History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio, from the earliest historical times down to the present, V. 2, Part 52

Author: Byron Williams
Publication date: 1913
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Number of Pages: 925

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city marshal. He and his wife are. devout members of the Methodist church, in which he has held various offices. They have seven daughters and one son, all born in Russellville, namely :

Laura Belle, wife of Brose Bowman, of Dayton, has four children-William, George, Idella and Robert, graduates of the school at Russellville.

Viola Elizabeth, wife of William McClatchey, of West Union, has two sons living, Mason and Homer, and one de- ceased, Ogreta, formerly of Covington.

Sarah Belle, wife of George W. Inskeep, of Russellville, now lives at Washington Court House, Ohio, and has one son, Harold, who married Miss Florence and lives on a farm near Urbana.

Clara, wife of L. L. LaMonda, of Dayton, had twin daugh- ters, Cindora and Mary, the latter being deceased.

William M. married Lydia Dennis, of Russellville, and they have two daughters, Levinna and Lucile.

Dora, twin sister of William M., died at the age of nine- teen years.

Stella Lambert, wife of John W. Zerker, of Dayton, has a daughter, Helen.

Mr. Johnson is familiarly and affectionately known by the name of "Uncle Billy." He is very active and robust for one of his years, and has the hue of health in his cheeks. His wife, a dear motherly-looking woman, is also youthful look- ing, and both show few marks of the years they have lived through. Both are plain and unassuming and are loved by all. They are probably as well preserved as any other couple of their age in the county. They take an intelligent interest in the affairs and progress of the community and enjoy the com- panionship of their friends.

WILLIAM L. FAUL, M. D.

Dr. William L. Faul, a prominent citizen of Russellville, Brown county, and a successful physician and surgeon, be- longs to one of the older families of the region. He was born near Higginsport, Brown county, January 4. 1876, son of Lewis and Margaret (Arn) Faul. The father was born near Arnheim, Brown county, November 29. 1837. and died De-

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cember 3, 1905, and the mother was born in Arnheim (which was named in honor of her father), in 1847, and lives at Car- lisle, Ohio. He was a farmer in Jackson township, served in Company E, Fiftieth regiment, Ohio volunteer infantry, and participated in several active battles. They had six children, all born in Brown county : Maggie, wife of F. C. Brookbank, lives in Higginsport; Katie, at home with her mother; Mary A., deceased, was the wife of Dr. Hughes, of Moscow, a sketch of whom appears in the Clermont county biographies of this work; William; Pearl lives with her sister at Urbana ; Lelia, wife of Carey Inskeep, of Urbana.

Dr. Faul began his education in the common schools, spent one year in Russellville High School, and from 1893 to 1897 taught in Brown county. Later he graduated from the Col- lege of Medicine and Surgery, of Cincinnati, and entered upon the practice of his profession. He practiced three years in Adams county, five years at Arnheim, and four at Russell- ville, where he has built up a very good practice. He stands well in professional circles and has won the confidence of his community. He has a very pretty home and a neat office on the west side of the square. He is a self-made man, having earned his own way through medical school, and worked up a reputation in his profession. He is very broad and liberal in his views and is an upright, conscientious citizen. As a mem- ber of the school board he is much interested in everything that may be of benefit to the children and young people, and he favors everything that makes for progress in a general way. He is a Republican in politics, served for a time as coroner of Adams county, and fraternally belongs to the Knights of Pythias, Junior Order United American Mechanics ; the Mod- ern Woodmen, and Russellville Lodge, No. 166, Free and . Accepted Masons.

In 1898, Dr. Faul was united in marriage with Miss Mary Elizabeth Wagner, who was born in Carlisle, in. 1875, daugh- ter of Adam and Elizabeth (Ault) Wagner. Mr. Wagner was born in Germany in 1841, came to America alone at the age of fourteen years, located in Brown county and remained there until 1860, then went to Illinois and worked at the trade of shoemaker. He enlisted there in the Fourth Missouri infan- try and after the close of the war returned to Brown county, where he died at the age of seventy-one years. His wife was born near Ripley in 1844, and died in October, 1912. They had ten children, and nine of them now survive: Emma, wife

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of George Rhoten, of Carlisle; Barbara is a successful dress- maker in Carlisle ; Mrs. Faul; Lottie, wife of Everett Hayes, of Carlisle; Josie, wife of Louis Schatzmann, living near Rus- sellville; Nannie, wife of Frederick Kaucher, lives near Car- lisle; Eva, wife of William Davidson, of Russellville; Adam, a popular teacher of Carlisle ; Roy, a barber in Carlisle.

Dr. and Mrs. Faul have five children, two born in Adams county, and three in Brown county: William Lowell, born in 1901 ; Margaret, born in 1903; Wilford Lewellyn, born in 1905 ; Dory1, born in 1907; Norma, born in 1910. Dr. and Mrs. Faul are members of the Christian Union church, at Ash Ridge. Their eldest son, although but eleven years of age, is in the high school, and for years stood at the head of his class in the grammar school.

Besides being a skillful practitioner and surgeon, Dr. Faul is a mechanical genius and an expert woodworker, having made many handsome pieces of furniture for his home. One of the most beautiful pieces is an inlaid table, made by some very small pieces, and most of the wood is of personal or his- toric interest. He also has made an office cabinet of quarter- sawed oak, part of which is made from wood used in the fur- niture in the old school house where he began his education, and he has also made a handsome office book case, and a smaller book case for his children, as well as a corner cabinet and a kitchen cabinet. This beautiful work would do credit to one who has made cabinet making a special study, and adds greatly to the attractiveness of the home, as well as being most useful.

AMOS MCKINLEY.

Amos Mckinley is one of the substantial men of Russell- ville, Ohio, and has been able to retire from business life and .enjoy the fruits of his labors. He is a self-made man, having worked from the time he was nine years old until recently, and is reasonably proud of what he has accomplished. He is happy and contented by nature, and is duly grateful for the blessings of a pleasant home and children who reflect great credit on their parents. He was born in Aberdeen, Ohio, Au- gust 14. 1843, son of Marshall and Elizabeth (Dodd) McKin- ley. The father was born in Pennsylvania, and died in Aber- deen, Ohio, in 1848, and the mother was born in Kentucky, and

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died in Aberdeen, March 24, 1863. Marshall Mckinley was a plasterer by trade, and they lived in Aberdeen many years. They had five children, all born in that town: Moses L., who died in 1858; Amos; Alice, wife of William Greenly, of West Union; Margaret Jane, wife of Dr. Bowman, is deceased; Mary Marshall, died in early childhood.

Until he was nine years of age Amos Mckinley attended the Aberdeen schools, and for the next eight or ten years lived on various farms and with different families. At the age of nineteen years he enlisted in Company E, Tenth Kentucky cavalry, for fourteen months, and later enlisted for one year in Company D, One Hundred and Seventy-fifth Ohio volun- teer infantry. He participated in many battles, including the battles of Franklin and Nashville, and earned a most creditable record as a soldier. Upon returning to Brown county he learned the trade of blacksmith at Russellville and about 1866 engaged in blacksmithing on his own account, a year or so later engaging in business for himself. He conducted his own shop for some forty-two years, and in June, 1911, retired from business. He is a Republican in politics and fraternally belongs to the Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias.

On September 21, 1865, Mr. Mckinley was united in marriage with Miss Martha Eva Williamson, who was born near Rus- sellville, Ohio, daughter of John and Nancy Jane (Henry) Williamson. Mr. Williamson was born in Kentucky, and died in Russellville, Ohio, in January, 1888, and his.wife was born in Ohio, near Russellville, and died in Russellville at the age of seventy-two years or more. Mr. Williamson kept a hotel in Russellville for forty years, and was one of the best known men in the county. Of their seven children but three now sur- vive, namely: A. W., of Cincinnati; Samantha, wife of J. D. Seip, of Russellville ; W. C., in heating and ventilating business in Cincinnati. Mrs. McKinley died November 9, 1911, and is buried in Russellville. She and her husband were devout members of the Methodist church.

Four children blessed the union of Mr. Mckinley and wife:

John William married Miss Carrie Brigham and lives in Washington, D. C., being principal of the National Corre- spondence Institute there, and has two children, Carrie B. and Edward B.

Nancy Lou, wife of F. M. Kirkpatrick, of Russellville, and has seven sons-Robert William, Raymond. Thomas K., Don- ald Pierce, Glen Mckinley, Amos Wilson and Marshall Wil- liamson.

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Charles Marshall married Miss Della Zerker, of Russellville, is a teacher by profession, and they have three children-Eva, Elizabeth and Ralph.

Burchard Stephenson, of Washington, is a government pos- tal clerk, married Isabelle Webster, and they have one child, Mabel.

John William attended Washington Law School and is a lawyer by profession, having been admitted to the bar, but has not practiced his profession.

Mr. Kirkpatrick is a miller by trade and his eldest son, Rob- ert William, married Verna Howland, and they reside with Mrs. Kirkpatrick's father.

Dr. A. M. Williamson, a brother of Mrs. McKinley, who died in Cincinnati June 13, 1911, served in the Civil war, and his wife died February 9, 1911. Mr. Mckinley built his pretty modern home on the west side of the public square, in 1907, and there has every possible convenience. His wife was a faithful helpmate and her assistance was an important factor in bringing success to him. She was highly esteemed by all who knew her and had a large number of friends who deeply mourned her loss.

REV. W. W. BAGBY.

One of the most highly respected and revered men of Brown county is Rev. W. W. Bagby, of Hamersville, who has spent his life and strength in the service of others. He was born at Felicity, Clermont county, Ohio, April 21, 1839, son of Sterling and Mary (Stephenson) Bagby. The father was born in Pennsylvania in 1800 and died in 1853, and the mother was born at Laurel, Clermont county, in 1807, and died in 1855, and both were buried in Clermont county. He was a me- chanic, making a specialty of making cabinets, and following his trade at Felicity. Their nine children were born in Cler- mont county and four of them now survive: Nathaniel, of California; Rev. W. W., of this sketch; Harriet J., widow of John Mayfield, of Cincinnati ; Mrs. Florence L. Pfau, a widow, lives in Cincinnati. The parents of these children were mem- bers of the old Christian church and for many years belonged to Salem church on Indian creek. They were held in high regard among the early settlers of Clermont county and left a fine family of children.

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Rev. W. W. Bagby began his education in the common schools of Clermont county and remained on the home farm until the death of his mother, then remained with a cousin until he at- tained his majority. On January 31, 1860, he was united in marriage with Miss Clarissa Love, who was born near Fe- licity, Clermont county, December 25, 1842, daughter of Wil- liam and Eliza (West) Love, and died at her home in Hamers- ville, January 26, 1910, aged sixty-seven years, one month and one day. Mr. Love was born near Higginsport, Brown county, in 1807, and died in 1884, and Mrs. Love was born in 1820 and lives in Indiana, having reached the venerable age of ninety- three years. She was born near Feesburg, and if still living there, would be one of the oldest women in Brown county. She was the second wife of her husband. He had five chil- dren by his first wife and nine by the second, and six are now living: Cynthia, widow of Lewis Bolender, lives in Higgin- sport, Ohio; Thomas, living near Feesburg, is the other sur- vivor of the first wife's children ; George, of Arkansas, by the second marriage; Ellen, wife of William F. Meranda, of Ko- komo, Ind .; James, living near Higginsport, Brown county ; William Lafayette, living in Kankakee, Ill. The last four are children of the second marriage. The parents were de- voted members of the Christian church.

After marriage Rev. Mr. Bagby located on a farm near Felicity, where he lived eighteen months, then enlisted for three years in Company K, Fifty-ninth Ohio volunteer infan- try. He was disabled at the battle of Stone River, but served the rest of his time, although removed from his company. The date of his enlistment was August 22, 1862, and of his honor- able discharge, July 5, 1865. Upon his return he resmued farming, but soon afterwards took up the service of the Lord, becoming a member of the Southern Ohio Christian confer- ence, and preaching in the Christian churches of Brown, Cler- mont, Adams, Clinton, Scioto and Hamilton counties, Ohio; also in Kentucky. He had charges in all these locations and for forty-seven years remained in this strenuous work, giving of the best there was in him to this holy work. He has been retired from active life for the past four years. On March 4, 1879, he located in Hamersville, where he remained four years, and his last charge was at Fincastle, Ohio. He continued farming more or less after he engaged in preaching. He erect- ed a handsome home on Main street, Hamersville, into which

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he moved March 4, 1890. He is a member of the. Grand Army of the Republic, and has an excellent war record.

Mrs. Bagby was an invaluable helper to her husband in all his work, and was able to perform many noble deeds on her own initiative. Although she and her husband had but one child of their own, nine other children (three grandchildren, three nieces, a nephew, and two children of dear friends) were reared in her hospitable home, and given a mother's devoted love and care. All have been of great credit to their foster parents and most of them have now found happiness in homes of their own. Both Rev. Bagby and his wfie felt doubly re- paid for their tenderness and bounty by the happiness they were able to give these little dependents. Besides the grand- children the other children were as follows: Dora Bolender, the child of a dear friend; Lillie Bagby, now the wife of John Turner; Lillie, the child of a friend and now deceased; and Laura, Ollie and John Sells, nieces and nephew. Mrs. Bagby was a woman of large heart and generosity and gave freely of all she had to give, delighting to give happiness to others. Her home was always open to visiting ministers and scores of divines feasted at her bountiful table. She was a devoted wife and mother, a stanch, true friend, and never meddled in the affairs of others where she could do no good thereby. Her hands were always busied with service for others and she was, indeed, above reproach. She had kind thoughts, words and deeds for all. She was peculiarly well fitted to be the wife of a minister, fought the good fight and kept the faith, preparing herself for the crown which all believe is now hers. She left an old mother, a husband, a son, three loving granddaughters, three sisters, four brothers, fourteen nieces, nineteen nephews, and great-nieces and nephews by the score, and hundreds of close friends, besides many acquaintances. She was sick but five short days, and her death came as a shock to all. She joined the church at Shinkle Ridge, when sixteen years old, under the labors of Rev. J. P. Daugherty, being then baptized, and her funeral sermon was preached in the Christian church by Rev. S. L. Swope, interment being made in Hamersville cemetery, January 29, 1910.

The only child born to Rev. Bagby and wife was Thomas Franklin, born March 2, 1862, in Clermont county, a minister of the Christian church, now residing at Hamersville. He married Miss Ellen Laycock and they had three children : Lona Fern, deceased, was the wife of John Pursley, and left one child, William Earl; Ruth C., housekeeper for her grand-

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father, Mr. Bagby, who was born July 20, 1888; Rosa M., the wife of Walter Hannah, lives in Dayton. The mother of these children died August 1, 1901. Rosa M. was born May 7, 1890. She has one son, Alfred Coan Hannah, born February 19, 1913.

During the last two years Rev. Bagby lost his wife, a brother, a sister, sisters-in-law, and his beloved granddaughter, and his trials have seemed greater than he could bear, still his faith is strong and his hopes are bright, and he patiently awaits the call of his Master to join his dear ones. He has exerted an inestimable amount of good influence in the community which has been his home during most of his life, and has con- sciously and unconsciously brought the thoughts and wishes of many to higher life and well doing. Both the Bagbys and the Loves were among the earliest settlers of Brown county, and the names have always stood for all that is good. Thomas Love, a half-brother of Mrs. Bagby, served three years in Company K, Fifty-ninth Ohio volunteer infantry. Rev. Bagby was a mere boy when his parents died and he was left with nothing but good health and dauntless energy. He has never been discouraged, however, but has always had high aims, and even in his old age has certain ideals which he cherishes and tries to talk and act in a way that will benefit those with whom he is associated.

H. B. WHITEMAN.

A man who has the respect and esteem of the entire com- munity, regardless of political affiliation, is H. B. Whiteman, an attorney at law, and postmaster of Hamersville. He is a native of Brown county, born near Hamersville, Clark town- ship, February II, 1840, son of Henry E. and Jane A (Cooper) Whiteman, among the earliest settlers of Brown county. Henry E. Whiteman was born in Pennsylvania. August 20, 1797, and died January 24, 1847, and his wife was born in South Carolina, October 5, 1803, and died December 11, 1878. He was buried in Iowa and she in Mt. Zion church yard in Brown county. He cleared a tract of one hundred acres of land in Brown county, where the subject of this sketch was born. He became a suc- cessful farmer and was also a school teacher in his younger days. He and his wife had eight children, of whom two now survive: Bnejamin Franklin, of Science' Hill, Ky., and H. B. .

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The former served in the Eigthy-third Ohio infantry during the Civil war, and another son served in a Missouri regiment. The parents were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. They removed to Iowa to live and the father died a few weeks after reaching there.

Mr. Whiteman attended school at Hamersville and later at Felicity, Ohio, read law with Judge S. H. Stephenson and was admitted to the Brown county bar, in 1878. He had mean- while served in the Civil war, enlisting in February, 1862, in Company B, Forty-eighth Ohio volunteer infantry. He re- mained in the army three years and served in many important battles, including Shiloh and Pittsburg Landing. He made an honorable record and after returning home resumed his studies, being eventually admitted to the State and Federal courts. He began the practice of his profession in George- town, but for many years has resided in Hamersville. He is a Republican in politics and under President Harrison was ap- pointed postmaster of Hamersville for four years. He was re- appointed by President Mckinley and has since then held office by successive reappointments-a period of twenty years. He has performed the duties of his office in a manner that is satisfactory to all parties and is one of the few Republicans holding office in Brown county, which is largely Democratic. He also served as town treasurer some six or seven years, and was also town clerk of Hamersville for some time. He is largely a self-made man and he and his wife worked hard in early years to get a start in life. He owns a pretty house, which he erected in 1890, on the same lot as the postoffice building, which he also owns. He is a man of broad, liberal ideas, ready to do all that he can for the betterment of the community and county, and is a courteous, kindly gentleman in thought and manner. He possesses the gift of pleasing all classes of peo- ple and is popular with all who know him.

On April 22, 1868, Mr. Whiteman was united in marriage with Miss Nancy C. Beebe, who was born near Williamsburg, Clermont county, December 2, 1847, daughter of Malcolm and Mary (Homan) Beebe, natives of New Jersey, who came to Clermont county at an early date and located where Mrs. Whiteman was born.

Mr. and Mrs. Beebe were farmers and very highly respected in their community. They had eight children, of whom the following three now survive: Mrs. Whiteman ; Hannah, wife of Augustus Boynem, of Amelia, Ohio; Elizabeth, widow of

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George Freshman, of Bantam, Clermont county. The parents were devout members of the Methodist church, of which the father was trustee and steward.

Seven children, all born in Hamersville, blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Whiteman: Clinton B., a representative of the Baldwin Piano Company, with business located in Cincinnati, married Miss Louisa Cromshaw and they have three children-Leota, Paul and Earl; Walter. G., also in the piano business in Cincinnati, has one child, Do- ran; Mary Amy, wife of Ora L. Pride, lived in Cincinnati, died in 1909, left four children, Howard, Karl, Mary and Austin, and her husband now resides in New Jersey ; Edward F. is at home with his parents and is deputy postmaster, being an efficient and valuable assistant to his father ; Anna, wife of Marshall White, lives in Portsmouth, Ohio, and has three children, Henry, Harold and Doris; Nettie, wife of Robert Jones, of Hamersville, has no children ; Chloe, wife of Albert Bingham, of Cincinnati, has one child, Wendell. All these children graduated from Hamersville school, several of them under Professors Boxwell and Pattetson, and the two eldest sons secured teacher's certificates, which, however, they never used. Edward F., the only child now at home, is well known among the young people of Hamersville and is a young man of ambition and promise.

E. C. ABBOTT.

E. C. Abbott has spent his entire life within the boundary . lines of Pleasant township, as did his father before him. He is a grandson of John Abbott, born in New York State, and of English ancestry, who came to Brown county before the close of the eighteenth century. E. C. Abbott was born in Straight Creek, the early county seat, in 1833, son of Charles and Sarah (Brown) Abbott, successful farmers there. Charles Abbott was born on the same creek, one mile above, in 1809, and died in 1896, and the mother was born along the creek, one-half mile from her husband, in 1814. and died in 1856. The father's farm consisted of one hundred and sixty-six acres, and there the first county court was held. He was then nine years old, and. although a bashful boy, peeped in to see what was going on, and the loud talk of the lawyers and the writing he saw

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them doing made a great impression on the country lad, making a scene he never forgot. He was very successful as a farmer and, in 1830, married Sarah Brown. By this marriage there were six children, the only survivors now being the subject of this sketch and his brother, Levi, who lives in George- town. Not only the parents, but the grandparents of Charles Abbott, as well, came to Brown county, making the trip from New York in a very early day.

Mr. Abbott attended school at Straight Creek and was reared to farm work, remaining at home until his marriage. He then kept house with his parent for a time and conducted the home farm. He purchased a farm at Free Soil, below Georgetown, which was his home for a period of thirty-three years, and he spent seventy years of his life in farming, a re- markable record. He retired from farming in 1902 and since then has resided in Georgetown. He lives in a nice home on North Main street and is well known there. He is a man of quiet, unassuming manner and much interested in his busi- ness affairs. He has well earned the rest and comfort he now enjoys and is much respected by all. He is genial and friendly and enjoys the society of his fellows, being well known and popular. He is not active in political affairs and votes inde- pendent of party, although he formerly voted the Democratic ticket.

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History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio, from the earliest historical times down to the present, V. 2, Part 52

Author: Byron Williams Publication date: 1913 Publisher: Number of Pages: 925

Author: Byron Williams
Publication date: 1913
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 925