carpentering, but now devotes his attention to the direction of his farming interests in Stonelick township, eight miles southeast of Milford, Ohio.
Amos S. Hill was the fourth in age of a family of six chil- dren, of whom three are living, the subject of this sketch and one brother, B. R. Hill, and one sister, R. C. Hill, of Milford. Of those who have passed away, one was killed at the battle of Stone River, in December, 1862. Mr. Amos S. Hill was born in Van Buren county, Tennessee, February 15, 1847, his parents being Benjamin A. G. and Sarah Ann (Combs) Hill, whose demise occurred in 1851, three weeks apart.
Benjamin A. G. Hill was born in Stonelick township, where his father. Samuel, owned a large farm, the latter being also one of the county judges for many years. He was a resi- dent of the counties of Clermont and Hamilton, and was one of six brothers who came to Ohio, probably from Pennsyl- vania. Samuel was successful as a farmer and died on his farm near Olive Branch. Benjamin A. G., who was a teacher for a number of years, had the following brothers: Amos, who was also a teacher, died in Tennessee: John B., lived in Tennessee and Ohio: Francis Asbury, was a resident of Ham- ilton county, Ohio: George, was a resident of Clermont coun- ty, Ohio : Thomas, was a resident of Clermont county, Ohio; Philip, was a carpenter near Boston. Clermont county. All have been dead a number of years.
Amos S. Hill was but four and one-half years old when his parents died, and he was reared by his uncles. He received a good schooling. after the completion of which he learned the
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carpenter's and builder's trade with his uncle, Philip A. Hill, and for the better part of forty-five years he followed his trade. Mr. Hill has resided practically all of his life thus far in Clermont county, having spent over forty-five years in this vicinity. He has occupied his present home for twenty-three years.
The marriage of Mr. Amos S. Hill to Miss Sarah J. Murphy, a daughter of Jacob and Nancy (Anderson) Murphy, residents and occupants of this farm, occurred in 1867. Mrs. Hill's par- ents were early residents of Clermont county, her father being a tailor by trade, who in his later years followed farming and trucking. Her mother's people, the Andersons, were from Virginia. Both parents were active members of the Methodist church, her father helping to build the church at Mt. Zion. Mrs. Hill has two sisters, Mrs. B. R. Hill, of Milford, and Mrs. Rachel Philhower, of Williams' Corners.
Mr. and Mrs. Hill are the parents of five children :
David E., of Owensville, who is a carpenter by business and married Miss Minnie Miller and has two children.
Seren M., a farmer of Modest, Ohio, who married Miss Hat- tie Shinkle, and has one daughter.
James C., of Norwood, Ohio, where he is in the plumbing business, and who was formerly with the Union Central Life Insurance Company. He married Miss Edith Franklin, and has two children.
Raymond, at home, a farmer by occupation.
Imogene E., who is the wife of Vernie C. Hair, assistant cashier of the Cincinnati, Lebanon & Northern Railway Com- pany, and resides at Middletown, Ohio. They. have one daughter and one son.
In political matters, Mr. Hill gives his support to the Demo- cratic party, although he is liberal and independent. He has served as justice of the peace three years, and was elected the second time but declined to serve, and as notary public for fifteen years, and has discharged his duties with prompt- ness and fidelity. He is a Mason, having membership at Owensville, Ohio. The family of Mr. Hill as well as himself, are devoted members of the Methodist church.
Mr. Hill has led an active life, in which untiring labor has been crowned with success. He has worked energetically and persistently year after year, and though he started life empty handed he is now numbered among the substantial citizens of Clermont county.
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Mrs. Hill's paternal grandfather was a native of Ireland, and settled near Goshen, Clermont county, where he died. Jacob Murphy, the father, died in 1891, at the age of eighty- one years, and the mother died in 1893, also in her eighty- first year. The Murphys were old and highly respected residents of the county.
JOHN ROBINSON LONG.
Mr. John Robinson Long, who for many years was familiarly known in Clermont county as "Bob" Long, passed to his eter- nal reward on March 25, 1905, having spent his entire life in the home where he was born, March 17, 1837. His active life was devoted to fruit culture and farming mostly, although he spent some years in teaching. He was widely known as a worthy and respected citizen of the county, and his personal characteristics won for him the love and esteem of the ma- jority of those with whom he was brought into contact.
Mr. Long was a son of the Rev. Enoch and Elizabeth (Robinson) Long, the former was also a native of Miami township, where he resided all of his life, being a Methodist preacher and farmer. His death took place in 1857. in the forty-fifth year of his life. His father. Frederick Long, came to Clermont county from North Carolina, and was also a Meth- dist minister and farmer until his demise. residing in Miami township during his activities as a minister.
John Robinson Long was one of six children and was given the advantages of a good education. He remained at the parental home, becoming familiar with the business of agri- culture, which he made his life occupation. He was united in marriage on December 12. 1864, to Sarah J. Leaf, who was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, near Clermont county, her parents being Henry and Mary (Turner) Leaf. the father coming to Hamilton county from New York when eighteen years of age, where he was born and reared. He became a progressive farmer and raiser of fine stock, and at the time of his death, in 1871, was a large land owner, having property in Clermont county and elsewhere in this vicinity. Mrs. Long's mother passed away in 1850.
Mrs. Long is one of eleven children. nine sons and two daughters, those living are Isaac, George. Michael and Daniel. She was reared from the age of six years by a sister in Mt. Carmel, Union township.
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In the family of Mr. and Mrs. Long have been three chil- dren :
Miss Minnie, at home.
Henry Leaf, is operating the home farm.
Elbertie died at the age of fourteen years.
Mr. Long was a staunch Republican, and was active in all public affairs, serving as township trustee for several years. Although not a member of any denomination he was of good moral character, and was interested in all worthy enterprises tending to the advancement of the community. His life was filled with good deeds, acts of mercy and works of kindness, and there are many who bless his memory because of the as- sistance he has rendered and the influence he has exerted toward noble living and high ideals.
SUMNER B. MYERS.
One of the successful farmers and stock raisers of Clermont county is Mr. Sumner B. Myers, who for the past forty-two years has resided on his present home farm of seventy-seven acres of highly cultivated land in Goshen township. He is a representative of the earliest of sturdy pioneer settlers in the northern part of Clermont before it was organized as a county. The birth of Mr. Myers occurred in Goshen township, Cler- mont county, Ohio, July 23, 1848, his parents being Jacob K. and Sarah J. (Wellman) Myers.
The Myers family are of German descent and the name was formerly spelled Moyer, but changed by time to present spel- ling. The first.of the family in this section was Jacob Myers, born at Penn's Valley in the year of 1770, and who immi- grated.with his wife, Eve (Frybarger) Myers, and several ac- quaintances to Lexington. Ky., in 1795. This was their home until 1797, when they came to Ohio, locating at Columbia, then a noted point just above Cincinnati, until a suitable location could be found in the Northwest Territory. A settlement was made the year following, 1798. in the northern part of Cler- mont. in what is now Goshen township, four years before Ohio was admitted to the Union and before Clermont was organ- ized as a county. Jacob Myers was a shrewd and enterprising farmer and accumulated about fifteen hundred acres of land in Ohio and Indiana. His wife passed away in 1831, and he
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was united in marriage for the second time, to Miss Elizabeth Reeder, who died in Iowa. Jacob Myers passed away in 1841, after a useful, active life.
Jacob Myers, the father of the subject of this review, was the son of John Myers, the first white child born in Goshen township. Jacob Myers was born in Clermont county in 1820 and was raised on his father's farm and followed the occupa- tion of farming. He was married December 30, 1841, to Miss Sarah J. Wellman, and to their union were born the following children :
Benjamin F. was a soldier of the Civil war, serving in the Thirty-fifth regiment, Ohio volunteer infantry. He died in Defiance county, Ohio, after having followed the occupation of farmer for many years in that locality.
John W., a soldier in the Civil war, serving in the One Hundredth regiment, Ohio volunteer infantry, resides at Ayresville, Ohio.
Harriet Ann is the wife of F. W. Bolinger, of Williams county, Ohio.
Sumner B., of this mention.
The death of Mrs. Myers occurred in 1848, on the 12th of August, after having lived an exemplary life devoted to her family and home.
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