History of Clinton County, Ohio Its People, Industries, and Institutions, with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families, Part 104

Author: Albert J. Brown (A.M.)
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago : W.H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1108

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On February 7. 1894. James E. Carey was united in marriage to Harriet Bernard, who was born in Green township, this county, daughter of James K. and Kezia ( McVey) Bernard. the former of whom was born in the same township in 1835, and the latter, In Wayne township, this county, on January 19, 1838. To this union four children were born. namely : Keziah, born on April 23, 1898; Rebecca, June 27, 1900; James Edward,

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September 26, 1903, and Oscar, September 13, 1905. all of whom are in school. Mrs. Carey and her children have a delightful home and are held in the highest regard by their neighbors, their interest in neighborhood affairs and their active part in the com- munity life thereabout making them important factors In the social development of the part of the county in which they reside.

ASA STARBUCK.

The name Starbuck is said to have been given by an ancient king to a hunter on account of his great skill in killing a buck deer by starlight. The family is of English descent and was established in America by Edward Starbuck 1, who was born at Derbyshire, England, In 1604. He married Catherine Reynolds, a native of Wales, and settled first In Dover, New Hampshire, in 1643. He served as a representative to Massachusetts from 1643 to 1616, and became an elder in the church. In 1659 he was one of nine persons who purchased Nantucket Island. He died on December 4, 1690.

Asa Starbuck, who is a representative of the eighth generation of the Starbuck family in America, was born in L'uion township on the old Starbuck homestead, March 3, 1846. He had the advantage of a good education and during his long life has become one of the prominent farmers and stockmen of Clinton county. He is also a well-known business man and honored and respected throughout the length and breadth of Clinton county.

The parents of Asa Starbuck were Jesse G. and Amy (Cox) Starbuck, the former of whom was born on October 8, 1819, and died on January 4, 1913, and the latter of whom was born on February 1, 1823, and died on April 13, 1802. Jesse G. Starbuck was educated in the common schools of Union township, and was married at Fairfield meeting, in Hendricks county, Indiana, October 20, 1842, to the daughter of Harmon and Martha Cox. Amy (Cox) Starbuck was born on June 1, 1823, and removed to Hendricks county with her parents when a child. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Starbuck settled on a farm, where they resided until their death. During the first ten years of bis married life Mr. Starbuck was engaged in running a steam saw-mill, which had a run of burrs attached for grinding corn. The balance of his life was devoted to farming. He and his wife reared a family of five children, others having died early in life, as follow : Adin L., who was born on May 10, 1844, was married on October 12, 1865, to Louisa M. Pidgeon, who was born in Gullford county, North Carolina, November 21, 1847, a daughter of Charles and Catherine Pidgeon; Ama, the subject of this sketch, was the second son ; Martha, January 20, 1848. was married on February 16, 1876, to William D. Moorman, who was born on April 3, 1845, a son of Samuel and Lucy (Johnson) Moorman; William R., May 12, 1858, graduated from Wilmington College and became a school teacher and farmer; and Jesse H., November 11, 1864.

Reverting to the earlier ancestry of the Starbuck family, Edward Starbuck, who married Catherine Reynolds, bad a son, Nathaniel, who was born in 1636, who married Mary Coffin, died on June 6, 1710. They had a son, Jethro, born on December 14, 1671, who married Dorcas Gayer, "among friends," and who died on August 12, 1770. Jethro and Dorcas (Gayer) Starbuck had a son, Thomas, who was born on October 12, 1796. who married Rachel Allen and who died on July 5, 1777. They had a son, Hezekiah, who was born on February 10, 1749, and who died on January 10, 1830.

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afterwards removed to Clinton county, where he remained until his death, which occurred on June 10, 1880. During their residence in Guilford county, North Carolina. they lived at New Garden. Hezekiah and Mary (Thurston) Starbuck had ten children.

One of theme ten children, Gayer Starbuck, the third born, was the paternal grand- father of Asa Starbuck, the subject of this sketch. The ten children, in the order of their birth, were as follow: Mary, was born on August 17, 1772; George, April 8, 1775; Gayer, August 10, 1777: Clarissa, January 28, 1780; Hezekiah, Jr., October 14, 1782; Jethro, May 15, 1785; Samuel, January 10, 1788; Mary, March 3, 1790; Latham, February 3, 1793; and Rebekah, January 14, 1800.

Gayer Starbuck was born on August 10, 1777, on Nantucket Island, and removed with his parents to Guilford county, North Carolina, where he spent the early part of his life. He learned the blacksmith trade and for many years followed that vocation. On January 17, 1790, by permission of the New Garden monthly meeting, he was married to Susannah Dillon, the daughter of Jesse and Anna Dillon. Jesse Dillon, who was of Irish descent, was born in North Carolina in October, 1758, and on April 20, 1778, married Hannah Ruckman, who was born on March 20, 1754, a daughter of Joseph and Sarah Ruckman. They came to Ohio in 1807. To Gayer and Susannah (Dillon) Starbuck five sons and five daughters were born, of whom one died at the age of twenty- two, the remainder living to marry and rear families. In 1807 Gayer Starbuck and family emigrated to Ohio, locating in Greene county, near where Paintersville is now situated. In 1810 they came on to Clinton county and located on the farm later owned by Jesse G. Starbuck. Gayer Sarbuck died on December 30, 1866, but his wife preceded him about five years, dying on March 12, 1861.

Gayer Starbuck was a director of the first agricultural fair ever held in Clinton county and was one of the pioneer movers in the organization. Jesse G. Starbuck served as vice-president of the agricultural society in 1856, 1857 and 1858. Gayer Star- buck was also active in the first movement of importing Shorthorn cattle from England about 1834.

Asn Starbuck obtained his education in the Dover district schools in his neighbor- hood and at Earlham College, where he spent one term, and then spent two years at Franklin College, at Wilmington. He, therefore, enjoyed superior educational advant- agen. After leaving college he worked on his father's farm for a year and then married and rented one of his father's farms for a few years. In 1876 he purchased one hundred and twenty-two acres from his father and upon this farm he still lives. In 1892 Mr. Starbuck built his present dwelling. He raises Shortborn cattle and Merino sheep. He is a public-spirited citizen and has helped to build highways, railroads, colleges and churches. There is a stone quarry on Mr. Starbuck's farm and he sells stone for building macadamised roads.

On June 25, 1868, Asa Starbuck was married to Almira Custis, who was born in Union township. Clinton county, Oblo, on the old Custis homestead, the daughter of John W. and Louisa (Smith) Custis, both deceased. The father of Mrs. Starbuck was born in Virginia, and the mother in Scioto county, Ohio. They lived in the eastern part of Union township and were farmers.

Mr. and Mrs. Aaa Starbuck are the parents of eleven children, as follow : Nettle, married Alpheus Hartman, who died in 1805, since which time she has lived with her parents; they had one child, Alpheus, born on February 2, 1895; Laura, married G. H. Carter, a resident of Wilson township: Charles A., lives on a farm in Union township; Jessie C., lives on a farm In Union township: Sallie, who was born in July. 1875, died in 1800; Cora D., is unmarried and lives at home; Marlon R., Is a resident of I'nion town- ship: Amy, is a stenographer and lives in Washington, Oblo; Bertha, 18 unmarried, and lives at home : Ella, is also unmarried and lives at home; Myra, is a stenographer for the Irwin Auger Bit Company, of Wilmington.

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Mr. and Mrs. Starbuck divide their religious affiliations, he being a member of the Friends church at Dover and she of the Central Christian church at Wilmington. Since 1870 Mr. Starbuck has been identified with the Prohibition party and is a strong oppon- ent of the traffic in intoxicating liquors. He has had a most commendable and praise- worth part in every public movement in this county and has lived a life to a very good purpose. He is popular and well known in this county.

JOHN H. STROUP.

The paternal grandfather of John H. Stroup, who was Michael Stroup, a native of Pennsylvania, was a typical pioneer in this section and there are many incidents in his life that are of exceptional Interest to men and women of the present generation. In the first place, Michael Stroup tramped from Pennsylvania to Highland county, Ohio, in 1801, dressed in the rough garb of the pioneer tramp. Instead of a hat, he carried an eighteen-gallon copper kettle on his head. He also had a large bundle strapped on his back with buffalo thongs and carried a small bundle under his arm. He was a hatter by trade and had gone to Iligbland county directly from Chillicothe, looking for a place to begin business. In those days he was accustomed to sell wool hats for eighteen dollars a dozen. Originally, he had lived at Humington. Pennsylvania, but later, as early as 1798, settled on the banks of the Scioto river, then called the Farnklin river. He helped to lay out the town of Springfield, Ohio, and afterward moved on to Chillicothe and still later to New Market, where he was married In 1803 to Polly Walker, a native of Fleming county, Kentucky, the marriage ceremony having been performed by Squire Oliver Ross. The bride was dressed in calico, which cost one dollar a yard.

In time Michael Stroup came to be the owner of two thousand acres of land in Highland county. He and his wife were the parents of fourteen children, William, Henry. Simon, Clarborn, Walker, Eliud, Ellud (2), Mary Ann, Harriett, Cynthia, Mar- garet, Elma. Eliza J. and Mary Anne.

John H. Stroup, the son of Simon and Barbara (Pulse) Stroup, and the subject of this sketch, was born on February 6, 1849, in Highland county, Ohio. His father was born in Highland county, In 1808, and his mother in Virginia. She was the daughter of David Pulse, who married a Miss Fry. David Pulse was a farmer in Highland county, but a native of West Virginia, having moved from that state to Hillsboro, Ohio. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and owned fifty acres of land in Highland county.

Simon Stroup was educated in the common schools of Highland county and spent his entire life in that county with the exception of a short time when he was working In Wisconsin and for a short time when he operated a steamboat from Cincinnati to New Orleans on the Mississippi river. He owned four hundred acres of land in High- Innd county and one hundred and sixty acres in Iowa. For twelve years he was assessor in his township and also held other offices of trust and responsibility. He died in 1877 and his widow eleven years later, in ISSS. They were the parents of twelve children, Lewis, Michnel, John. Simon, Mary Ann, David. Sarah Jane and five who died in infancy.

Educated in the country schools of Highland county and reared on a farm, John H. Stroup married Jemima Bogart, a native of Hamilton county, Ohio, the daughter of John and Emma ( Stokes) Bogart, farmers in Hamilton county, and to this union six children have been born, namely : Emma, born on December 4. 1993, married William Troutwine, of Highland county, and died ou June 3, 1915: Evelina. April 10, 1876, mar- ried David Larrick, and lives in Clinton county : Samuel, January 15, 1878, now decensed, married Virgie Craine, of Clinton county ; Lillie Pearl, April 2. 18 3. married Russell Moore: Sophia, May 21, 1555, and Elliott, May 31. 1893.

Mr. and Mrs. Stroup and family left Highland county in February, 1910. They

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owned one hundred and five acres in Highland county and, after coming to Clinton county. purchased one hundred and nine acres where they now live and where they are engaged in general farming. Mr. and Mrs. Stroup are members of the Methodist Epis- copal church and are warmly esteemed by their many friends both in this and in High- land county.

BURCH T. PENN.

For more than a quarter of a century one of the most active factors in the develop- ment of the best interests of this county, Burch T. Penn, cashier of the New Vienna Bank, has created for himself a position in the life of the community in which he so long has played an important part that makes him easily one of the most useful and influential men in Clinton county. Though not a native of this county, he has given of the best of himself to Its interests for many years and few men in the county stand higher in the general esteem of the whole community or possess in a fuller measure the confidence and respect of all. Coming to this county in 1888, to take the position of assistant cashier in the bank at New Vienna, Mr. Penn rapidly rose to the position of cashier of that excellent old financial institution and in this capacity has served faith- fully and well, not only the immediate interests of the bank, but the whole interest of the community and is very properly regarded as a leader thereabout.

Burch T. Penn was born in Highland county, this state, on July 20, 1866, son of W. H. nud Sarah (Foraker) Penn, the former of whom was born in Pike county. Ohio, in 1841. and the latter. in Highland county, same state, in the same year. W. H. Penn was the son of Lloyd Penn, who was born in Maryland, whose parents came to Ohlo in an early day in the settlement of this section of the state and became prominent pioneers of Pike county, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Lloyd Penn became one of the most influential men of the neighborhood in which he was reared in Pike county and was a man of large usefulness in the early development of that section. He mar- ried a Core, member of another of the pioneer families of that section, and they reared a considerable family of children, the various descendants of whom are now doing well their parts in their respective spheres of life.

W. H. Penn, one of the children above mentioned, was reared on the paternal farm in Pike county, receiving his education in the schools of that neighborhood and became a farmer and merchant. In 1862 he enlisted in the First Ohio Light Artillery and served as a soldier of the Union until the close of the war, after which be located in Highland county, where he became a farmer and merchant at East Munroe and a man of large influence in that neighborhood. He married Sarah Foraker, daughter of Henry and Sarah (U'pp) Foraker, well-known residents of Highland county and lenders in the Methodist church in their neighborhood. Henry Foraker was prominent in the political life of his community and was one of the leading Republicans of that section. To W. H. and Sarah (Foraker) Penn were born three children, Burch T., John W. and Charles F. Mr. and Mrs. Penn were members of the Methodist church, active in all the good works thereof, and their sons were reared in that falth. W. H. Penn was a Republican and a member of the Masonic fraternity. He died in December, 1910, and his widow is still living.

Burch T. Penn was renred in the town of East Monroe, Ohio, and received his education in the schools of that place. He entered the Leesburg bank as a clerk in 1852, remaining with that Institution until 1888. in which year his services were secured by the bank at New Vienna, this county, which he entered as assistant cashier. He con- finued in that position until 1890, when he was elevated to the position of cashler of the bank, in which capacity he since that time has been serving most acceptably, not only to the directors of the bank, but to the customers of the same and to the general public. This bank, which was organized in 1871, is regarded as one of the soundest old

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financial institutions in this part of the state, and it is undoubted that Mr. Penn's services with the bank during the past twenty-five years or more have done much toward establishing the institution so firmly in the favor of the people. In addition to bie bank- ing interests, Mr. Penn gives much attention to farming and is the owner of a fine farm adjoining the village of New Vienna.

On October 10, 1889, Burch T. Penn was united in marriage to Louise Miller, who was born in this county, daughter of Zadock and Emily ( Hodson) Miller, the former of whom is now dend and the latter of whom is living In Los Angeles, California. To this union three children have been born, Marjorie, who married H. Lee Sullivan, of Ashtabula, Ohio: Howard, a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, of the class of 1915, and Burch T., Jr., who is a student in the schools of New Vienna.

Mr. Penn is a Republican and has given close attention to the political affairs of the county, being looked upon as one of the leaders of his party in that part of the county. For twenty years he served the people of New Vienna as treasurer of the vil- lage. He is a member of Dalton Lodge No. 578, Free and Accepted Masons, and is a member of the chapter, council and commandery of that order. Alert, active and enter- prising, an excellent banker and a good citizen, Mr. Penn commands the highest respect of the entire community and enjoys the full confidence of commercial and financial circles hereabout, his business associates paying him the compliment of their most cordial esteem.

JOSEPH KUEBLER.

Joseph Kuebler, who owns one hundred and eleven acres of land in Adams town- ship, this county, where he is a successful farmer, was born on October 15, 1863, at Wittenberg, Germany, the son of Valentine and Catherine (Tren) Kuebler, both natives of Wittenberg, the former born on Febuary 14, 1834, and the latter born on May 21, 1838. Katherine Thren was the daughter of Joseph Thren, a native of Germany, who spent his entire life in bis native land. He was a member of the Catholic church.

Valentine Kuebler, after coming to America from Germany in 1867, first located in Massachusetts and later emigrated to Brown county, Ohlo, where he purchased seventy acres of land. After living in Brown county for thirty years, he moved to Clinton county and settled in Adams township, where he purchased one hundred and eight acres, on which farm he spent the remainder of his life. He was a member of the Catholic church. He died on March 21, 1909. His wife died on February 2, 1897. They were the parents of nine children, Joseph, Caroline, Michael, Frank, Katherine, Frances, Anna, Peter and John. Of these children, all are living in this county except Katherine and Anna.

Joseph Kuehler was three years old when the family came to America. He was educated in the common schools of Brown county, Ohio, and on October 25. 1904, was married to Julia Keefe, a native of Clinton county, born on May 8, 1867, the daughter of James and Ann ( Shen) Keefe, both natives of Ireland, the former born on November 16. 1844, and the latter on June 4, 1844. She was the daughter of Michael Shea, a native of Ireland and a member of the Catholic church, who came to this country about 1850, locating in Warren county, Ohio, where be became the owner of two hundred and sev- enty acres of land. and where he spent his last days. Mrs. Kuebler's paternal grand- father was John Keefe, a native of Ireland, who married Johanna Creedon, also a native of Ireland. They came to America in April, 1858, and located on a farm in Clinton county, near Wilmington, where they spent the remainder of their lives. They were the parents of six children, Timothy, Mary, James, Patrick, Hannah and Julia. Of this family. Patrick and James, the Intter of whom is the father of Mrs. Kuebler, were sol- diers in the Civil War. Patrlek having died during the service. James, who was twelve years old when his family came to America, served about three years in the Seventy- ninth Regiment, Oblo Volunteer Infantry. He was for many years engaged in farming

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but has been retired for twenty years and is now living in Wilmington. He and his wife are members of the Catholic church. They are the parents of five children, of whom Mrs. Kuebler is the eldest, the others being John, Mary, Nora and James M., all of whom are living in this county.

After his marriage, Mr. Kuebler located on the farm of one hundred and eleven acres in Adams township, where he built a pleasant home, where he and his wife now live. They have no children. Mr. and Mrs. Kuebler are members of the Catbolle church at Wilmington.

JOHN T. HUMPHREYS.

In analyzing the career of the agriculturist, it is invariably found to be true that unless he is the recipient of estates, his success is the natural outcome of burd work and careful management. While this is so in the case of the gentleman above men- tioned, his has not been a selfish attention to his vocation, for he has ever borne in mind the fact that society had claims upon him, and to this demand he has responded with an altruism that makes the community his debtor.

John T. Humphreys, now a well-known farmer of this county, was born on July 8, 1851, in Warren county, Ohio, the son of John L. Humphreys, a brother of David A. Humphreys, whose history appears elsewhere in this volume, and is thoroughly Identi- filed with the history of Vernon township, having located there with his parents in 1856, when he was but five years of age. He pursued his studies in the public schools of the township, and in early manhood devoted himself to the cultivation of the soll. He prospered and at the present time owns thirteen hundred and thirty-nine arres in Vernon township, part of this holding being the farm which belonged to his father, and which he bought.

On January 31, 1879, John T. Humphreys married Jennie M. Hartman, who was born in this county on April 22, 1880, the daughter of James and Allie (Townsend) Hartman. James Hartman was born on November 22, 1821. the son of Gaynor Hart- man, a pioneer of Clinton county. He died on June 21, 1908. His wife, who was born on August 3, 1932, also Is deceased, and Mrs. Humphreys died on May 24, 1910. To Mr. and Mrs. Humphreys were born five children, Arthur (deceased ) ; Everett, Charley, Fred and Ruth.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Humphreys were for many years active in the social life of the community in which they lived. Mrs. Humphreys wus a Baptist in faith, while her husband attended the Methodist Eplacopal church. As to the phases of his social and political Hife, Mr. Humphreys always has taken keen interest in the success of the Republican party, for whose welfare he works. He is a believer in fraternal orders and their purposes, and is a member of the Knights of Pythias.

The present sketch forms an appropriate part of this county history, for it con- cerns a man of sterling qualities, of strong, Interesting personality, and one whose enreer has been of quiet usefulness.

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History of Clinton County, Ohio Its People, Industries, and Institutions, with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families, Part 104

Author: Albert J. Brown (A.M.) Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Chicago : W.H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1108

Author: Albert J. Brown (A.M.)
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago : W.H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1108