History of Delaware County and Ohio : containing a brief history of the state of Ohio biographical sketches etc. V. 2, Part 57

Author: O.L. Baskin & Co. cn
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : O. L. Baskin & Co.
Number of Pages: 836

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union there were seven children, three of whom are now living-John H., Robert W. and William M .; the names of those deceased were-Thomas W., Margaret, Benjamin F. and Mary E. Mrs. Warren was born in Radnor Township Feb. 15, 1807, where her parents settled in 1806, having emigrated from Wales in that year. Mrs. Warren was the first white female child born in that town- ship. Mr. Warren has followed farming all his life, with the exception of two years, when he was engaged in the mercantile business in the village of Delhi. He was elected Justice of the Peace of Scioto Township in 1842, and, with the excep- tion of three years, has held the office ever since ; he has improved three farms in his time, besides assisting in the clearing of many others ; he now - owns eighty-five acres of nicely improved land near the village of Millville, upon which he re- sides. He is a Democrat and a member of the Presbyterian Church.

WILLIAM M. WARREN, JR., merchant ; Delaware; was born in this county April 2, 1836; is a son of Squire Wm. M. Warren, whose bi- ography appears in this work ; he remained upon his father's farnı until 20 years of age, when he entered a store in Millville, as clerk ; in 1856, he and his brother, John J., bought a stock of goods and embarked in the mercantile business ; they continued in partnership until 1859, when they sold out and for some time were engaged in farm- ing; in 1866, the two brothers again entered the mercantile business in Millville ; they remained in partnership until 1873, when William bought his brother's interest, and, for a period of two years, conducted the business alone ; he then sold out, and, for two years, remained inactive ; in 1877, he purchased a store in the village, which he has since conducted. He was united in marriage with Fyetta Van Brimer Dec. 23, 1858; she is a na- tive of this county and was born April 15, 1840 ; from this union there were six children, five of whom are now living-Mary A., Cora E. George E., John H. and Flora B .; the name of the one deceased was Fyette. Mrs. Warren died Feb. 2, 1873. Mr. Warren was again married Dec. 24, 1876, to Miss Sarah M. Lauer; she was born in Pennsylvania Jan. 12, 1846; there is one child from this union-Lena C. Mr. Warren has held a number of offices of profit and trust in the township. He owns a nicely improved place of 116 acres, and is a Democrat.

B. II. WILLIS, Postmaster and grain-dealer; White Sulphur ; was born in Middlesex Co., Mass.,

May 4, 1805 ; his parents, Asa and Abigail ( Howe) Willis, were both natives of the "Old Bay State," and direct descendants of those who first came to America and founded the town of Plym- outh ; they possessed those sterling qualities that were so characteristic of the Puritans and their descendants. During the war of the Revolution, the Howes and Willises took an active part in resist- ing the tyranny of the mother country. Asa Willis was a soldier of the war of 1812; he de- parted this life in 1824, and his wife in 1843. Our subject was brought up to farm labor, receiv- ing a good common-school education. He was united in marriage with Susan F. Bartlett June 18, 1835 ; she was born in Windham Co., Vt., June 26, 1804 ; from this union there were ten children, nine of whom are now living-Cornelia F., Brainerd H., Jay B., Rollin K., Henry B., Frank A., Elbridge R., John B. and Emily S .; the one deceased was Plyn A .; in 1838, Mr. Wil- lis came to Knox Co., Ohio, where he remained some two years and then removed to Delaware Co .; a great portion of his life has been spent in farm- ing; he has, however, for several years been agent for the C., C., C. & I. R. R. at the village of White Sulphur; he is at present engaged in the grain trade at that place ; he owns a nicely im- proved property in the village.

JOHN WILSON, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Delaware ; was born in Harrison Co., Ohio, May 16, 1828; is a son of John and Sarah ( Gossage) Wilson, both of whom were natives of Maryland ; they were the parents of three children, two of whom are now living; the parents removed to Harrison Co., Ohio, in 1822; the father departed this life in 1831; he had been a soldier of the war of 1812, and was a prominent and influential man during his lifetime; his widow afterward married a Mr. MeGee, and in 1832 removed to Delaware Co., Ohio, young Wilson coming with them. He passed his youth and early life on a farm, receiving but a limited edu- cation ; he was left an orphan at 13 years of age, without any means to support him, but the energy and perseverance that have characterized every action of his subsequent life manifested themselves at that time in the boy ; soon after his mother's death, he returned to Harrison County, and began working on a farm, at which he continued about two years, when he entered a shop and served an apprenticeship at the shoemaker's trade; he worked at his trade some years, when he sold out, and pur- chased 100 acres of unimproved woodland in

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Scioto Township, Delaware Co., where he has since remained and pursued the calling of a farmer ; he now owns 246 acres of well-improved land ; he deals largely in cattle, hogs and sheep, and has as well-bred stock as any farmer in Cen- tral Ohio; his farm is well drained, having up- ward of 2,500 rods of tile upon it; he has in the last eight years raised annually upon his place 1,200 bushels of wheat and 2,500 bushels of corn; he is one of the most enterprising and successful farmers in the county. He was united in mar- riage with Mary Lenox July 25, 1849; she was born in Maryland Jan. 17, 1830, and is the daughter of John and Mary (Phillips) Lenox, `beth natives of Maryland and the parents of four sons and three daughters; they removed from Maryland to Delaware Co., Ohio, in 1836. In Mr. Wilson's family there are five children- Melissa A., Jasper N., John B., Sarah G. and Mary F. ; they have lost two children-Abraham L. and a babe who died without naming. Mr. Wilson is a stanch Republican, as are his sons, although they are quite liberal in their views of men and things; they are intelligent and reading people, and liberally support all religious and edu- cational enterprises.

SAMUEL M. WEAVER, farmer and stock- raiser ; P. O. Ostrander ; was born in Pickaway Co., Ohio, May 20, 1826 ; is a son of George and Isabel (McConnell) Weaver, who were the parents of six children, five of whom are living; the father was a native of Berks Co., Penn., where he remained until 1806, when he came West and lo- cated in Pickaway Co., Obio, near where the city of Circleville is now located ; he was a tailor by trade, and for many years held the office of Deputy Sheriff of that county ; he was a soldier in the war of 1812, and well and faithfully served his country ; he died in 1848. Samuel passed his youth on a farm, and received a good education ; when about 20 years of age he took a trip through the West, and was engaged in different businesses; this trading throughout different States extended over a period of ten years, and in these transactions he was quite successful ; when about 30 years of age,

while traveling through Iowa, he met Miss Isabel Gabriel, to whom he was married Dec. 16, 1856 ; she was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, April 3, 1835 ; from this union there were five children, three of whom are living-Catharine. E., Virginia I. and Mary F .; the deceased were George H. and Samuel. After his marriage he engaged in agri- cultural pursuits in Franklin Co .; he came to Delaware Co. in 1869, where he has since re- sided ; he owns a nicely improved farm of 82 acres, which he has made by his own exertions. He is a Democrat.

HENRY D. WRIGHT, farmer and stock-dealer; P. O. Delaware; was born in Knox Co., Ohio, Aug. 21, 1852, and is the son of Hiram and Sarah (Sim- mons) Wright; his father is a native of Licking. Co., Ohio; his mother of Connecticut ; the Wrights came from Vermont to Licking Co., Ohio, in a very early day, and from Licking Co., to Knox Co., and, in 1852, to Delaware Co., Ohio, where they now reside; in the father's family there were five children, our subject being the only one now living. The father began life as a poor boy ; he has made all that he now has by hard work combined with honest industry. etc. The father has held the offices of Justice of the Peace and Township Treasurer, and is a popular and much-respected citizen. Our subject passed his youth and early manhood on his father's farm ; he received a good common-school education, and, at the age of 21 years, he began business for him- self as a farmer and stock-dealer, a business he has since followed. He was united in marriage with Zoa Z. McAllister March 1, 1876 ; she was born in Union Co., Ohio, May 12, 1854: her parents were John and Ann (Bird) McAllister ; her father came from Ross Co., where he was born. to Union Co., with his parents when he was about 3 years of age; the motlier's folks were among the first settlers of Knox Co., Ohio; in her father's family there were eight children, seven of whom are now living. From our subject's union there is one child-Charley Curtis, born Nov. 30, 1876. Mr. Wright owns 183 acres of well-improved land. He is a Democrat.

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ARCHIBALD BUTTS, farmer ; born in Con- cord Township Nov. 2, 1827, and the son of Isaac and Effa ( Hamilton) Butts ; the former was born in Virginia in 1797, and, in 1826, came to Ohio, locating in this township; worked at' Cryder's mill on the Scioto River for two or three years. It was at some time during this period that the mar- riage with Miss Hamilton took place ; about the year 1829, he purchased and moved on the farm adjoining, where Archibald Butts now lives; here he remained until his death in July, 1877, at which time he was the owner of about five hun- dred acres of land in one body, his wife having died some twenty-five years previously. Archi- bald Butts obtained a fair education in the man- ner that most farmers' boys do, by attending the neighborhood school in the winter, the summer being spent upon the farm in honest toil. Nov. 3, 1849, he was joined in wedlock with Miss Nancy Blomer, and commenced life on the farm where they now live; ten children, and all living, gladden their hearts ; they are named Mary U., Isaac, Jessie, Sarah, Caroline, Matilda, John, Harmon, Louise and Bertha L .; farming and stock-raising have occupied Mr. Butts' attention through life. He has served his township as Supervisor for seven terms with satisfaction to all.

CICERO T. CARSON, farmer; P. O. Dela- ware ; is a son of William Carson, who was born in 1802, in Pennsylvania, and in 1806 came to Ohio with his parents, who located in Ross Co., and, in 1821, came to Delaware Co., where he bought 1,100 acres of land, of which the present homestead is a part. April 16, 1833, William Carson married Eliza T. Thompson, whose parents located in what was known as Delaware Run neighborhood in 1820. At the age of 20, Eliza commenced teaching school in Genoa Township, for which she received 75 cents per week ; she was the first lady teacher in a district school in Dela- ware, which school was held in a stone building that stood on the south of Winter street, at the corner of Franklin. The savamer following this, she taught a select school in the same house ; among her scholars were R. B. Hayes and his sis- ter Fannie; he was then 9 years old. After Miss

Thompson's marriage to Mr. Carson, they moved on the present homestead, when he died. May 9, 1873, in his 72d year ; she is living with her son, and is in her 75th year. Cicero T. Carson was born Feb. 23, 1837, on the farm where he lives ; at the age of 14, he commenced attending school at Delaware, where he remained three years; in 1855, he entered the Shelby High School, at Ger- mantown, l'enn., remaining one year, going from there to the Center Hill Academy, Mississippi. In 1857, he accepted a position as book-keeper in the Marysville Bank, at Marysville, Ohio, which he held for two years ; he then attended the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, for one year; he then went to Kansas, and taught a select school in Atchison for two years; returned home in 1861, and took charge of the farm. In 1864, he served as Sergeant of Co. K, 145th O. N. G., for five months. Dec. 24, 1874, he married Carrie Yeend, who was born April 21, 1845, in Gloucestershire. Eng .; when 7 years old, she came with her parents to Ohio; she taught district and high school five years, and for five years more was teacher in the Girls' Industrial Home. In 1868, Mr. Carson bought the homestead of 177 acres. They are members of the Liberty Presbyterian Church.

AURELIUS DEPP, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Jerome, Union Co. His father, Abraham Depp, was a native of Virginia, and a blacksmith by trade, having worked for forty years in one shop, commencing when 9 years old; in 1834, he came to Ohio, stopped in Columbus, where he worked some at his trade, being the second smith to work in that place. In that year, he purchased the present homestead, at that time containing 400 acres. Having returned to Virginia for his family, he started with them for Ohio, in 1835: before reaching their destination his wife died. About three years after settling here, he married Chaney Ellis. At his death, his property was valued at $30,000; this, excepting 100 acres of land on which his widow lives and holds during her natural life, was divided among his children. Aurelius Depp was born near Richmond, Va .. Oct. 20, 1831 ; his boyhood days were divided bettreen work on the farm and attending school ; at the age

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of 22 years, he entered Oberlin College, which he attended for two years; his father being in ill health, he was compelled to return home and take charge of affairs. Sept. 9, 1858, he was married to Catharine Letchford, daughter of Pleasant Letchford, an early settler of Columbus, who was the owner of 226 acres of land within a mile of the city, and was a prominent colored man of the county of Franklin ; at his death his property was valued at about $25,000. After Mr. Depp's mar- riage, he moved on to his present plaee, which con- tains sixty acres ; he also owns seventy-seven acres within a mile of the city of Columbus ; nine chil- dren are the fruit of their marriage. Ardemian, Mary E., Abraham L., Freeman W., Catherine and Queen Victoria are still living ; Martha E., Aurelius and Victor Emanuel are dead; the latter and Queen Victoria were twins. In September, 1864, Mr. Depp enlisted in the 12th U. S. C. I .; he was in the two days' battle of Nashville, also at Franklin, Tenn., and Decatur, Ala .; since the war, he has been a successful farmer and stock raiser ; he has filled some of the township offices, and is an active man in his neighborhood.

WILLIAM D. DUNLAP, farmer ; was born in this county Nov. 16, 1836. He was married, June 28, 1855, to Miss Susan Evans, when him- self and wife, together with his parents, David and Sarah Dunlap, removed on to the place where he now resides, occupying. the house and living as oue family; after his father's death, his mother continued to make her home with her son. Nine children have been born to Mr. Dunlap and wife, all living ; their names and dates of birth are as follows : Sarah R., born Aug. 16, 1856; Joseph A., March 4, 1858 ; James F., March 12, 1860; Charles E., Jan. 10, 1862; Richard A., Oct. 13, 1863; John W., May 24, 1865 ; Thomas J., July 2. 1869; Ida E., March 29, 1873; Harrie E., May 30, 1879. Mr. Dunlap's farm contains 95 acres, and is situated three and one-quarter miles southwest of Delaware; he is a member of Olen- tangy Lodge, No. 53, I. O. O. F', of Delaware.

LEWIS EDELBLUTE, farmer ; P. O. Dela- ware; was born April 18, 1840, in Delaware Township; he is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth Edelblute ; his boyhood days were divided between work upon the farm and attending school; how- ever, at the age of 17 he commenced to work out by the month, dividing his wages with his parents, Aug. 19, 1859. he married Mary A. Peck. In August, 1362, he entered the army as a member of Co. I, 82d O. V. I. ; the December following,

he was taken prisoner while with a provision train en route from Fairfax Station to Dumfries, Va., and held as such for three months, being confined in Castle Thunder until paroled in the spring of 1863; on July 1 of that year, during the first day's battle of Gettysburg, he was shot through the head, the ball passing in just below and taking off the lower tip of the left ear, coming out under the right eye, taking out the upper jaw bone; he fell into the enemy's hands, but was recaptured the next day ; with this wound he barely escaped death, and for some time the only sustenance he received was through a tube ; he has to this day been compelled to subsist on semi-solids and fluids ; Mr. Edelblute remained in the hospital for seven months ; coming home as soon as able, he took charge of his farm affairs; his homestead consists of 40 acres. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Edelblute, of whom Mary P., Eliza- beth J., Lewis S., Eveline and George A., are living ; two-Lucy and an infant-are deceased. Mrs. Edelblute is a member of the Baptist Church.

BENJAMIN FRESHWATER, farmer; his father -- Christopher Freshwater, a carpenter by trade --- came to Ohio in 1812, in company with the Hills of this township ; on his journey hither from Pennsylvania, he carried his gun and broad-ax on his shoulder ; upon their arrival here, he purchased 50 acres of land on the west side of the Scioto River, in what is now known as the Hills settle- ment, and erected his cabin upon it ; at that time, there were only two settlements in what is now Concord Township. Not long after arriving here, having made some preparations for a home, he married Miss Elizabeth Hill. Subsequently, he exchanged his little farm of 50 acres for 100 acres on the east side of the river, and to this additions were made, until at one time he was the possessor of 950 acres. His demise took place Oct. 14, 1865, leaving twelve children. Prior to the maturity of the children, his family had received but one professional visit from physicians. Ben- jamin Freshwater was born April 9, 1829, within a mile of where he now lives. The usual duties of a farmer's boy devolved upon him during his earlier days, receiving his schooling from the local schools ; in connection with a brother and with the assistance of two dogs, some years ago, he killed the largest wildcat that was ever captured in the county. Dec. 18, 1852. he united in marriage with Miss Mary Harriott ; she died July 9, 1863 ; they had seven children ; Mary E., Sarah M .. Henry O., Lerow and ' Adelia A., are living. In

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September, 1868, Mr. Freshwater married Mary . They have six children, all living-William F.' Lettie A., Ernest E., Harrie I., Mabel D. and Ollia A. Mr. and Mrs. Hall are members of the J. Cunningham ; they have four children -- Lou- ella, George, Malinda and Frances. For twenty- eight years, he has lived on his present farm of 86 : M. E. Church ; he is a prominent Sunday school acres, being recognized as a kind and friendly man ; for four years he was Superintendent of the .Powell Sunday School, keeping it alive throughthe year, something never done in that place before ; for the last two years, has been conducting a Sun- day school in Concord Township. neighbor. For fifteen years from the time he was 19 years old, he was a member of the United Brethren Church ; he then joined the Christian faith, and so remains to this time. The gun brought to this county by his father in 1812, and by which it is reputed over four hundred deer have been killed. is still in his possession.

THOMAS S. HALL, superintendent of gas and water works, Girl's Industrial Home; was born Sept. 10, 1842, in Liberty Township, where the village of Powell now stands. Thomas S. remained at home till 19 years old, when he en- tered the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, where he attended only three months ; from this institution he went into the army; he had pre- viously made an attempt to enlist, but could not pass muster, on account of a broken limb; his first term expired in September, 1862, and in May, 1864, he enlisted a second time, in Co. K, 145th O. V. I .; shortly after, was promoted to the office of Sergeant, and from that office to Second Lieu- tenant, which position he held till he was dis- charged, at the close of the rebellion ; there were six brothers in the army, two of whom sleep under Southern soil. After coming home, Thomas S. worked one year at the Powell mill ; he then went to Orange Station, where he was railroad agent ; he at the same time had charge of J. Pennel's store, and was Assistant Postmaster; remained there one year, when he, in company with his brother E. J., bought an interest in the Powell mill, where they manufactured laths, shingles and broom handles; he remained there five years, till 1871, at which time he accepted the position of : having served as a Deacon for forty years. Mrs. night watchman at the Girls' Industrial Home; Heath lived with her parents until her marriage. also had charge of the mail and passenger travel, to and from Delaware, till the water and gas works were put up, since which time he has had charge of them ; he is the oldest employe at the home, and has gained quite a reputation for cap- turing and bringing back escaped inmates of the home; has been in the employ of the State eight years, and has in that time been off duty only twenty days, ten days of which were given him by Dr. Nichols and the same by Dr. Hills, as a re- ward for his close attention to business. Nov. 12, 1863, he was married to Miss Frances A. Topliff ;

WILLIAM H. HEATH, blacksmith and wagon-maker ; P. O. Delaware ; lives in Concord Township; he was born Dec. 18, 1844, in New Jersey. His parents, Benjamin and Pamelia Heath, came to Ohio when William was but a child, and located on the present family home- stead ; here the father lived with his family until his death in October, 1879, at the age of 84 years ; he had been a leading member of the Baptist Church for forty years, and was, at the time of his demise, a member of the Concord Baptist Church ; his widow and a son, Othia J., are living with Mr. Heath in the old homestead. Although never having served as an apprentice, Mr. Heath is a good mechanic and has a shop on his place. Oet. 4, 1864, he was married to Susan Jones ; they have had eight children, of whom Isaac, born Oct. 2, 1865; Sarah E., May 12, 1869 ; William H., Aug. 15, 1871, and George, March 2, 1874, are still living; Abraham and three infants are dead. Mr. and Mrs. Heath are active members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Heath has a brother, Richard R., living in Red Oak, Iowa, a brother, George G., and sister Mary, deceased. Mrs. Heath's parents, Abraham and Sarah Jones, came to Ohio at an early day and purchased 300 acres of land. Mr. Jones became a member of the Baptist Church in early life, and so remained until his death in February, 1866,

SOLOMON HILL is a farmer, living in Con- cord Township, where his grandfather came as one of the earliest settlers, who purchased 1,300 acres of land, which he divided among his children, seven sons and three daughters, 115 acres of which was given to Mr. Hill's father, whose name was Stephen, the mother's name being Susan; on this farm they lived until the father's death, passing the later years, with his son Solomon, who still resides on the farm, and where he was born, May 28, 1825. Mr. Hill received his education in schools held in two different schoolhouses, built upon the she was born Jan. 1, 1843, in Franklin Co , Ohio, . old homestead ; some of the lumber that entered

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into the construction of the first house built upon the farm is still upon the place. Mr. Hill is the only grandson of Stephen Hill, Sr., now living in Delaware Co. At the age of 26, he was married to Miss Rachel Kilbery. They have had two children-Asa and Melvina, both deceased. Soon after the death of the last child, Mr. Hill was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife. From the time of her death until Dec. 15, 1859, Mr. Hill lived at his father's. On that date, he was married to his present wife, who was Miss Mary J., daughter of William and Catharine Jack- .son; she was born Sept. 28, 1836, in Concord, Township ; they have had three children, of whom Ruth and Murtlo are still living -- Susan having died. Ruth is now Mrs. Kilbery ; her husband is a brother of her father's first wife. Mr. Hill is proprietor of the Hill pleasure grounds, on which he has given a Fourth of July picnic din- ner each year, for sixteen years, and during that time he has given from six to ten public parties, each year. The grounds are nicely arranged and highly ornamental ; an excavation for a lake in the grounds has been commenced, but is not yet completed. Aside from his other duties, Mr. Hill has been for years, and is still, engaged in the manufacture of brick, having furnished all that has entered into the construction of the Girls' In- dustrial Home, excepting for one story of one of the buildings.

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History of Delaware County and Ohio : containing a brief history of the state of Ohio biographical sketches etc. V. 2, Part 57

Author: O.L. Baskin & Co. cn Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago : O. L. Baskin & Co. Number of Pages: 836

Author: O.L. Baskin & Co. cn
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : O. L. Baskin & Co.
Number of Pages: 836