History of Delaware County and Ohio, Part 144

Author: O. L. Baskin & Co; Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892?
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago, O.L. Baskin & Co.
Number of Pages: 818

USA > Ohio > Delaware County > History of Delaware County and Ohio > Part 144

Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).

H. K. WATTERS, farmer ; P. O. Delaware ; was born Jan. 7, 1820, in Harrison Co .; is the third child of John Watters, born Jan. 5, 1792, in Hartford Co., Md .; he removed with his par- ents, when young, to Alleghany Co., remaining some time, then located in Washington Co., and, after a residence of fifteen years, moved to this county in October, 1832, locating on the salt

816

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:

section, in Brown Township, where his father had bought land previous to his coming; here he re- mained until his death, which occurred Sept. 2, 1866. Was for many years an Elder in the Pres- byterian Church, and had as few faults as most men ; he lived an upright, conscientious and Christian life ; his remains now repose in the cem- etery north of Eden, his ashes mingling with those of the partner of his joys and sorrows, Sarah (Kirkpatrick) Watters, born Feb. 7, 1797, in Alleghany Co., Penn, Hugh K., during his father's life, always remained with him, living under the same roof. His father was twice mar- ried ; two sets of children were raised up together, the utmost harmony prevailing between parents and children. H. K. was married Sept. 16, 1841, to Elizabeth Finley, born in 1816 in Ohio Co., Va., daughter of William and Margaret ( Walker) Finley ; after marriage, remained on the home- stead until 1869; moved a short distance east on Alum Creek, remaining until Nov. 1, 1870; moved to Crawford, four and a half miles north- west of Galion, remaining until March, 1874, then located on the line dividing Brown and Delaware, where he now resides. Has had three children- Benjamin F., born June 13, 1842, now of Iberia, Morrow Co .; he was a soldier in the late war, in in the 121st O. V. I .; enlisted in August, 1862, and remained until the close of the war; Charles T., born Oct. 15, 1850, died Jan. 3, 1864; Eva, at home, born Dec. 12, 1857, now the wife of A. Duncan. Mr. Watters is a man of remarkably retentive memory, of excellent information. Has been a member of the Presbyterian Church for forty-five years, of which he and family are also members ; has a snug farm, and well improved.

MRS. ELMINA WIGTON, farmer; P. O. Delaware; born in Liberty Township Oct. 11, 1819, on the banks of the Whetstone; daughter of William Perry ; her mother's maiden name was Electa Barber; the family are natives of Connecticut, emigrating to this county about the year 1807; when Elmina was very young, her mother was married to Benjamin McMasters; at the time she was 6 years of age, they moved to Brown Township, where Horace B. McMasters now resides. Here she lived until her union with Sylvester Wigton, which event occurred June 11, 1837 ; he was a native of Luzerne Co., Penn .; he emigrated to this State with his parents when he was but 2 years of age; they located in Berk- shire Township, near Sunbury ; after Mr. Wig- ton's marriage they located on the farm she now

owns, which they settled and cleared. Mr. Wig- ton died March 23, 1873, and his remains repose in the cemetery north of Eden; he was a success- ful farmer, and acquired 202 acres of land, which Mrs. Wigton now owns, along with valuable property in Delaware; they had two children- Perry and Elmer ; Perry was a soldier in the 96th O. V. I., and lost his life at the battle of Arkansas Post; Elmer is now in the West. Mr. Wigton, during his life, was a very moral, upright and conscientious man, and temperate in his habits ; he was not a member of any church, but a man that always respected Christianity ; Mrs. Wigton is an adherent of the Universalist doctrine.

WILLIAM WILLIAMS, farmer ; P. O. Kil- bourne; was born in Fairfield Co. Feb. 11, 1809 ; son of Eli Williams, a native of New Jersey, who emigrated to this State in 1807 ; William's mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Cretchfield, a native of the Middle States ; his parents died when he was small, and he was raised up by his grandparents, until the age of 14, when he embarked for himself; began work at $3 per month. His entire .schooling was em- braced in four quarters, and after he was 12, never attended school, up to his 21st year, then attended fourteen days, yet succeeded in obtaining educa- tion to enable him to teach, which he did for eight terms. In October, 1837, in his 29th year, he was married to Joanna Loofbourrow, born in Clark Co., 1818 ; then moved to this county ; located north of Old Eden, where he has since lived. Has had eight children, three are living-Mary E., now Mrs. Rev. J. W. Bushong, of Missouri; William W., of Missouri ; John L., physician, Green Bay, at the Indian agency. Mr. Williams has always been identified with the principles of Republicanism ; has filled many stations and offices of trust in the county, served as Infirmary Director, now serving his thirty-fourth year as Justice of the Peace, now serving his twelfth term, and Treasurer of the county for three terms ; has held sixteen commis- sions from the Government ; also served as Town Clerk and Trustee. Not a member of any church, yet is a liberal supporter of the Gospel.

ALMON WHEELER; is a son of the Hon. Alfred and Maria Wheeler, and a cousin of Wm. A. Wheeler, Vice President of the United States ; he is a native of Fairfax, Vt., where he was born May 7, 1822, and belonging to a family of ster- ling qualities, who recognized the worth of knowl- edge, he was given the advantage of good schools,

817

KINGSTON TOWNSHIP.

attending the academies at St. Albans and Bakers- field, Vt., and at Malone, N. Y., receiving a classical education. Mr. Wheeler followed teach- ing school in the East and West about ten years, receiving his first money for such services when about 18 years of age; in 1842, he came to Ohio, and, in the following year, married Miss Mary Johnson, by whom he had one child, Myra; io 1847, Mr. Wheeler came to this county, settling in Delaware City ; the next year (1848), Aug. 10, he was again married, on this occasion to Lydia J. Davenport ; nine children have been the

result of this companionship - Almon, Maria (deceased), William, John, Lydia Jane, Sarah Ann, Alfred, Harriet Emma and Mary Nettie. In Delaware, Mr. Wheeler was engaged in various enterprises of a business nature, and served the city as Marshal. He moved to Eden in Brown Township in 1860, since which time he has filled several township offices with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents. He is in the pos- session of a comfortable home, and is a Knight Templar of Mount Vernon Commandery No. 1, Columbus, Ohio.

KINGSTON TOWNSHIP.

SHARRAD HUBBELL, farmer ; P. O. Kil- bourne ; was born Sept. 14, 1807; the son of Sullivan and Mary A. (Fulford) Hubbell ; the former was a native of Massachusetts; he came to New York, then to Pittsburgh, Penn., and sub- sequently moved to Washington Co., Penn., where he was engaged in burning lime; the mother was born in Pennsylvania, and died in Washington Co. about 1816. Sharrad is one of a family of eight children, and, in common with most others in those early times, had but limited school advantages. He was married, in 1827, to Elizabeth, a daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Sears) Waters; to them were born ten children- Calvin, Ann (deceased), Sarah, Mary A., Eliza- beth, James, John, Louisa, Mehetable and Almira ; Mrs. Hubbell died about 1840, in Licking Co., Ohio, to which locality they had emigrated about 1835; Mr. Hubbell was again married, in 1844, to Mary, a daughter of James and Catharine (West) Abrams ; her father was a native of Vir- ginia, born in 1782, and her mother in New Jer- sey in 1799, who, being bereft of maternal care by the death of her mother when quite small, came to Licking Co. in this State with John Vandeven- der, where she married Mr. Abrams, a veteran in the war of 1812; Mrs. Hubbell was born Sept. 18, 1818, and is the mother of several children- Alexander, Leroy, Harriet, Benjamin F., Mary Martha, Francis M., and Isabel (deceased). In 1850, Mr. Hubbell made a trip to California, returning in 1852. He owns 120 acres of land, formerly the property of James and Wesley Abrams. He belongs to the Prohibitionist party,

but cast his first vote as a Democrat, and subse- quently joined the Republican party ; his wife and daughters are members of the M. E. Church.

ABRAM HEINLEN, farmer ; P.O. Kilbourne ; is a son of Jacob and Mary (Wittenberg) Heinlen, both natives of Germany; his father was born March 16, 1799, and his mother Dec. 8, 1803; they emigrated to Ohio about 1818; his father was a tailor in the old country, and a farmer here; he died June 12, 1874; the mother died July 19, 1876 ; they had thirteen children-Rudolph, born April 25, 1823, died Feb. 18, 1824; Solomon, born May 26, 1825 ; Mary A., July 21, 1827; John, July 3, 1829, died April 3, 1858 ; Eman- uel, born Aug. 17, 1831 ; Jacob, Jan. 15, 1834; Isaac, June 25, 1835; Fanny, April 4, 1837 ; Rebecca, June 28, 1838; Abram, Oct. 14, 1839 ; Elizabeth, May 25, 1841; Lydia, May 13, 1843; Reuben, Nov. 6, 1846. Our subject was born in Westfield Township, Morrow Co .; he remained at home during his younger days ; enlisted in Co. B, 43d O. V. I., under Capt. Marshman ; was in the battles of New Madrid, Island No. 10 and Corinth. Was married, Feb. 6, 1870, to Lydia E., a daugh- ter of John and Susan (Gingrich) Shults; her parents were born in Pennsylvania, and emigrated to Ohio at an early day; they had thirteen chil- dren-Lucinda J., Lovina, Emanuel, John P., Geo. W., Mary A., Daniel V., Lydia, James F., Will- iam H., Francis F., Susan S., and Clara B. Mrs. Heinlen was born Feb. 7, 1851, in Delaware Co .; her parents were members of the Reform Church ; they are connected with the Shults family men- tioned in the history of Henry Coleman, of

818

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:

Oxford Township ; after marriage, Mr. Heinlen set- tled for awhile in Marlborough Township, and in 1872 they settled on their present farm . of 102 acres, which he had bought in 1865 of P. D. Hill- yer; they have brought it to a high state of cultivation, and are now in the enjoyment of the . fruits of their labor ; he has been a member of the Township Board of Education ; was once a mem- ber of the Patrons of Husbandry, and votes the Republican ticket; they have two children- Thomas I., born July 5, 1871; Alton R., Oct. 19, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Heinlen are members of the M. E. Church at Eden, in which he has been class leader and Superintendent of Sabbath schools.

JACOB SHEETS, farmer ; P. O. Kilbourne ; is a son of Henry and Sarah (Reese) Sheets; his father was born Feb. 2, 1780; was in the war of 1812, and died Aug. 13, 1856; his mother was born Dec. 22, 1786 ; they emigrated from Vir- ginia to Ohio in 1836. The grandfather Sheets was a Revolutionary soldier. Mr. Sheets was one of a family of eleven children-Samuel, Peter, Solomon, Catharine, Henry, John, Daniel, Ben- jamin, Jacob, Mary A. and Rebecca, all of whom lived to raise families. Our subject was born March 28, 1819, in the Shenandoah Valley, Va .; when he came to Ohio, he worked at chopping and splitting rails at 50 cents per 100, and cutting cordwood at 25 to 37 cents. In 1837, he en- gaged in a paper-mill in this county for. Judge Williams, in whose employ he continued for eighteen years. He was married, April 30, 1846, to Celia, a daughter of S. W. and Mary H. (Thompson) Knapp ; her father was born in Ver- mont June 19, 1794, and was an early settler in Ohio, and her mother Sept. 10, 1802, in Connect- icut ; she came with her parents to Berlin Town- ship in 1812, and lived for awhile in the old block- house. Mrs. Sheets was born Sept. 4, 1823, in Liberty Township. They settled on their present farm March 31, 1855, which now contains 185 acres, well improved. Considerable attention has been given by Mr. Sheets to the breeding of Spanish sheep and blooded cattle. He started for himself with $2.50, and hired Col. Chester to make him an ax for $2.25, and the remaining 25 cents he paid as postage on one letter. He has been Justice of the Peace six years, and Director of County Infirmary six years. He votes the Republican ticket, and takes an active interest in the workings of the party. They have five chil- dren-Arthur, Elnora, Mary, Albert and Ella. They are both members of the M. E. Church.

JAMES SHERMAN, farmer ; P. O. Sunbury ; was born in York State Nov. 28, 1831 ; came to Licking Co., Ohio, with his parents in about 1838, where they remained for awhile, then removed to Richwood, Union Co., near which place the father purchased a farm, and built a house, into which he moved his family; not liking the country, he re- mained but one year, when he exchanged this farm for land in Trenton Township, Delaware Co., upon which he located; in a few years he traded for a farm in Berkshire Township, which he sold in about six years, and went to Illinois. The son, James, stayed with his parents for a short time in Illinois, when he returned to Delaware Co., and married Miss Mary Stark April 8, 1855; it is thought that her mother was the first white child born in Kingston Township. Mrs. Sherman was born Sept. 15, 1834 ; they have had five chil- dren, one of whom is now dead; the eldest, La- doit O., was born March 23, 1858; Clarence W., March 24, 1861 ; Elfred E., Oct. 20, 1862; Arthur C., Oct. 7, 1864 ; Emilie G., Nov. 19, 1868; Arthur C. died July 26, 1865. Shortly after his marriage, Mr. Sherman, with his wife, re- turned to Illinois, but came back to Delaware Co. in 1856, where he has been permanently located. In 1868, he purchased a farm in Kingston Town- ship, consisting of 283 acres, for which he went in debt for about $9,000; but by industry and economy, he liquidated this debt, thus placing him among the well-to-do farmers of his township. When about 15 years of age, he took a contract to carry the mail from Sunbury to Ashland, which he followed for about seven years, also carried the mail from Sunbury to Mt. Gilead, for about four years.

E. D. VAN SICKLE, farmer ; P. O. Berkshire; is a native of this township, and was born June 18, 1833, a descendant of a family of early set- tlers in Kingston Township. His grandfather, Peter Van Sickle, with his family, settled here in 1816, and purchased land from the Government. William G., the father of E. D., was born in Sus- sex Co., N. J., Oct. 9, 1804. He was married, Dec. 23, 1830, to Elsie A. Lott, three children being born to them, of whom E. D. was the eldest. She was born Nov. 16, 1808, in Luzerne Co., Penn., and in 1816, came with her parents, Jo- seph and Samantha Lott, to Kingston Township. The house built by her parents was subsequently used as a place of worship for nine years. Her mother died about 1850 ; her father is still living, at the advanced age of 94 years. The father of

819

PORTER TOWNSHIP.

E. D. died July 28, 1865. The subject of this sketch was naturally of a scholarly turn, and even entered upon some of the higher branches at an early age, acquiring a large portion of his education at the Ohio Wesleyan University, in Delaware. Having a native talent for music, he commenced the practice on the violin at the age of 8 years, and has since become very proficient as a musician. His wife also excels as such, the services of both being in great demand at concerts, etc. Mr. Van Sickle was married, Nov. 14, 1878, to Alice, daughter of Isaac and Mary Bradfield. Her parents were natives of Ohio. Mr. Van Sickle is a member of Sparrow Lodge, No. 400, A., F. & A. M., of Delaware ; is the owner of 460 acres of well-cultivated land, and the township has honored itself by electing him to various offices within its gift.

JAMES F. WHITE, farmer; P. O. Kil- bourne ; is a son of James and Elizabeth (Fry) White. His father was born, about 1804, in the State of Delaware, and mother in Pennsylvania, where they were married, and from which place

they emigrated to Delaware Co., about 1830. The mother died in 1872; the father is still liv- ing. They had ten children-Johnson, Leah Ann, James F., George W., Thornton F., Isaac K., Esther J., Elizabeth C .; two died when young. The parents were Methodists. Our subject was born, Dec. 13, 1833, in Brown Township; was married, Oct. 8, 1868, to Cornelia, a daughter of Hiram and Sarah (Longshore) Carpenter. Her father was born in 1808, in Delaware Co., near Galena, and mother on March 18, 1816. They had six children-Leonora E., Roland B., Corne- lia A., Warrington C., Zorada M., Zaren O. The father died in 1852. The mother is still living. Mrs. White was born, Oct., 11, 1846, in this county. They have two children-Louis C., born March 2, 1870; Adelbert, born Aug. 7, 1875. They settled for a while after marriage in Brown Township, and in 1869 they came to Kingston Township, and bought the present farm of G. W. White, consisting of sixty acres, where they have since remained. He is a Republican in poli- tics.

PORTER TOWNSHIP.

ELIAS BOWERS, farmer ; P. O. Kingston Center ; is a son of Jesse and Lydia (Grandstaff Bowers ; his father was born in Virginia and emi- grated to Ohio about 1793, settling in Knox Co., near Mt. Vernon, and was a minister of the M. E. Church ; his mother was born in Zanesville, Ohio; they had eleven children ; the oldest is now living at the age of 80, and the youngest at 40. Mr. Bowers was born in Knox Co., Ohio, June 10, 1818, and remained there until 1850, when he moved to Licking Co., where he engaged in merchandising for nine years; in 1871, he sold his farm in Licking Co., and bought 125 acres, now owned by Thomas Benoy, and owned the, same two years, and then sold and bought the present farm of sixty-three acres. He was mar- ried in 1840 to Mary, a daughter of William Wil- son ; she was born in 1818 in Pennsylvania ; her father was also born in Pennsylvania, and emi- grated to Ohio in 1821. Mr. and Mrs. Bowers had the following children : Charles Wesley (was in the war and was wounded), Alexander C. (was in the army and was wounded), William H. (died

[ by exposure in the army), Amy E. (married Payne), Melvina (married Browning), Delilah A. (dead), Phobe B. (married Grandstaff ), Elizabeth S. C. (married Garner ), James (died Feb. 8, 1879). Mr. Bowers has held office of Constable and almost all township offices. He entered the Methodist Episcopal denomination as a minister in an early day ; has been in that capacity for twenty-one years.

HIRAM BLACKLEDGE, farmer; P. O. Kingston Center; was born August 21, 1816. His father was a native of Pennsylvania, and em- igrated to Carroll Co., Ohio, about 1820. Mr. Blackledge was married in 1838, to Eleanor Mills, who was born April 30, 1817, a daughter of Will- iam and Sarah. (Clear) Mills; her father and mother were from Pennsylvania, and of Welsh descent. In 1840, Mr. and Mrs. Blackledge came by team to Delaware Co., and bought 100 acres of woodland, upon which they erected a cabin, which yet remains ; upon this land were excellent sugar camps, which were a source of profit and satisfac- tion to the family ; Mr. Blackledge finally became

820

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:

the possessor of 500 acres of land, 250 of which, however, he divided among his children; the remaining 250 acres are well improved and are largely devoted to stock purposes, and he gives his time principally to the raising of Spanish merino sheep, giving especial attention to their care and improvement, having about five hundred head. His wife died in September, 1874; they had a large family of children ; those living are William, Jane, Harriet, Robert and Phoebe ; those deceased are Isaac, John, Thomas, Lincoln and Edwin. Mr. Blackledge was again married, in 1876, to Nancy, a daughter of Henry Brookins, of Ohio ; she bore him one child, which died soon after birth, and the mother died in 1877; his son Robert and wife are now living with him. He is a member of the Republican party ; was formerly a Whig, having cast his first vote for Harrison. His son Isaac died while in the army during the late war .:

WILLIAM BAKER, farmer; P. O. Condit ; is a son of Thomas and Anna E. Baker; his father was born in Ashby-de-Zouch, Leicester- shire, England, in 1779, and emigrated to the United States in 1832, stopping a short time at New York, Philadelphia, Germantown, Adding- ton, etc. William was born in 1823, in England, and emigrated to Ohio in 1849, settling in Porter Township, Delaware Co. He was married, in 1846, to Miss Jane, a daughter of Robert Kilgore, by whom he had thirteen children-Thomas E., born Sept 21, 1847, and married Nov. 7, 1874, to Mary, a daughter of Robert Jones, of Delaware, Ohio; Emma E., born at Pittsburg, Penn., June 12, 1849, and died in 1850; Lucy M., born Sept. 7, 1850, married Morris Murphy Jan. 7, 1873; Robt. J., born June 2, 1852, and died Oct. 18, 1854 ; Samuel F., born March 15, 1854. and died Sept. 24, 1860 ; Kate L., born Jan. 16, 1855, and died Jan. 29, 1869 ; Ida M., born July 13, 1857, and married Nov. 21, 1877, to Howard Haskins, who died June 8, 1879, (she now lives with her father and has one child, Freddie J., born Jan. 25, 1879) ; Lilly, born Nov. 27, 1858, and died Jan. 29, 1869; William F., born April 30, 1860; Minnie J., born April 4, 1862; Nettie, born March 29, 1866 ; Maggie, born Sept. 6, 1867 ; and Eva, born April 3, 1869. They settled on the present farm of 200 acres in 1859 ; the farm is under good improvement, being well watered by good living springs, making it finely adapted to stock-raising, of which they make some specialty in breeding Norman horses and merino sheep. Mr.

Baker enlisted in Co. F, 43d O. V. I., and re- mained some three years, and then returned to his farm; in his younger days, he worked in the iron works at Pittsburg, also in a confectionery in the same place for some four years for D. Bowen ; made one trip on the Alleghany. River as cabin- boy, also down the Ohio on a coal-boat ; Mr. Baker has been a hard-worker, and has cleared 120 acres by his own hands.

THOMAS BENOY, farmer ; P. O. Condit ; is a son of James and Mary (Bailey) Benoy ; his father was born in England and emigrated to America about 1847, making their settlement in Knox Co. He died in 1874 ; his mother died in 1856. They had six children, five living ; Thomas was born in 1835, in England, and came with his father to America; he learned the shoemaker's trade with a Mr. Smeal at Mt. Vernon, working at the business some fourteen years, and was very successful. He was married to H. J., a daughter of Thomas Hix, of England. They have five children ; Rose E., George, Henry, Manuel and William. In 1870, they settled on their present farm of 125 acres ; it is most excellently watered by spring and creek and is one of the finest stock farms in the country. They are members of the M. E. Church, in which he has been Steward, Trustee and Superintendent of Sabbath-schools. He takes an interest in educating his children, buying them valuable literature. He now makes a specialty in fine Durham cattle and Poland-China hogs.

IRA' CHASE, farmer ; P. O. Kingston Cen- ter; was born April 12, 1809, in Maine, and remained there until 9 years old, when he came by team and raft, with his parents, to Cincinnati, Ohio, and soon moved with the family to Champaign Co., where his father died in 1822. At the age of 16, Mr. Chase began farming to support his father's family ; this was in Delaware Co .; his means soon increased sufficiently for him to buy 50 acres of land in Porter Township, which he improved and added to it, making 155 acres ; afterward selling 100 acres of the same to his son. In 1830 he began traveling as a minister of the M. E. denom- ination ; he was first stationed at Newark, after-

ward at Greenville, Darke Co., then changed to the Medina Circuit, thence to Toledo, and from there to Mexico, Crawford Co., and finally termi- nated his last circuit at Mt. Gilead. In 1840, they moved to Delaware, Ohio, and educated five girls, remaining there twelve years, and then re- I turned to the present farm. He was married,

821

PORTER TOWNSHIP.

June 11, 1835, to Jane, a daughter of Isaac Wil- cox ; she was born Dec. 1, 1809, in Dutchess Co., N. Y. ; by her he has six children-Elizabeth J. (married Dr. P. F. Beverly, living in Columbus), C. B. (married Elizabeth Marshall living in Porter Township), Cornelia A. (married J. R. Lytle, an attorney, at Delaware, Ohio), Elanora (married G. M. Black ford, merchant at Delaware), Mildred M. (now teaching in Randolph Co., Ill.), Viola A. (married J. C. Jackson). Mr. Chase has held the office of Infirmary Director and township offices, as Trustee ; he has devoted many moments of his life to the temperance cause. He abandoned the min- istry on account of poor health. He organized the first church in Toledo, beginning his services with a small salary of $75.

SAMUEL CLAWSON, farmer ; P. O. Rich Hill, Knox Co .; is a son of Josiah and Rachel (Walrage) Clawson ; his father was born in New Jersey, and was a farmer, and had eight children ; Samuel was born April 30, 1826, in Greene Co., Penn., and remained there until 16 years of age, when he engaged in farming, working by the month, at $2 to $12; he had but little chance of an education in the country school; in 1842, he emigrated to Ohio by wagon, with the family ; he was compelled to foot it most of the way, on ac- count of the heavy load ; they made their first set- tlement in Rich Hill, Knox Co., where they farmed for two years, and he then worked by the month at $10, for R. Clark, one of the pioneers of that county, for seven years, and, in 1847, he came to Delaware Co. and engaged a part of the time for $8 per month, to D. Davy, and for four years was farming for himself. In 1850, he was married to Ruth, a daughter of Henry D. Davy ; her father was born in Tuscara- was Co., Ohio .; she was born Ang. 14, 1834, in Porter Township; they settled at Morney, on the farm now owned by William Blackledge, which he "had bought, paying for the same by his labors, at $8 per month ; he then moved to his present farm, and now owns 256 acres of well-improved land ; he makes a specialty of hogs ; he has been Town- ship Trustee and Supervisor, and connected with schools. He and wife are members of the Pres- byterian Church; they have had nine children, five now living-William H., Maria E., Homer L., Winfield O. and Charlie W .; four deceased- James N., Orlando, Mary J. and Amy A. Mr. Clawson takes great interest in educating his children, though he had but little chance him- self.

Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.

History of Delaware County and Ohio, Part 144

Author: O. L. Baskin & Co; Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892? Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago, O.L. Baskin & Co. Number of Pages: 818

Author: O. L. Baskin & Co; Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892?
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago, O.L. Baskin & Co.
Number of Pages: 818