The History of Miami County, Ohio, Part 65

Author: W. H. Beers & Co.
Publication date: 1880
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Number of Pages: 1051

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GEORGE THROCKMORTON, retired farmer ; P. O. Conover ; was born in New Jersey, March 12, 1809, and is a son of Job and Jane (Woolley) Throckmor- ton, both natives of New Jersey, who emigrated West in 1816, locating in Warren Co., Ohio, where Job died about 1825; Jane married for her second husband James Brelsford, of Greene Co., where they located and both died, she at the age of 89, and he at 93 years. George was reared on the farm, and procured his edu- cation in the common schools of the pioneer days, in Warren Co., Ohio ; at the age of 18 he engaged in carpentering, which was his occupation for fifteen years, when he retired from its duties ; in 1832, he purchased 160 acres of land in Sec. 12, Brown Township, and in 1836 moved from Warren Co. to Miami, locating in

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Piqua, where he lived until 1838, when he located on the above farm ; he cleared the forest, and to-day fine buildings have taken the place of his rude huts and barns; during the late rebellion, he sold his former and purchased his present farm, which consists of. the southeast quarter of Sec. 18, Brown Township, Miami Co., where he is now well situated and has 130 acres under cultivation. Mr. Throckmorton was married April 21, 1830, to Miss Sarah Lafferty, who was a native of Warren Co., Ohio, and died in Miami Co. in 1853, leaving a husband and nine children, of whom eight are now living. Mr. Throckmorton married for his second wife Miss Sarah D. Hendley ; she is also a native of Warren Co., and came to Miami when about the age of 12 years.

WILSON VANZANT, farmer, stone and brick mason, plain and ornamental plasterer, and manufacturer of artificial stone ; P. O. Allen's; was born in Bucks Co., Penn., Nov. 20, 1834, and is a son of John and Frances (Rooks) Van- zant, both natives of New Jersey ; they emigrated from Pennsylvania to Ohio in 1838, locating in Johnson Township, Champaign Co., where John passed from the stage of life. Frances married for her second husband James H. George ; since 1872 they have been located in Lena, where she was left a widow the second time, in 1878, and still resides, at the age of 69 ; the children of John and Frances Van- zant were three in number, viz., Catherine (now deceased), George W. (now a practical physican in Rockford, Winnebago Co., Ill.), and our subject, who is the youngest. He was brought up to agricultural pursuits, and received a limited education ; at the age of 18 he learned the trade of plasterer, which he has fol- lowed for several years, and is known far and wide as a reliable and successful mechanic ; in connection with the plastering, he is a known stone and brick mason, also a manufacturer of artificial stone, which is made by a chemical process, and has been shown by service and chemists to be far superior to any sandstone yet found ; this chemical stone is found very useful in trimming brick buildings and walks ; flower vases of any designs are made by W. Vanzant ; since 1868, he has been the owner of 80 acres of land in Sec. 6, Brown Township, Miami Co., where he resides. September, 1863, he married Miss Mary Merritt, who was born in Brown Township, Miami Co .; they have three children, viz., William A., Elmer E. and Minnie H. Mrs. Vanzant is a daughter of Joseph and Anna Merritt.

OLIVER WHARTON, retired wagon-maker, Fletcher ; was born in Bucks Co., Penn., May 17, 1807 ; when he was but 4 years of age his parents emi- grated West, locating in Warren Co., Ohio. Oliver was raised in Warren Co., Ohio and in his boyhood days obtained a common education ; at the age of 14 years he learned the trade of wagon-making, at which he served seven years, under instructions ; soon after the completion of his trade, he opened out a shop for him- self in the same county, where he, in a short time, had a healthy patronage ; in 1836, he concluded to change locations, and did so, by removing to Fletcher, Miami Co., continuing his trade until 1865, when. he retired from its duties ; thirteen years after locating in Fletcher, he purchased his present farm of 72 acres, in Sec. 25, Brown Township ; on this he now resides, in a retired state. In 1830, he mar- ried Jane Duer, a native of Pennsylvania ; their marriage was celebrated in Mont- gomery Co., Ohio, where she resided at the time ; they passed nearly half a cen- tury in connubial life, when she died, Aug. 11, 1877; their children were Will- iam (deceased in early life), Samuel (now a resident of Indianapolis, engaged as grocer), Phebe A. and Rebecca J. (now Mrs. Scott, of Brown Township, this county).

GEORGE W. WHITE, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Allen's; was born in Champaign Co., Ohio, Feb. 22, 1834, and is a son of George and Mary (Anderson) White; George was brought up to agricultural pursuits, and was educated in the district schools ; in 1855, he started in life for himself by engaging in the saw-mill business, which remained his occupation for fourteen or fifteen years, during which time he was favored with the general patronage in the vicinity where he labored, and many bills of lumber were filled; soon after retiring from the milling business, he purchased his present farm, of 217 acres, in Secs. 2 and 3 Brown Township,

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Miami Co., where he is now located, and has a farm second to none in the town- ship, in quality of soil and in various improvements; his farm is arranged so that stock can be watered in each field, either by spring or by the wind-engine, which he has erected over a well on the highest summit of the farm; Mr. White takes particular pride in keeping a good class of stock, as well as in keeping up and cul- tivating his farm, on a systematized plan; on his farm is a young orchard, of five acres, of good selections of fruits of various kinds. He also takes an active part in all public interests of the county. Sept. 6, 1856, he married Lucinda Mckinley, who was born in Champaign Co., Ohio, July 12, 1838; they have eight children, viz., William P., Samuel H., Rosa, Rhoda F., Clara M., Mollie, Nora and Grant.

J. W. WHITE, saw-milling, Conover ; J. W. White commenced business in 1870, by buying one-half interest of S. White, and in 1878, he purchased the other half of B. H. White; in the year of 1878, the boiler exploded, and he underwent a loss of about $1,200; Mr. White, being, an energetic man, soon had his mill in running order, and is doing first-class sawing, and has a liberal patronage. Our subject was born in Champaign Co., Ohio, March 11, 1842, and is a son of George and Mary (Anderson) White. Mr. White was born in New Jersey, Mrs. White in Pennsylvania. They emigrated to Ohio about 1830, and settled in Champaign Co .; April 4, 1850, they removed to Miami Co., locating on Sec. 3, Brown Township, where they both died-Mr. White Oct. 3, 1862, and Mrs. White in 1878. They were the parents of eleven children, of whom ten are now living. J. W. was brought up to farm labor and received a common education ; at the age of 21 he entered the path of life for himself, and has since financially progressed to the amount of his present property, which consists of a good house and lot of 8 acres, in Sec. 12, Brown Township, and as good a mill as can be found in the township. His marriage with Rebecca Hagerman was celebrated upon Sept. 16, 1863 ; she was a native of Ohio, born in 1845, and died Dec. 3, 1868; they, by this union, had two children, viz., Mary J. and Lillie M. Mr. White married for his second wife Mrs. Jane Webb, a native of this county, who was a daughter of William and Harriet (Harvey) Covault, who were natives of Pennsylvania.

BENJAMIN L. WOLCOTT, retired farmer ; P. O. Conover ; is a son of John H. Wolcott, whose history will be seen in the sketch of George L. Wolcott in some part of this enterprise. Our subject was born in Warren Co., Ohio, May 18, 1819 ; was raised to farm labor in Brown Township, Miami Co., and obtained a common education ; after his majority, he followed carpentering for a period of twenty years ; in 1844, his present farm of 80 acres was deeded to him by his father, where he has since chiefly resided ; this has always undergone his supervision. Oct. 22, 1846, he married Jane Boyd, who was a native of Bucks Co., Penn .; born Feb. 20, 1827, and died in Brown Township, Nov. 27, 1866. They had five children, of whom William died at the age of 3 years, 7 months and 14 days ; four are now living, viz., John G., born Feb. 20, 1851 ; Lewis F., born Jan. 2, 1853 ; Emma J. Aug. 22, 1855, now Mrs. John Michaels ; and Jared, born Jan. 31, 1858 ; John G. and Lewis F. were raised on the farm, and (as well as Jared) assisted their father in opening and cultivating it. . They procured a common-school education, and are now fond of books. Dec. 3, 1876, John G. married Hannah L. Wells, who was born in Cham- paign Co., Ohio, Jan. 1, 1855 ; one child, Maudie D., was born to them, Jan. 7, 1878. Hannah is a daughter of Martin and Pamelia (Flowers) Wells ; they emi- grated from Pennsylvania to Champaign Co., Ohio, about the middle of the nineteenth century. Lewis F., the second son, born Nov. 7, 1878, married Rachel C. Evans, who is a daughter of John and Catherine (Kiser) Evans, both deceased; their children were five in number, three sons and two daughters, of whom two sons and one daughter are now living.

GEORGE L. WOLCOTT, farmer ; P. O. Allen's ; one of the early pioneers of Miami Co .; ' he was born March 15, 1823, on the farm he now owns in Sec. 5, Brown Township ; he is a son of John H. Wolcott, who was born in New Jersey, March 6, 1786, where he was raised on a farm and received a liberal education ; in 1807, he emigrated to Ohio, and settled in Butler Co., remaining a few years, after which he

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removed to Warren Co., Ohio. He was one of the patriots of the struggle of 1812, under Capt. Maltbie. In 1820, came to Miami Co., and in 1821 settled on the farm above stated. During life he was honored with the most prominent offices of the counties and townships in which he resided, which he filled with credit and honor to himself, and benefit to the community in which he labored. Early in the nine- teenth century he married Sarah James, who was born in Berkeley Co., Va., July 26, 1786. Their children were seven in number, of whom, two died in early life, and five are now living. John Wolcott during life, by good business habits, industry and economy, accumulated considerable wealth. Dec. 19, 1866, he departed this life, having been a masterwheel in the communities where he resided ; his wife survived him until July 18, 1879, when she, too, passed away. Our subject was brought up to farming and the culture of fruit trees. In early life he received a common education, and has always resided on the farm he now owns, which he hired at his mother's death ; he lived up to the example of his father, and has had public transactions of the township and community entrusted to his care. May 27, 1849, he married Garthary Merritt, who was born in Warren Co., December, 1822. Three children have been born to them.

WILLIAM J. WOLCOTT, retired farmer and grain dealer ; P. O. Allen's ; was born in Warren Co., Ohio, Feb. 26, 1816, and is a son of John H. Wolcott, whose name will be seen in the sketch of George L. Wolcott. William J. was raised to agricultural pursuits, and received a limited education ; after his majority, he improved his education to a degree sufficient for teaching, which he followed at intervals twenty years ; during this time, he attended to the duties of his farm of 80 acres in Brown Township, Sec. 6, Town 2, Range 11, where he located in 1838; from 1860 to 1873, his entire attention was directed to his farm ; in March, 1873, he began to handle grain near Conover, on the Cincinnati, Columbus & Indiana Central Railroad, where he did a good business in his line ; this he continued until the spring of 1880, when he retired from its duties, and now lives retired on his farm. Aug. 23, 1838, he married Miss Rachel Merritt, who was born in Warren Co., Ohio, and is six years his junior ; they have three children, of whom all are living, viz., John, Mary A., now Mrs. S. C. Nixon, and Isaac; Mrs. Wolcott is a daughter of Isaac and Margaret Merritt (both deceased).

JOHN WOLCOTT, farmer ; P. O. Conover ; who was born in Brown Town- ship, Miami Co., March 19, 1821, and is a son of John H. Wolcott, whose history will be seen under the sketch of George L. Wolcott, in some part of this volume. Our subject was reared on the farm and obtained a common education ; he, in his earlier years, duly assisted his father in clearing up his farm and in the cultiva- tion of fruit trees, which are now yielding fruit all over our own and the surround- ing counties. Mr. Wolcott remained at home until May 17, 1846, when his nup- tials were celebrated with Ann Graham, who was born in Bucks Co., Penn., in 1820 ; they have three children, viz., Sarah. M., Louisa and Joseph G. Mr. Wol- cott, since his marriage, through his own industry and the assistance of his family, has accumulated and hired 120 acres of good land, of which 40 acres lie in Sec. 12, and 80 acres, on which he lives, in Sec. 6, Brown Township, Miami Co. Mrs. Wolcott is a daughter of Joseph and Maria (Duer) Graham; they were both natives of Pennsylvania, and immigrated West to Ohio in 1833, and settled in Champaign Co., where they both died.

GEORGE H. WYLAND, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Allen's ; was born in Greene Co., Ohio, Oct. 5, 1828, and is a son of Daniel and Margaret (Howerd) Wyland. Daniel was born in Greene Co. Ohio, in 1802, and Mrs. Wyland in 1804; their marriage was celebrated April 11, 1824; eleven children were born to them, viz., Mary, Nov. 21, 1824 ; Susannah, Sept. 27, 1826; George ; Jane, Oct. 12, 1830 ; Harriet, March 3, 1833 ; Catharine, Aug. 8, 1835 ; Margaret, Feb. 3, 1838 ; Moses B., June 10, 1840; John D., March 25, 1842 ; Irena, May 26, 1844; and Elizabeth E., Jan. 31, 1848; the parents are both deceased, the mother in 1864, and the father in 1877. Our subject was raised on the farm, and his education was obtained in the common school; in the spring of 1849, he entered the trade

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of carpentry, which he followed until 1854, when he engaged in farming, and four years later he moved to Elkhart Co., Ind., where he purchased a small farm and cleared it from its wild state; in the spring of 1880, he purchased his present farm of 90 acres in Sec. 3, Brown Township, Miami Co .; he is well situated, with farm buildings, and farm under good cultivation. March 10, 1853, he mar- ried Marium McKee, who was born Feb. 16, 1836 ; four children have been born to them-Jeremiah F., July 12, 1855, and July 26, 1879, married Olive L. Jones ; Daniel W., born May 31, 1860 ; Edie E., May 4, 1864; and William H., Jan. 23, 1874. Mrs. Wyland is a daughter of Jeremiah and Hannah McKee.

SAMUEL S. YATES, farmer; P. O. Conover ; was born in Lost Creek Township, in 1830, and is a son of Nezer S. and Priscilla (Sayres) Yates. Our subject was brought up on the farm and attended to the duties connected with farm life; thus half a century has been passed by him. Samuel S. has been a landholder of Miami Co. since 1851 ; in the mean time he dealt in land to consid- erable extent, by buying unimproved and improving, then selling, leaving many open fields which were cleared from their wild state by his labor and supervision ; he now owns 230 acres in Secs. 7 and 12, Brown Township, Miami Co., where he lives. March 9, 1851, his marriage was celebrated with Phebe A. Shanks, who was born in Brown Township in 1830. They have six children, viz., Alice J., now Mrs. G. W. Brecount ; Florence E., who died at the age of 17; Mary A., now Mrs. Joseph Wolcott ; S. Frank, Clara B. and Earl A. Mr. and Mrs. Yates spent their early winter days in the same school, and were raised in the same vicin- ity ; they have been consistent members of the Baptist Church of Lena for over a quarter of a century, during which time he has held the office of Deacon for nearly twenty years ; their family have been brought up in the doctrines of the same church.

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J. W. BURTON, retired farmer; P. O. Piqua ; was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, Feb. 19, 1826 ; is a son of John and Mary (Wilson) Burton, who were both born in Pennsylvania, he in 1796 and she in 1804 ; they, by this union, had ten chil- dren, of whom all reached maturity, of whom J. W. is the only one now living in this county ; his grandfather (Joshua Burton) was one of the patriots of the Rev- olutionary struggle, and died in 1835, in Franklin Co., Ohio ; the subject of this memoir was brought up to farming, and received an ordinary education ; he, in 1863, came to this county, and now owns a fine farm in Sec. 25, where he is nicely located, across the river from Piqua, at an elevation of about seventy-five feet above the level of the city, thereby affording a good view of the same. On April 20, 1848, Mr. B. married May Giberson, who was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, March 6, 1827, and Oct. 12, 1861, departed this life ; they, by this union, had four children, viz., Margaret J., Francis A., Almead J. and Ella D .; March 15, 1864, Mr. Burton married, for his second wife, Sarah J. Wiley, who was born in this county, Aug. 12, 1830, and is a descendant of the Wiley family, whose genealogy will appear in this work, under William J. Wiley's sketch ; Mr. and Mrs. (Wiley) Burton have two children, viz., Arabelle and Sarah W.

JOSEPH CAMPBELL, farmer ; P. O. Piqua ; was born in Virginia Jan. 19, 1811, and is a grandson of Andrew and Elizabeth (Karr) Campbell, who came to Shelby Co., Ohio, in 1835 ; he died about 1837 and she in 1840 ; they were both interred in the Sidney Cemetery ; Joseph C. Campbell is a son of William and Jane (Wynkoop) Campbell, he being born in Virginia, where he died in 1813, at the age of 26 years ; she was also a native of Virginia, born about 1800, and died in 1862 ; the fruits of this union were four children, of whom one (our subject) is the only one who came to Miami Co; came here in 1835, and Dec. 6, 1837, mar-

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ried Sarah J. Garhard, a native of Miami Co. ; she died Dec. 15, 1876 ; they were the parents of three children, Mary E. (born Sept. 18, 1839, and died, March 29, 1857), Laura E. (born Oct. 22, 1848, became Mrs. Coffing, and died Nov. 30, 1878), Eliza C., born April 13, 1840, and still remains with her father, who owns 954 acres of good land in Sec. 21.

JOHN M. CAVEN, farmer; P. O. Piqua ; was born in Spring Creek Town- ship Dec. 9, 1848; was a son of John and Asenath (Ross) Caven ; John Caven was born June 7, 1812, and died Jan. 5, 1872, on the farm now owned by his widow, and which he had improved ; they were the parents of six children-Mary A. (born Oct. 26, 1834), George R. (born Nov. 15, 1836), Sarah E. (born Dec. 5, 1840), Margaret J. (born March 26, 1843), John M. and Asenath Ortensa (twins, born April 21, 1853) ; John has always remained at home, and since the death of his father has carried on the farm, giving his mother all necessary assistance.

MRS. A. D. CLARKSON, Sec. 25; P. O. Piqua ; another of the pioneers of Miami Co .; was Joseph O. Wiley, the first husband of our subject, he was born in this county April 20, 1833 ; and upon April 6, 1854, their marriage was celebrated, he being now deceased. Mrs. Wiley afterward married J. J. Clarkson, who is now engaged in editorial work in Dayton ; they by this union have two children-Robert A., born May 29, 1862 ; and Maggie, June 7, 1868 ; Mrs. Clarkson is a daughter of Robert and Maria (Drake) Smith, who were both of English birth ; Mrs. Clarkson is also a native of England.

THOMPSON COX, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Piqua ; was born in Hamil- ton Co., Ohio, November, 1822, and is a great-grandson of Gershom and Mary Cox; she died in 1804, and he in 1807 ; he is a grandson of William Cox, who was born in New Jersey Sept. 21, 1778, and during his life followed milling and stone- masonry ; was in the war of 1812. On Feb. 23, 1800, he married Mary Lafer, who was born March 6, 1780 ; he died at the age of 82 years, and she at a very old age; two children were the fruits of their union-Martha A., and Tunis, the father of Thompson, was born in New Jersey in 1802, and during life was a brick and stone mason, and in 1829, married Nancy Sparks, who was born in 1800, and died in 1841, and he in 1861; they by this union had twelve children, viz., William Thompson (our subject), Mary A., Sarah, Gershom, Andrew, Elizabeth, Isaac, Martha, Harriet, George W. and Catherine ; Thompson was raised on the farm and received an ordinary education, and in 1844 married Susan Patterson, who was born Nov. 22, 1822 ; they are the parents of four children, of whom Alice is dead, Nancy J., Memery and Edmond are now living. Mr. Cox came to this county in 1852, bought a farm of 140 acres, and has since been largely engaged in buying and selling land, and now owns 1884 acres in Secs. 23 and 17 well improved.

L. C. & W. L. CRON & CO., dealers and manufacturers of furniture, Piqua. There are probably but few of the successful merchants and manufacturers of the city of Piqua who are equal in energy, enterprise and a clear conception of the wants of the public to the firm of L. C. & W. L. Cron & Co., manufacturers of all kinds of plain and fancy house furniture, and also of all classes of office fur- niture, desks, cases, etc. ; this firm has also one of the largest business rooms in the city of Piqua, located at No. 144 Main street, where they have as fine a stock of furniture as any house in this part of the State. L. C. & W. L. Cron & Co. are amply prepared to furnish anything in the undertaking line ; they drive a hearse second to none in the city. In 1868, the above business was opened by L. C. Cron, which he managed and carried on until 1869, when he took in his present partners, and the firm's name since has been unchanged ; this firm have, for the past eleven years, run their factory to almost its full capacity, and now feel the need of a more commodious, convenient and substantial structure, which is now being erected ; it will, no doubt, be one of the best of its kind in the State; its completion is anticipated during 1880 ; this factory, though not located in the cor- poration limits of the city of Piqua, possesses all the advantages of those in the corporation, such as hydraulic conveniences, gas, etc. The gentlemen of this firm are of the most substantial and reliable men in the place. L. C. Cron, the senior

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member of the above firm, was born in Piqua Sept. 16, 1836, and was a pupil of the city schools, where he received a good business education ; early in life he commenced working under instructions at his present trade, which he has since put to good use, and is now the master-wheel of the furniture department of Piqua. In 1861, he entered the United States Army, where he spent three years ; while in the service he participated in the battles of Cedar Creek, Ft. Petersburg, and many others of less renown, passing through various hardships as a soldier. Since his return to Piqua, he has filled the most important offices of the corporation in which he lives, and is at present Justice of the Peace. The marriage of L. C. Cron and Margaret Ginn was celebrated Sept. 29, 1859; their children were five in number, viz., George L., born Aug. 27, 1864; died Feb. 15, 1867; Maggie E., born March 12, 1866 ; Charles L., born Sept. 26, 1867 ; Jackson C., born June 18, 1869 ; Albert M., born Dec. 27, 1871 ; died July 25, 1878. Mrs. L. C. Cron was born in Miami Co., Ohio, Sept. 7, 1838, and died Dec. 27, 1873. L. C. Cron mar- ried, for his second wife, Marcella Edmonds, of Dayton, Ohio ; their marriage was celebrated Aug. 11, 1874 ; she was born Dec. 4, 1847 ; they, by this union, had two children, viz., Hattie B., born July 27, 1875, and Minnie A., born Sept. 19, 1878 ; died July 1, 1879.

JOHN CRON, retired farmer ; P. O. Piqua. To another of the pioneers of this county we are pleased to record a space for the above-named. He was born in Virginia in 1803, and in 1808 came with his parents to this county. They were both natives of New Jersey, born about 1776 ; the father Jacob Cron, died in this county in 1837, and the mother, Mary (Davies) Cron, at a very old age. They were the parents of five children, of whom four reached maturity and are now liv- ing. Our subject, soon after coming to this county, began to enjoy the limited privileges of a short term of school in the winter months, and his summer months were devoted to agricultural pursuits, which were his chief occupation during life ; about 1825, he bought his present farm of 50 acres in Sec. 18, where he soon after- ward settled, and has since resided, excepting four intervening years, which time he occupied one of his dwellings in Piqua. Mr. Cron, in 1824, married Matilda Tucker ; she was a native of Pennsylvania, and died in this county in 1871. They had by this union, eight children, of whom two are now living. Mr. Cron, for his second wife, married Mrs. Martha Brelsford, who was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, about 1807, and died in 1873. He afterward united in the bonds of wedlock with Mrs. Ruth Overleas, who was born in Pennsylvania, and died of heart disease, on New Year's Day, 1876. For his fourth wife, he married on April 1, 1877, Mrs. Lovina Stapleford, who was born in Shelby Co., Ohio, in 1818; Mrs. Cron is a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Hendershott) Kunard. He was a native of Mary- land, and died in Champaign Co., Ohio, in 1865, and she was born in Kentucky, and died in Shelby Co., Ohio, in 1855.

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The History of Miami County, Ohio, Part 65

Author: W. H. Beers & Co. Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Number of Pages: 1051

Author: W. H. Beers & Co.
Publication date: 1880
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Number of Pages: 1051