The History of Warren County, Ohio, Part 100

Author: W. H. Beers & Co.
Publication date: 1882
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Number of Pages: 1081

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LEVI and ELISHA COOK, farmers; P. O. Waynesville; are sons of Abraham and Ruth (Hawkins) Cook, natives of South Carolina; the paternal grandfather, Amos Cook, a native of South Carolina, married Elizabeth Town- send, and, with his family, emigrated to Ohio and located in this county and township on the place where Elisha Cook now resides in 1803, and here opened

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out right in the woods, experiencing their full share of the trials and hardships of pioneer life, the settlers being then few and far between; no roads but paths or trails through the unbroken forests, and here they toiled and labored to make a home and a farm, and here they died; they had eight children who grew to maturity, married and raised families, but have all now departed this life, ex- cept one daughter-Ruth, now Widow Cook, residing in Indiana. Abra- ham, the youngest son, was 11 years of age when they arrived in this county, and here grew to manhood accustomed to all the deprivations of those early days; was married, Sept. 10, 1812, and became the father of ten chil- dren ; eight grew to maturity ; seven now survive-Sarah, Levi, Stephen, Dinah, Elisha, Lydia and Elizabeth. Mr. Cook located upon the home farm, where he resided till his death, July 9, 1862, aged 70 years; his wife died February, 1863, aged 70 years. He and family, as was his father, were de- voted members of the Society of Friends. Levi, the eldest son, was born on the old home farm Dec. 4, 1819; was raised and grew to manhood and remained with his father till 30 years of age; was married, in the spring of 1850, to Ellen, born in Maryland Jan. 2, 1821, a daughter of Arnold and Hannah Boone, he a native of Maryland and she of Pennsylvania, who moved to Ohio and settled in Warren County in 1836, and here lived and died; they had nine children; two only now survive-Elizabeth, now Mrs. Davis, living in Virginia, and Ellen. Mr. Cook and wife have three children-Samuel B., born Jan. 10, 1851; Ruth, born Aug. 8, 1854, and Hannah, born April 13, 1861. Mr. Cook after his marriage located upon the farm where he now lives and has since resided; has erected nearly all the buildings on the place and made im- provements until now he has a very pleasant home and residence. Elisha, the youngest son, was born where he now lives, May 28, 1829; was mar- ried, Nov. 19, 1868, to Anna B. Lyden, who was born in Ireland Aug. 20, 1843, and emigrated to America with a brother and sister when 10 years of age, or in 1853, and here she grew to womanhood; she was a daughter of Pat- rick and Margaret Lyden. Mr. Cook and wife have five children-Mary E., born Oct. 5, 1869; Lizzie, born Oct. 22, 1870; Levi Parry, born Feb. 27, 1873; Amos, born Aug. 18, 1874, and Maggie Anna, born Nov. 8, 1875. Mr. Cook located upon the old home farm, where are associated all the scenes of his childhood, and where he has made a continued residence from his birth-a peri- od of fifty-two years, and the farm has been in possession of the Cook family since its first purchase and occupation in 1803-a period of seventy-eight years. Ruth Hawkins, the mother of our subjects, was a daughter of James and Sarah Hawkins, who settled in Warren County about 1804 or 1805.

WILLIAM H. DUKE saw-mill and farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born in Virginia Oct. 30, 1833; is a son of William and Rebecca (Roland) Duke, na- tives of Virginia. The grandparents were Richard and Elizabeth Duke, na- tives of Maryland, but became residents of Virginia when he died, when Will- iam was 8 years of age, who, with his brother John, 2 years older, was raised by their mother; William married and became the father of five sons and five daughters; all grew to maturity; six now survive-Elizabeth, now Mrs. Comp- ton, living in Indiana; George, also in Indiana; Martha, now Mrs. Corron, residing in Dayton; Richard M., William H. and Rebecca (now Mrs. Sides, residing in Dayton). Mr. Duke with his family and his mother emigrated to Ohio in the fall of 1839 and located and spent the winter at Rushville, and, in the spring of 1840, came to Warren County and located on the place known as the Ichabod Corwin farm, where they resided six years; thence to the Arnet farm, near Ridgeville, where, in September, 1869, his wife died; his mother died in June, 1840. In the spring of 1870, he made a sale and moved to Raysville, where he has since resided with his son, our subject. Mr. Duke

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made farming his business and met with fair success. He began in life with no capital, and, by his own labor and industry, raised a large family and ob- tained a good competency. He is now in his 80th year, is quite spry and ac- tive, and says he has never paid $10 for a doctor bill in his entire life. Our subject was about six years of age when he came to this county with his parents. and here grew to manhood; was married, Jan. 8, 1857, to Anna Eliza, daughter of Moses and Sarah (Eulas) Crosley, natives of Kentucky, whose families were among the first settlers of Warren and Montgomery Counties. Moses was a son of William Crosley, who was one of the leading and prominent men of that day. Moses and Sarah were parents of eleven children, eight now survive -- Marion, Anna Eliza, Jacob, Luken, Powell, Jane, Milton, Fremont. Mr. Duke and wife have had nine children, eight now living-Marion, born March 18, 1860; Elmer, born June 26, 1862 (deceased); Jesse May, March 25, 1864; Frank H., Aug. 12, 1865; Etta Adelia, March 8, 1868; Polka Evalenia, June 17, 1871; Jennie, Aug. 5, 1873; Clara Charlotte, June 7. 1876, and Anna Zoe Ella, born Oct. 8, 1879. Mr. Duke followed farm- ing in Wayne and Clear Creek Townships till 1866, when he located at Raysville, and entered upon the saw-mill and lumber business, which, in con- nection with farming, he has since followed; he has also dealt extensively in fruit and other products of the country-in fact, has been a man of general business; a man of great energy and activity, and a leading spirit in all the public progress and improvements of Raysville and vicinity. The present good roads and pikes, the schools and churches have been established through his aid, energy and efforts more probably than by any other one man. And his last great effort has been to obtain the building of a railroad, which is accomplished. and is now constructed, connecting the village of Raysville with Cincinnati and Dayton. And, in conclusion, we may hope that Mr. Duke's labors and efforts for the public interests may be duly appreciated, and that in both time and eternity he may be duly rewarded.

SAMUEL DUNWIDDIE, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born in Greene Co., Ohio, May 27, 1806; is a son of John and Ruth (Betts) Dunwiddie, na- tives of the State of Delaware. The grandfather was Samuel Dunwiddie, a native of Ireland, but who, with two brothers, emigrated to America some time prior to the Revolution and were all engaged in that sanguinary conflict; the two brothers were killed at the battle of the Brandywine; Samuel survived the conflict and settled in the State of Delaware, where he resided till his death. The maternal ancestors were from Wales. John Dunwiddie with his family emigrated to Ohio and settled in Greene County, where he died March 16, 1829, aged 49 years; his wife died in 1834, aged 52 years; they had ten sons and one daughter; eight now survive -- Samuel, John, James, Susan (now Mrs. Haines), Peter, Brooks, Daniel and David. Mr. Dunwiddie was strictly a pioneer of Greene County, opening out right in the woods and experiencing all the hardships of those days; he began in life a poor man, raised a large family of children and secured 80 acres of land. He was a soldier in the war of 1812 for a few months. The subject of this sketch grew to manhood in the wilds of this then new country, fully accustomed to all its deprivations; was married. in April, 1836, to Sarah, daughter of Joshua and Jane (James) Carman, natives of Virginia. The Carman family emigrated to Kentucky, and, in 1802, became settlers of Warren County; the James family emigrated direct to this county in 1801, being among the first settlers of the county. Mr. Carman died in the summer of 1859, aged 66 years; his wife still survives, residing on the old home place, now in her 89th year. She is a remarkable woman in possessing a very retentive memory of all the scenes and events of the early settling of this county. Mr. Dunwiddie's wife died Aug. 23, 1836, a few months after

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their marriage. On May 27, 1862, he was married to Mrs. Mary Jane Mc- Clure, daughter of John R. and Jane Dunwiddie, whose history is in the sketch of A. D. Haines; issue, one child -- William H., born Sept. 8, 1863. Mrs. McClure had one child by Mr. McClure-James S., born Jan. 8, 1846. Mr. D. was raised a farmer; at 21 years of age, learned the wagon-making trade: followed this business for several years; then became a carpenter, which he continued until 1854; then entered upon farming, which he has since fol lowed. The farm upon which he now lives he purchased in 1853 of Jarvis Stokes; it now consists of 130 acres of good land, with good buildings and im- provements, and is a pleasant home and farmer's residence.

JOHN M. EARNHART, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born in this county May 3, 1846; is a son of William and Hannah (Wills) Earnhart, he a native of Luzerne Co., Penn., and she of this county. The grandfather, Jacob Earn- hart, was a native of Pennsylvania, but emigrated to Warren County in 1812. and located in Clear Creek Township, where he resided till his death, in 1821. The maternal grandfather, James Wills, was a native of New Jersey and mar- ried Hannah Turner; they had ten children; six grew to maturity, one only now living-Hannah. James Wills and family emigrated to Warren County and located in Clear Creek Township in 1798, being one of the first settlers of that township; he opened out right in the woods and began in true pioneer and log-cabin life; experienced the very roughest of the rough and the hardest of the pioneer trials and hardships, and here on the place where he first located he passed his entire life; he died Feb. 7, 1847, in his 80th year; his wife died Aug. 5, 1846, in her 80th year; thus they traveled life's journey together. bearing its burdens and enjoying its pleasures, so near the same age, and pass- ing from the stage of action only a few months apart. Mr. Wills was one of the reliable and substantial men of his township, and held many of its offices; . was Township Trustee and Township Treasurer several years. William Earn- hart was 8 years of age when brought to this county by his parents; here he grew to manhood and married Hannah Wills, who was born Feb. 19, 1808, by whom he had nine children, seven now living-James, Charles, Joseph, David, Abby Ann, John Milton and Clara. Mr. Earnhart located upon the old home place of his father, where he resided twenty-six years; thence located upon an adjoining farm, where he lived till his death, July 22, 1873, nearly 69 years of age; his widow is still living and resides with her children, who are all mar- ried and settled in life. Our subject was brought up to farm labor, and re- mained with his father until after his majority; was married, Dec. 24, 1868, to Elizabeth, daughter of James and Caroline (Stokes) Graham, he a native of this county and she of New Jersey; they had ten children; five now survive -- Euphrasia, William, Dallas, La Fayette, Elizabeth and Caroline M. Mr. Earnhart and wife have three children-Emma Viola, born June 19, 1870; Es- tella F., born April 2, 1873, and Florence I., born Nov. 28, 1875, Mr. Earn- hart's life has been that of a farmer, most of which has been in Clear Creek Township. In 1879, he exchanged his farm there for the one upon which he now resides; has a good farm with good improvements and very pleasantly lo- cated.

PETER EBERLY, blacksmith, Waynesville ; born in Lancaster Co .. Penn., April 5, 1826; is a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Sullenberger) Eberly, natives of Pennsylvania. The paternal grandparents were Michael and Ann (Morton) Eberly, natives of Pennsylvania, their ancestors being natives of Germany. Michael was a millwright by occupation, which, with the milling business, he followed most of his life. The maternal grandparents were Peter and Barbara (Bruner) Sullenberger, natives of Pennsylvania, who lived and died in their native State; he died in the spring of 1845, aged 77 years; his

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wife in 1858, aged 91 years. Henry, the father of our subject, was a miller by trade, and followed that business principally through life. He died in Pennsylvania about 1851, aged 52 years In 1865, his widow came to Ohio, , and lived with our subject, where she died Nov. 1, 1865, aged 75 years. They had four children, two sons and two daughters -- David, now a resident of In- diana; Ann Elizabeth; Barbara, now Widow Bowman, and Peter (the two daughters reside in Dayton). The subject of this sketch was raised and grew to manhood in Pennsylvania, and learned his trade in Lancaster County. Mr. Eberly has been twice married, first, to Susanna Keene, Feb. 4, 1847, a daugh- ter of Daniel and Elizabeth Ann Keene, natives of Pennsylvania; by her he had four children -Elizabeth Ann, born May 21, 1848, died in Ohio June 18, 1878; Emma Frances, born Sept. 16, 1850, died Oct. 9, 1878; Mary Jane, born Feb. 8, 1853, and Sarah Adelaide, born Jan. 21, 1856. Mrs. Eberly died March 5, 1857, aged 28 years. On Dec. 1, 1859, he married, for his second wife, Susanna Kreider, who was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., Jan. 19, 1831. She is a daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Kreider, natives of Pennsylvania; he died in his native State on March 1, 1868, aged 77 years; his wife came to Ohio and died at the home of her daughter May 19, 1877, aged 73 years: they had six children; three now survive -- Isaac, Martha and Susan- na. Mr. Eberly by his last wife had two children-Susanna Catharine, born Oct. 30, 1860, and Martha Effie, born April 24, 1864; died Dec. 22, 1879. Mr. Eberly worked at farming one year after he came to Ohio; then en- tered upon his trade of blacksmithing, which he has since followed; has carried on business in Waynesville where he is now located fourteen years; has done a large and prosperous business, and is one of the leading blacksmiths of Waynesville.

JOHN EDWARDS, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born on the farm where he now resides, Jan. 24, 1811; is a son of Nathaniel and Mary (Hadley) Edwards, natives of North Carolina; the grandfather, Joshua Hadley, was a native of North Carolina, and lived and died there; he was the father of sixteen children, fourteen of whom grew to maturity, married and settled in life, most of them in Ohio, Indiana and Iowa; but all are now deceased. Nathaniel Edwards was raised and grew to manhood in his native State, residing there till December, 1804, when he, with his family, emigrated to Ohio and located in Warren County, on the place where John now lives; here he commenced right in the woods to make a home and a farm, and here he lived and labored for sixty-one years-over threescore years-when, on March 2, 1865, he departed this life, aged nearly 91 years; his wife died March 27, 1853; aged 77 years; they had ten children; seven now survive-Joshua, Mary, John, Sarah, David, Jonathan and Hadley. Our subject, from infancy, grew to manhood on the old home farm; was married, Nov. 13, 1856, to Charlotte, daughter of William and Anna Mo- Bryant; by this union they had seven children; six now survive-Mary, born March 10, 1859; Anna, born Jan. 23, 1861; Elwood, born Jan. 1, 1863; Lydia, born May 13, 1865; Athelia and Evalena (twins), born Jan. 31, 1868. Mr. Ed- wards located upon the old home place, where he has continued to the present time, having made a continued residence here from his birth, a period of sev- enty years, and the farm has remained in the Edwards family since its first occupation in 1804, when it was all in the woods-a period of seventy-seven years.

SAMUEL E. ELLIOTT, of the firm Elliott & Coleman, stove and tin store, Waynesville; born in Waynesville Dec. 15, 1845; is a son of Samuel W. and Rebecca (Evans) Elliott, he a native of Pennsylvania and she of this county. Samuel W. was a son of James and Hannah Elliott, who had seven children- John, now President of First National Bank of Shelbyville, Ind .; Samuel W.,

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deceased; Evans, deceased; William and Marshall, now in the milling business at Shelbyville, Ind .; Jesse, employed in a bank at Danville, Ill .; and Mary E., now Mrs. Powell, of Shelbyville. James Elliott and family became residents of Warren County at quite an early day; removed to Shelbyville, Ind., about 1841, and engaged in the milling and mercantile business, and there con- tinued till his death. Samuel W., the second son, was raised in Warren County, and married Rebecca Evans, whose ancestral history is given in sketch of Joel Evans; she was born Aug. 15, 1823; was married April 25, 1843. Mr. Elliott located and entered upon business with his father in Shelbyville, Ind .; on Dec. 25, 1845, he was called to mourn the death of his wife, enjoying less than three years of companionship; she bore him two children-William, de- ceased, and Samuel E .; in August, 1848, he was united with Miss Mary J. Powell, of Shelby County, Ind .; then he located at Marietta and entered vig- orously upon the milling business; in 1855, he erected a large flouring mill at that place, and about the same time opened a dry goods store and carried on an extensive business; in 1860, he returned to Shelbyville and opened a boot and shoe store, to which, soon after, he added a stock of dry goods, and for four years, during the war, did a large and successful business; in 1865, he formed a partnership with John Blessing and Morrison Gadd in the dry goods business in Indianapolis; not being successful there, in 1867 he moved to Independence, Mo. ; thence to Ft. Scott, Kan., where he was engaged in the queensware trade, in which he continued till his death, Aug. 4, 1879; by his last marriage he had three children, one now surviving, William P., now in the grocery and queens- ware trade in Shelbyville, Ind. Mr. Elliott was recognized as a man of supe- rior ability and business tact; was first and foremost in all public enterprises; was one of the incorporators of the First National Bank of Shelbyville, and also gave aid and influence to build many of the turnpikes and other public improvements of the county; and for his many good works will ever be kindly remembered as one of God's noblemen. Our subject, who, when but 10 days old, was left motherless, was raised and grew to manhood under the watchful care of his Grandmother Evans; in 1866, Mr. Elliott located in Danville, Ill., in the dry goods trade, and continued there two years; then located in Ed- wardsville, Kan., in same business; in the fall of 1869, returned to Waynes- ville, and, in spring of 1872, formed a partnership with John Coleman in the stove and tinware trade, which business they have successfully followed to the present time. Mr. Elliott was united in marriage, March 27, 1873, with Miss Mary E., daughter of Empson A. and Martha Rogers; Mary E. was born Aug. 31, 1851; they have one child, Rachel Abbie, born April 20, 1874.

JOEL EVANS, Waynesville, was born near Waynesville Jan. 23, 1816. The name of the first American emigrant with whom this record begins was William Evans, who was born in Wales, and, while a young man, settled in Guynedd, Penn., about the year 1696, and died in 1747; how many children he had is not known, but it is conceded that he had a son, Owen Evans, who was born about 1699, and died Nov. 28, 1754; he was a Justice of the Peace under the Crown or Proprietary of Pennsylvania; he had at least two sons-Thomas and David; the latter was born Jan. 11, 1729 or 1730; the former, from whom those hereafter mentioned have descended, was born July 23, 1737, and died March 13, 1810; his wife, Hannah, was born Oct. 23, 1727, and died April 25, 1813; they had six sons and four daughters, of whom Benjamin, the second son and fourth child, and the grandfather of our subject, was born Oct. 12, 1760; he married Hannah, daughter of David and Hannah Smith, in South Carolina, about 1790; she was born in Bucks Co., Penn., July 3, 1767; in Oc- tober, 1803, they emigrated to Ohio and located in Warren County, at Waynes- ville, among the early settlers of this place; Mr. Evans was an auger-maker by

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trade; he died July 10, 1830; his wife died Sept. 19, 1853; their children were Thomas, born Dec. 12, 1791, died May 11, 1852; David, born June 30, 1793, died Nov. 19, 1861; Elizabeth, born Feb. 6, 1795; Owen, born Jan. 30, 1797, died Feb. 21, 1798; Owen, the second, born March 16, 1800, died July 2, 1827; George, born Feb. 25, 1802. The above were born in South Carolina, and these following in Warren Co., Ohio: Sarah, born March 6, 1804, died June 24, 1851; Mary, born Feb. 22, 1806, died Aug. 18, 1830; and Jason, born Nov. 25, 1807. David Evans, the second son of Benjamin and Hannah Evans and the father of our subject, married Rachel Burnett June 2, 1813; their children were John, born March 9, 1814; Joel; Seth, Oct. 21, 1817; Evan, July 1, 1820, died Oct. 21, 1821; Owen, Aug. 17, 1821, died Jan. 29, 1823; Rebecca, Aug. 15, 1823, died Dec. 25, 1845; Benjamin, Dec. 16, 1824; Mary, July 27, 1826. died April 9, 1850; Hannah, April 3, 1829; Ann, May 1, 1831; and Jason, born March 31, 1833. Mr. David Evans was for many years a prominent man in the business interests of Waynesville; was for a considerable time engaged in mercantile business, and attended largely to the execution of wills and the settlement of estates, and frequently served as guardian over minors, and was an influential and much-esteemed citizen; he died Nov. 19, 1861; his wife is still living in the house they built and moved into in the spring of 1836. Of the sons of David Evans, all that are now living have become active business men and useful members of society; John studied medicine and became promi- nent as a physician in Indiana; was instrumental in securing the erection of the Insane Asylum in that State; was subsequently appointed Professor in the Rush Medical College at Chicago, and, still later, was Governor of Colorado Territory under President Lincoln; he now resides at Denver; Seth is a prom- inent pork-packer in Cincinnati; also served several years as President of the Second National Bank of that city; Benjamin and Jason are also engaged in pork-packing in Cincinnati. The subject of this sketch grew to maturity. re- ceiving only a common-school education, such as those early days furnished: on Nov. 30, 1837, he was married to Susan R., daughter of William and Eliz- abeth Sharp, of Medford, N. J .; Miss Sharp was born May 24, 1815; in the spring of 1840, Mr. Evans went to Jay Co., Ind., where he located in the woods, erected a log cabin and commenced a true pioneer life; but his plans and prospects were soon prostrated by the early death of his wife; on the 30th of November, 1840, just three years from the date of their marriage, she was taken from him by death, leaving one daughter, Elizabeth S., who died in Waynesville, Aug. 30, 1861, aged 22 years 7 months and 10 days. Soon after the death of his wife, Mr. Evans returned to Waynesville, where he has since resided. On Oct. 3, 1844, he was married to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of John and Elizabeth Satterthwaite, whose history is given in sketch of Abel Satter- thwaite; she was born June 20, 1820; by this marriage, Mr. Evans has had two sons and one daughter-R. Carrie, born June 6, 1845, married Seth W. Brown Feb. 11, 1864; John S., born July 31, 1849, died July 31, 1873; and David, born Dec. 4, 1851; his second companion died Dec. 4, 1872. About the year 1844, Mr. Evans commenced the business of surveying; from 1851 to 1861, he was engaged as a carpenter and builder; in 1866, he was elected Surveyor of Warren County, which position he held six years; from the fall of 1871 to the fall of 1874, he served as County Commissioner; while acting as such, being a practical builder, he drew up the plans and specifications for and was appointed Superintendent of Construction of the Warren County Orphan Asylum and Children's Home, and, upon its completion, was appointed one of the Trustees of that institution for six years by the Court of Common Pleas, at the expiration of which time he was re-appointed for a similar term, and has served as Clerk of the Board of Trustees since its first organization; in the spring of 1873, he

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was placed upon the Board of Education of Waynesville, and was elected as Clerk of the same; at the opening of the Waynesville National Bank, Feb. 1, 1874, Mr. Evans reluctantly accepted the position of its Cashier, as also that of Director of the association. Mr. Evans, though reserved in his manners, is pleasing and congenial in his nature, and is held in high esteem throughout the county, where he is so well and favorably known.

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The History of Warren County, Ohio, Part 100

Author: W. H. Beers & Co. Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Number of Pages: 1081

Author: W. H. Beers & Co.
Publication date: 1882
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 1081