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 125

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

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On May 20. 1869, John Symons was united in marriage to Mollie E. Clevenger. of Dayton, Ohio, daughter of William and Lavina (Llewellan) Clevenger, and to this union

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three children were born, two sons and one daughter, namely : William L., a well-known examiner connected with the I'nited States patent office at Washington, D. C .: Lottie M., who married O. Benton Trovillo, and who since the death of her husband has lived with her mother at Blanchester, this county, and Charles A. The mother of the above children is living at Blanchester, still active in her household duties, the work of her church. the Methodist Episcopal, and the Women's Christian Temperance I'nion.

LOUIS CLEMENT.

Not a few residents of Clinton county, Oblo, at the present time. either were born in Belgium or are descended from Belgian ancestry, The Clement family, of Wayne township, includes several highly respected citizens who have taken a prominent part in the agricultural life of the county. Louis and Michael Clement, brothers, are among these well-known citizens of Wayne township, whose father was born in Belgium.

Louis Clement was born on the farm he now occupies, in Wayne township. on January 28, 1853. His father. Hubert Clement, a native of Belgium, was educated in the Belgium schools and came to America when still a young man, before his marriage. He first located in Kentucky, where he worked as a road builder but, after six years. he returned to Belgium and married Victoria Bigonville, also a native of that country, and. with his wife, returned to Kentucky. After living there for a few years the Clements came to Clinton county. locating ou a farm in Wayne township, about one-half mile east of the farm now owned by Louis Clement, the subject of this sketch. Hubert Clement first bought fifty acres of land, but after a few years purchased one hundred acres, where Louis Clement now lives, and moved to the latter farm. He prospered and at the time of his death, owned altogether one hundred and seventy-eight acres of land and was a well- known stockman. To Hubert and Vietorin (Bigonville) Clement eight children were horn, Paul, Michael. Mary Catherine, Mary Jane, Victoria, Hubert, Jr., Louis and Rosa.

Louis Clement, after completing his education in the schools of Wayne township. begun life on the farm and has never been away from the farm except for one week. which he spent in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a general farmer and stockman and owns one hundred and thirty-one acres. Not long ago he huilt a commodious house and substantial barn.

On January 14, 1801. Louis Clement was married to Elizabeth Jackman. the daugh- ter of John and Mary (MHler) Jackman. and seven children have been born to this marriage, of whom five are living. Louis, Jr .. John, Henry. Agnes and Catherine. Mary and Jane are deceased.

Mr. and Mrs. Clement are members of the Catholic church. Mr. Clement votes the Democratic ticket. as did his father before him.

ALVIN CLEMENT.

One of the younger members of the well-known Clement family of Wayne township. this county, is Alvin Clement, who was born in that township on June 17. 1875, the second child born to Michael and Mary V. (Dabe) Clement. a biographical sketch of whom is found elsewhere in this work.

Alvin Clement received a good education in the public schools of Wayne township and in St. Mary's College, at Dayton, Ohio. In the meantime he had engaged in farming to some extent. After leaving St. Mary's College, he operated a grocery store for the next three years in partnership with his father. In 1998 Mr. Clement returned to Wayne township, where he has since lived. In 1905 he bought a farm of one hundred and ten acres, to which he moved in 1907 and there he has lived ever since. The house now standing on the farm was erected in 1914. Mr. Clement is engaged in general farming and stock raising.

In 1904 Alvin Clement was married to Margaret McWilliams, the daughter of

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Michael and Catherine McWilliams, farmers of Brown county, Ohio, and to this union two children have been born, Frances C., born in 1907, and Alvin, Jr., in 1900.

The Clement family are members of the Catholic church. Mr. Clement is a Demo- crat in politics. He is a man of genial disposition and is well liked by all who know him.

WILLIAM C. MOORE.

William C. Moore, a farmer of Wayne township. this county, who owns one hundred acres of land where he is living, and a half interest in the old home farm of two hundred and ten acres in Fayette county, Ohio, is a general farmer and stock raiser, who was born on June 7, 1875, in Green township, Fayette county, Ohio. His parents were George and Mary E. ( Henderson) Moore, the former of whom, born in Fayette county, Ohio, died in 1908, and the latter of whom was born In Kentucky, a daughter of William Hen- derson. Mr. Moore's paternal grandparents were William and Nancy ( Johnson) Moore, the former a untive of Virginia. He was a farmer in Fayette county, Ohio, and reared a family of six children, George. John, William, Sarah, Elizabeth and Jane.

The late George Moore received a common school education, which he received in the schools of Fayette county. Ohio, and lived in that county all his life, being the owner there of two hundred and ten acres of land. Locally, he was prominent in the councils of the Democratic party. and served as trustee of Green township, as well as a member of the school board. He and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. They were the parents of eight children. namely : Jane, the wife of Grover Hagerty ; Anna, decensed : Belle, the wife of Alonzo Persinger; William C., the Immediate subject of this sketch: James E., who married Ocle Snow ; George C., who married Bettie Hen- derson : Elsie, who became the wife of Charles 1. Cope, and Glenn, deceased.

William C. Moore enjoyed the average educational advantages of the country lad. having attended the common schools of Green township. Fayette county. He began farming in Fayette county, but in 1902 purchased fifty acres of land in Clinton county, and eight years later purchased fifty acres of land adjoining bis original tract of fifty. In 1915. In partnership with his brother. James C. Moore, he purchased the old home farm in Fayette county and Clinton county, comprising two hundred and ten acres.

On December 16. 1:597. William C. Moore was married to Mary Olive Persinger, the daughter of John W. and Mahala ( Martin) Persinger, and to this union three children have been born, all of whom are living at home with their parents, as follow : Nellie, born in 1898: Lawrence, 1902, and Virian. 1906.

Mr. Moore votes the Democratic ticket and is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Daughters of Rebekah and the Modern Woodmen of America. Mr. and Mrs. Moore are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. In Wayne township. where he lives. Mr. Moore is known as a successful farmer and a man who is deliberate in all his actions. He is popular in the neighborhood where he resides and is highly respected.

THOMAS REGAN.

Thomas Regan. now a well-known farmer of Wayne township and the owner of one hundred and twenty acres of land, was born on February 22. 1860, in Warren county, Ohio, a son of Bartholomew and Julia ( Dowling) Regan, both natives of Ireland. the former of whom was born near Tralee, in County Kerry, and the latter of whom was the daughter of Thomas Dowling. Bartholomew Regan was the son of John and Cather- ine (Cain) Regan, both natives of the Emerald Isle, and the parents of five children. Timothy. Catherine, John. Bartholomew and Honora.

Bartholomew Regan was educated in the public schools of his native land and began farming when a young man. He was not engaged in this occupation very long until he came to Amerien, and after his marriage. in 1852. located in the little town of

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Waynesville, In Warren county, Ohio. Fifteen years later he moved to Clinton county, locating on a farm in Liberty township, where he lived four years. He then removed to Wayne township, where he spent the rest of his life. Of the eight children born to Bartholomew and Julia (Dowling) Regan, two, Jobn. the third born, and William, the youngest, are deceased, the living children being Patrick, Johanna, Thomas, Catherine, Timothy C. and Mary.

Educated in the common schools of Wayne township. Thomas Regan began farming in Wayne township on Innd where he now lives. He is the owner of one hundred and twenty acres of fertlle land, comprising a well-kept farm. He raises a considerable amount of live stock. in addition to the crops common to this section of Ohio, and has made a very substantial success of his farming operations. In 1907 Mr. Regan remod- eled his barn, and has made many other improvements on his place.

On January 7, 1890, Thomas Regan was married to Rosa Clement, daughter of Hubert and Victoria (Bigonville) Clement, and to this union have been born eight children, namely: Mary J., a graduate of the Centerville high school, who is now teaching in the same school; Leona, a graduate of the Centerville high school, who is now attending the university at Athens, Ohio: Anna, also a graduate of the Centerville high school : Louise, who also attended the Centerville high school and was graduated therefrom ; Thomas H., a student in the Centerville high school, and William, Irene and Pauline, students in the school at Centerville. The last two named are twins. The mother of these children died in 1913, keenly mourned by her husband and children.

Like his father before him, Mr. Regan is a member of the Catholic church, and a Democrat in politics. Hle is a good farmer, a good father and a good citizen, and is held in high esteem throughout the neighborhood of his home.

JOHN T. HEMPSTEAD.

John T. Hempstead, who owns an attractive farm in Liberty township and who Is a well-informed man and citizen, was born on October 28, 1847. In Chester township, this county, the son of Thomas and Ellza E. ( Moore) Hempstead, both of whom also were born in this county. Eliza E. Moore was the daughter of George B. and Matilda ( Kirby) Moore, the former of whom was a native of Ohlo and of Scotch-Irish descent. He was engaged in the mercantile business at Wilmington at the time of his death, but had erected many buildings in Wilmington. He was a cabinet-maker by trade and an artist. So proficient was he as an artist that he was able to draw his own likeness by looking into a mirror.

Thomas Hempstead was the son of John Hempstead, who was twice married. the first time to a Miss Howland, to which union five children were born. Thomas, Frank. Myra, Mary and Lucy, all of whom are deceased except Myra, who is at present living at Winchester, Indiana, eighty-six years of age. John Hempstead was a carpenter by trade, who came to Ohio before his marriage. He was a member of the Friends church. Thomas Hempstead was educated in the common schools and engaged in farming on a small tract of land in Chester township, where he lived at the time of bis death, on November 20, 1847. He and his wife had only one child. John T., the subject of this sketch. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Thomas Hempstead married Isaac Ellis, of Greene county, Ohio, and to them were born two children. Frank M. and Aaron, the latter of whom is deceased. The mother of these children died about 1890.

Educated in the common schools of Clinton county, John T. Hempstend was reared on the farm and has always been a farmer, now owning ninety-seven acres of land in the home farm and fifty-five acres elsewhere in Liberty township. Ile was married on December 11, 1873. to Celeste L. Jenkins, who was born near Port William. this county, the daughter of Marshall and Elizabeth (King) Jenkins, prominent members of the

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Baptist church and farmers of Liberty township. To this union seven children have been born, D. K., Clyde J., Jesse C., Thomas R., Anna L., Vesta and Ellen, the latter of whom is deceased. D. K. Hempstead married Stella West and lives in Wilmington. Clyde J. Hempstead, who lives in L'uion township, married Bertha St. John. Jesse C. Hempstead, who lives in Liberty township, married Clara Weaver. Thomas R. Hemp- stend, who lives at home, married Catherine Ford. Anna L., and Vesta also live at home.

Mr. and Mrs. Hempstead are members of the Methodist Protestant church at Port William. Mr. Hempstead has served as assessor of Liberty township and takes an earnest interest in public affairs. For thirty years he has been a breeder of Shorthoru cattle and Poland China hogs, and is recognized as one of the foremost farmers of his neighborhood.

CHARLES PAARR.

Though not having been a resident of this county quite ten years, Charles Parr, a well-known farmer of the Westboro neighborhood, In Jefferson township, this county, has made many friends in the community in which he lives and is regarded as among the substantial citizens of that part of the county. Enterprising and energetic, he has made a place for himself in the community and is prospering.

Charles Parr was born at New Richmond, on the Oblo river, in Clermont county, this state, on October 21, 1859, son of John and Anna Mary Parr, both of whom were natives of Germany. John Parr emigrated from Germany during his young manhood, coming to America and locating near Covington, Kentucky, where he married. He was # baker by trade and for some years worked at this trade, later moving to the country, where he engaged in farming for a time. He then crossed the river and was for some time located at New Richmond, where the subject of this sketch was born. John Parr performed faithful and valiant service in behalf of his adopted country as a soldier in the Union army during the Civil War, serving for nearly five years as an enlisted soldier in the Twenty-third Regiment, Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and was veteranized. Though he saw much active service, his regiment having been engaged in some of the most serious battles of the war. John Parr never received a wound and never was taken prisoner. Some time after the war, John Parr and his family moved to Curtisville Indiana, where the head of the family met his death in a railway accident, he having been run over by n train of cars. John Parr and his wife were the parents of eleven children. Following Mr. Parr's death, his widow continued to live at Curtisville, and the rest of her life was spent there.

Charles Parr, one of the eleven children above referred to, was renred on the farm. where much of his early life was spent. In 1882 he was appointed to a position on the Cincinnati police force and for fifteen years performed the difficult and hazardous duties connected with such service, in that time gaining a reputation as one of the best men on the force. Longing for the wider freedom of the farm, however, he gave up his post on the police force and in 1907 enme to Clinton county, buying his present fine farm of one hundred and twelve and one-half acres in Jefferson township, where he since has lived in the quiet enjoyment of rural life, close to the soil and freed from the cares And anxieties of city life.

In 1893 Charles Parr was united in marriage to Emma Elseberg, of Cincinnati, who was born on June 19, 1870, daughter of John H. and Elizabeth (Stall) Elseberg. to which union seven children have been born, namely : Harry, Frederick, Charles, Theo- dore. Henrietta, Joseph and Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Parr are devoted members of St. Martin's Catholic church at Westboro, and their children have been reared in the faith of the mother church. Charles Parr and his wife are interested in all good works In the neighborhood and are held in the highest esteem by all who know them.

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DANIEL WEBSTER HOGAN.

To share the burdens and honors of office for almost a quarter of a century in one community is, indeed, a mark of distinction, but such is the record of the subject of this sketch, Daniel Webster Hogan, of Blanchester, this county.

Daniel Webster Hogan was born in Wayne township, Clermont county, Ohio, on September 23. 1854, the son of Walter and Annn (Hughes) Hogan, both natives of Wales. Walter Hogan was born in Wales in 1831 and died in Columbus, Oblo, in 1878. He was the son of Daniel and Mary Hogan, who came to this country from Wales and settled in Clermont county in 1840. They both died in Columbus, Ohio. Anna ( Hughes) Hogan was the daughter of Edward and Mary Hughes, who also came to Ohio about 1840 and located in Jackson county, at Oak Hill, where they both spent the remainder of their lives.

Walter and Anna ( Hughes) Hogan located on a farm of a hundred acres in Cler- mont county. Mrs. Hogan was born In 1831 and died in 1877. They were the parents of the following children : Mary, Maggie. Emma, Alice, Sarah, Daniel W., the subject of this sketch, and Walter, who was only four years of age when his mother died.

Daniel Webster Hogan lived on n farm until he was eighteen years of age, at which time he entered the employ of a railroad company as a brakeman on a freight train and followed that occupation for two years. He then took up farming again for three years, after which he went into the lumber business and has been thus engaged for the last thirty-five years. He has been a resident of Blanchester for the last thirty-two years. In 1877 he was married to Nannie Templin, who died on January 8. 1899. To this mar- riage there were born three children: Scott, an attorney In Chicago; Arthur, who is deceased, and Edna, who is the wife of George E. Hunter. of Blanchester. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Hogan, in April of 1899, married Maud Alice Huff, of Martinsville, this county, but no children have been born to this union.

The father of Daniel Webster Hogan was a Democrat in politics, but Dante! Webster Hogan has been a life-long Republican. He served as county commissioner of Clinton county for a term of six years and nine months, was trustee of Marion township for six years, a city councilman for fifteen years and a member of the school board of Blanchester for a period of twelve years.

In all his official capacities as well as in his private business, Daniel Webster Hogan has been of Inestimable service to his community. Always a man of resource and judg- ment, he has conserved the interests of his people. above everything else and is very properly regarded as among the leading citizens of Blanchester.

EDWARD M. GOODWIN.

Edward M. Goodwin, now a well-known, prosperous and self-made farmer. of Marion township, this county, was born on January 3. 1861, in Warren county, Ohio, the son of Levi and Hannah ( Runyan) Goodwin, the former born in Virginia In 1837 and the latter In Warren county, Ohio, in 1845. Levi Goodwin died in Clinton county in 1905, two years after moving to the county, and his wilow died In 1906.

Mr. Goodwin's paternal grandparents were residents of Warren county, Ohio. His maternal grandfather, David Runyan, came from Pennsylvania to Ohio and for years lived in Warren county, but both he and his wife died in Clinton county. Mr. Goodwin's father was a farmer. a stanch adherent of the Republican party and a member of the Baptist church. He and his wife were the parents of nine children, Edward M., Belle, William. Herman, Allie, Lewis, Ora, Robert and Edith, all of whom are living.

Edward M. Goodwin received his early training on the farm. He received a good education in the common schools and early took up farming. After coming to Clinton county. he located in Marion township, where he has prospered, now owning three hundred and twenty acres of land and is regarded as one of the best farmers in that

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township. He is a stockman and has made large profits out of raising hogs. Mr. Goodwin's land is well situated, the entire three hundred and twenty acres being made up of three farms, all of which adjoin. His son-in-law, Harry Donohoo, lives on one farm of one hundred and eight acres, and a son, Emmet L., lives on another farm of one hundred and twenty acres, while Mr. Goodwin himself occupies a farm of ninety-two acres, all being mutually helpful in the management and operation of the farms.

On December 24, 1884, Edward M. Goodwin was married to Emma White, who was born in Indiana on March 17, 1863. the daughter of Noah White, a farmer and millwright, who came to Clinton county in 1865. Her father died in 1903 in Clinton county, Ohio, and her mother died in Wayne county, Indiana, In 1864. To Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin three children have been born, Emmet. Edna and Gladys, the latter of whom married Harry Donohoo.

Not only is Mr. Goodwin one of the leading farmers of Marion township, but he is also one of its leading citizens. A Republican in politics, he has served as trustee of the township for nine years and was a member of the school board for about twenty years. Fraternally, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythlas and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

JAMES W. HALLSTED.

James W. Hallsted is a veteran of the Civil War and a retired farmer of Blanchester, this county. He was born on January 8. 1841, in Brown county, Ohio, the son of Joseph and Sarah (Barr) Hallsted, both natives of Ohio, the former of whom was born in Brown county in 1813.

Joseph Hallsted was the son of Joseph and Juliana ( Allison) Hallsted, who emi- grated from Pennsylvania to Brown county, Ohio, where the former died. His wife died In Fairmount county, Ohto. They were farmers, and he was Identified with the Whig party. They had six children. Nellie, Hannah. Jemima, Alanson, Joseph and Charles. Mr. Hallsted's maternal grandparents were early settlers in Brown county, Ohio, and there both died.

Joseph Hallsted, father of James W., was a miller by occupation and be built a mill on the East fork. in Brown county. In 1851 he went to California, and was killed when a tree fell on his cabin. His wife had died a short time previously, in February, 1850. Joseph Hallsted was identified with the Whig party, and he and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. They had six children, three of whom are living and three of whom are deceased. James W. is the subject of this sketch. The other two Iving children are Elizabeth Jane and Juliana. The deceased children are as follow : Henry A., who died duirng the Civil War: Mary Ellen and William H.

Joseph Hallsted, before his marriage to Sarah Barr, had been previously married to a Miss Dunham, by whom he had six children. All except Alanson, the fourth born, are deceased. the others having been Asn. Joseph, John. Peter, who was killed while fighting for the Union in the Civil War, and a daughter, who died in Infancy.

James W. Hallsted was reared on the farm and attended the common schools, where he received his education. In 1853 he enme to Clinton county and purchased the farm where William Turner Tedrick, his son-in-law, now lives. Later he sold this farm and purchased another farm of one hundred and two and one-half acres in Marion township. four miles east of Blanchester. After living on that farm until 1908, Mir. Hansted removed to Blanchester, where he now lives retired.

In 1881, at the age of twenty years, James W. Hallsted enlisted in Company E. Forty-seventh Regiment. Ohio Volunteer Infantry. After the expiration of his term of enlistment, he enlisted in the veteran regiment and served four years, seeing much active service throughout the Vicksburg and Atlanta campaigns. At the battle of Jonesboro he was wounded.

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A short time after his return from the war, Mr. Hallsted was married, on August 15, 1806, to Nancy Jane Sheldon, the daughter of Benjamin and Louisa (Gustin) Sheldon. and a native of Brown county. Her father is deceased, but her mother is now living In Blanchester and is ninety years old. To this union there was born one daughter, Louise. who is assistant in the First National Bank at Blanchester.

On August 7. 1809, Mr. Hallsted married, secondly, Sarah A. Berger, who was born in Brown county, Ohio, on August 8. 1855. the daughter of Florin and Nancy (Gustin) Berger, natives of Germany and Clinton county, Oblo, respectively. Mrs. Hallsted's paternal grandfather was Lucian Berger. who, after coming to this country from Ger- many, settled in Brown county, where he and his wife died. Mrs. Hallsted's maternal grandparents were John B. and Eleanor (Marshall) Gustin, who also were early settlers in Brown county, Ohio, but who later removed to Clinton county, where both died. Mrs. Hallsted is the second, in order of birth, of the ten children born to her parents, the other children being Peter. Jemima, Enoch, John L ... Andrew, Benajah, Flora, Ella and Fannie, all of whom are living.

Mrs. Nancy (Gustin) Berger died on October 28, 1873, at the age of thirty-nine years, six months and three days. Some time after her denth, Florin Berger married. secondly, Mary Welch, by whom he had five children, Joseph, Lucia, Eunice. Mamie and Stanley, all of whom are living. Florin Berger is now living in Brown county, Ohio.

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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 125

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