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and her brother Robert bantered each other on which could walk the farthest; they walked day after day, and both walked the entire distance -- 600 miles, with the exception of one-half day's ride taken by Martha, from sickness she had caused by drinking sulphur water-a feat but few young ladies in this day could accomplish. Another instance of the remarkable endurance of those pio- neer women was the case of Abigail, the mother of our subject, who, when about 16 years of age, rode on horseback from Waynesville to Baltimore, Md., to attend Friends' Yearly Meeting, and back again, which but few, if any, could now endure. Mr. Rogers has devoted his entire life to farming, with reason- able success, and is considered a model farmer. He has been Street Commis- sioner of Waynesville eight or ten years and served as Township Trustee sev- eral years. His daughter, Amanda H., married John C. Ridge, a son o! Jacob and Mary Ridge; by him she has three children-Carrie A., born Oct. 16, 1865; Harrie E., born Oct. 6, 1869, and Clifford S., born June 15, 1873.
GEORGE S. SALE, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born on the place where he now lives, March 27, 1818; is a son of Robert and Magdalene (Smith) Sale; he was born in Amherst Co., Va., Feb. 3, 1784; she was born in Powhatan Co., Va., June 13, 1789, and were married Nov. 10, 1808. The grandfather, John Sale, also a native of Virginia, married Miss Frances, daughter of Philip Sanders, of Caroline Co., Va., and had eleven children -Mary, Anthony, Thomas, John, Ann, Cornelius, Samuel, Elizabeth, Alexander, Robert and Martha. The great-grandfather, Anthony Sale, was born in Essex Co,, Va .; he was the father of eight children-Leonard, Robert, Thomas, Cornelius, An- thony, John, Richard and Elizabeth. Mr. Sale was a soldier in Washington's Regiment at the time of the defeat and death of Gen. Braddock in the French and Indian war of 1755, and was wounded in the hip, from which he was a cripple the balance of his life. Robert, the father of our subject, remained with his parents in Virginia till 22 years of age, and, about 1806, emigrated to Ohio and located with his brother, in Greene County, who had settled there some time previously as a Methodist minister. After his marriage, in 1808, he located in this county on the farm where George now lives, and here resided till his death, Oct. 1, 1823, in his 40th year of age; his wife died Aug. 5, 1839, aged 50 years. They had seven children, viz., John Fletcher, Elizabeth, Minerva, Thomas Coke, George Smith, Caroline Matilda and Cynthia Virginia Our subject when his father died was 5 years of age, but his mother being a woman of remarkable energy and ability, managed to raise her children till they grew to maturity. Mr. Sale was married, Dec. 31, 1845, to Miss Mahala, daughter of Job and Ann (Fitzpatrick) Martin, natives of Virginia, who had six children; two now survive Mahala and Nancy (now Mrs. Thornburg, re- siding in Iowa). Mr. Sale and wife by their union have three children- James C., born Nov. 11, 1846; Mathew Job, born April 18, 1848, and Mary Elizabeth, born April 10, 1850. After their marriage, Mr. Sale located upon the old homestead place, where he now lives and has made a continued residence of sixty-three years, and the farm has been occupied by the Sale family for seventy-three years. This is the genealogical history of one of the true pioneer families of Wayne Township, who have borne their share of the hardships of pioneer life; now they have a fine farm with good improvements and all the comforts and conveniences of life. And their descendants in the future may well and gratefully remember their ancestors for the great and noble work they have accomplished in bringing from the wilderness these fine farms and homes with all their comforts for their enjoyment.
JONAH SANDS, druggist, Waynesville; born in Loudoun Co., Va, June 10, 1822; is a son of Abijah and Elizabeth (Grady) Sands, also natives of Vir- ginia; he lived and died in his native State, was a soldier in the war of 1812
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and a farmer by occupation; was the father of eleven children, eight daughters and three sons, and two only now survive-Susanna, now Mrs. John Whinery, residing in Clinton Co., Ohio, and Jonah. In the fall of 1832, Mrs. Sands with her family emigrated to Ohio and located in Greene County, where she raised her family and resided till her death; she departed this life in Decem- ber, 1840, aged 64 years. Our subject was 10 years of age when brought to this State; was raised and grew to manhood in Greene County, receiving a good common-school education, and his physical strength well developed by manual labor on the farm, till 18 years of age; thence he learned the cabinet trade, which business he followed till 1850, in Waynesville, Warren Co .; thence en- tered upon mercantile business, in Spring Valley, Greene Co., continuing there until in the spring of 1855, when he located in Waynesville in the same bus- iness, under the firm name of Sands & Klein, which thus continued till 1860. Mr. Sands bought Mr. Klein's interest and then continued business two years and sold out, shortly after which he and Mr. Sweet became proprietors of the Miama Gazette, a weekly paper of Waynesville, in which he has since been identified; also carried on a general trading business, buying and selling what- ever presented itself in a business way for his financial interests. About 1872, he purchased the drug store of Dr. Cary, in Spring Valley, which he conducted about four years and sold; thence, in the spring of 1876, he opened out in the drug trade at his present locality, under the firm name of Sands & Janney, which continued thus two years, and Mr. Sands bought Mr. Janney's interest, and has continued the business in his own name to the present time. His store is now the oldest established in the town, has a good complete stock in his line of trade, and, by his long and extensive acquaintance and upright dealing, his general business tact and ability, has established a good prosperous trade. Mr. Sands' life has been one of activity and general prosperity, and, in the business interests of Waynesville, has been a prominent and active man: public-spirited and interested in the general public welfare of his town and community. In Greene County, was Treasurer of Sugar Creek Township: has been Mayor of Waynesville and filled ( ther minor offices.
ABEL SATTERTHWAITE, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; was born on the place where he now lives, Oct. 24, 1824; is a son of John and Elizabeth (Lin- ton) Satterthwaite, natives of Bucks Co., Penn. The paternal grandparents were William and Mary Satterthwaite, natives of Pennsylvania, and who lived and died in their native State. They had eight sons and two daughters, all now deceased. William was a very successful and prosperous farmer, and pro- vided each of his children with a farm near Philadelphia. The maternal grandfather was Samuel Linton, who was probably a native of Pennsylvania, but became a resident of Warren County in June, 1802, and died in Clinton County. John Satterthwaite emigrated to Ohio about the same time, or soon after, the Linton family came; here he married and became the father of seven children; two now survive-Mary, now Widow Bailey, and Abel. These were true pioneer families, opening out right in the woods and experiencing all the roughness of those early days. When the Linton family settled in Clinton County, there were no roads-nothing but blazed paths through the unbroken forests. John Satterthwaite was one of the active prominent men of his day; he engaged in mercantile trade in Waynesville for several years; thence en- gaged in the milling business at what is now Mt. Holly, and started that town; he also established and run a line of stages from Cincinnati to Columbus for many years, and was the contractor and builder of the Old Friends' Meeting- house, and erected a great many houses in Waynesville-in fact, was the lead- ing active spirit in the business and progress of this community; he died in June, 1837, aged 51 years; his wife died Dec. 25, 1871, aged 85 years. The
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subject of this sketch was raised to manhood on the place where he now lives; was married, in April, 1864, to Lydia, daughter of Abraham and Ruth Cook, whose history is given in the sketch of Levi Cook; issue, four children, three sons and one daughter-Israel, born March 3, 1867; Henry, born Aug. 29, 1869; Sarah, born Aug. 2, 1871; died Sept. 23, 1880, aged 9 years, and Willie, born Jan. 29, 1874. Mr. Satterthwaite has given his main attention to raising and dealing in stock, and has always resided upon the old homestead place. This farm has now been in the possession of the Satterthwaite family for three-quarters of a century, and a part of the brick house now standing on the place was erected in 1812. Mr. Satterthwaite is a man of firm principles and integrity of character; a strong advocate of temperance and moral reform, and is one of the substantial and most worthy citizens of this community.
HENRY SHERWOOD, retired farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born at Co- lumbia, near Cincinnati, July 13, 1807; is a son of Thomas and Dorcas Sher- wood, whose history is contained in the sketch of Jonathan Sherwood, of Mas- sie Township. The paternal grandparents were Henry and Elizabeth Sherwood, natives of Maryland, and their ancestors, it is believed, came from Wales. The grandparents lived and died in Maryland. The subject of this sketch was a child 3 or 4 years of age when brought to the then wilderness of Warren County, and here was raised and grew to manhood; was married, June 9, 1833, to Hester A., daughter of Francis and Eleanor Jeffry, natives of New Jersey, by whom he had six children; four now survive -Elizabeth, born June 17, 1834, now Mrs. G. W. Terry; Thomas, born Dec. 8, 1835; Sarah, born June 10, 1837, now Mrs. George W. Elbon, and Francis, born June 8, 1839. Two deceased were Mary and Samuel; the latter enlisted in the war of the rebellion in the 79th O. V. I., in the summer of 1862, and was accidentally shot by one of his comrades at Lavern, Tenn., living but a few hours, and died Aug. 9, 1863. Mrs. Sherwood died May 20, 1863. On March 15, 1866, he married Mrs. Ma- linda H. Campbell, a daughter of Eli and Ann (Hadley) Hale, natives of South Carolina, but who emigrated to Ohio and settled in Clinton County about 1808 to 1810. The grandparents were William and Sarah Hadley, natives of South Carolina, and settled in Clinton County, in 1816, both these fam- ilies being pioneers of Clinton County. Mr. Sherwood by his last wife has one child-Anna, born Jan. 24, 1867. Mr. Sherwood, in 1833, located on a farm he purchased of Noah Haines, where he resided nearly half a century. In February, 1880, he removed to Waynesville, where he has since resided, retired from all active business. Mr. Sherwood has been one of the prom- inent farmers of Warren County - an active, industrious man, whose labors have been crowned with success; he held many of the offices of the Township and was County Commissioner from 1851 to 1868 inclusive, a period of eighteen years; was a Justice of the Peace, Appraiser, and held the office of Township Trustee for many years, and whose official work and ac- tive useful life will be found more fully written of in the history of Washing- ton Township in this work.
AMOS B. SIDES, dealer in grain and agricultural implements, Waynes- ville, born in Warren County Sept. 5, 1839, is a son of Samuel and Mary (Rutter) Sides, natives of Lancaster Co., Penn .; they emigrated to Ohio and located in Warren County in 1837, about three miles north of Lebanon, and here they spent the balance of their lives; he died June 23, 1854, aged 55
. years; his wife died Nov. 22, 1858, aged 57 years. They were parents of twelve children, eight sons and four daughters; eight now survive-Samuel, John R., George W., Henry K., Amos B., Sarah (now Mrs. Haines) and Martha M. (now Mrs. Dunwiddie). Mr. Sides, when he arrived in this county, was a poor man; his capital consisted of two $10 gold pieces, one of which he gave
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for one barrel of potatoes, the largest of which was not larger than a walnut. He rented land for several years. In 1849 or 1850, he purchased a farm of 50 acres, upon which he lived two years, when he sold this place and bought 120 acres, upon which he lived till his death, at which time he was worth $8,000- the fruits of industry and energy. The subject of this sketch was 15 years of age when his father died, after which he worked from place to place by the month till 20 years of age; thence he entered upon farming, which business he followed about ten years. In the spring of 1870, he, with his brother, John R., entered upon the lumber trade at Corwin, at which they continued three years; thence he formed a partnership with his brother, George W., as dealers in grain and agricultural implements, in Waynesville, where they have con- tinued to the present time. They have established a good trade and are doing a very prosperous business, second to but few in the county. Mr. Sides is not only an active business man, but has filled many of the offices of his township, having served as Assessor, Township Trustee and a member of the Council of Waynesville. On April 11, 1861, he was married, to Miss Prudie E., daughter of Wesley and Susan Haines, whose history is given in the sketch of Ner Haines. By this union they have one child-Susan F., born Jan. 30, 1862.
ALBERT STACY, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born in the State of New York Sept. 4, 1819; is a son of John and Mary (Wilson) Stacy, he a native of Vermont and she of the State of New York. John Stacy grew to manhood in his native State; was married and emigrated to the Western part of the State of New York; in 1832, emigrated to Ohio and located in Wayne County; in 1836, removed to Mercer County, where he died in 1846, aged 56 years; she survived him about two years and died, aged 58 years; they had four sons and three daughters; three now survive-Albert, Henry aud Phoebe Jane (now Mrs. Blue, residing in Champaign Co., Ohio). Mr. Stacy was a soldier in the war of 1812; was one of the pioneers of Mercer County and there performed much hard labor in opening out a farm right from the woods. The subject of this sketch was about 17 years of age when they located in Mercer County, and there remained with his father till his death; was married, in May, 1844, to Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Harper and Catharine Martin, Harper, natives of Jefferson Co., Penn .; they had eleven children; six now survive-Eliza- beth; Mary, now Mrs. Robert Dill; Catharine, now Mrs. J. Austin; Caroline, now Mrs. Harb; Daniel Wesley and William. Mr. Stacy and wife have had eight children; five now survive-Joseph Milton, Henry R., Elizabeth Ann (now Mrs. Taylor), William H. and Sabina Jane, now Mrs. Lamb. In 1856, Mr. Stacy moved from Mercer to Warren County, and, in 1857, located at Raysville and entered upon the mercantile trade; also ran a saw-mill in part- nership with Mahon and Owen Mills; thence the firm changed to Mahon & Webster Mills; thence, in 1860, Mr. Stacy bought out the interests of his partners and carried on a successful business till 1866, when he sold out to George Sides, since which he has devoted his attenion to farming, with the exception of two years of mercantile trade with Josiah Hough as partner. Mr. Stacy has been a man of great energy and industry, and, as he expresses it, has seen many "ups and downs," but his life has been one of success and use- fulness. He served as Justice of the Peace in Mercer County and has been one of the substantial citizens of his community.
DREW SWEET, editor Miami Gazette, Waynesville; born in Tyrand- reath, Cornwall, England, Feb. 24, 1839; emigrated to the United States in the fall of 1851, with his mother and sister, and with them settled in Waynes- ville, in December, of the same year. The sister, Anne Drew, died in the March following, in a house which stood where now the Episcopal Church stands; her age was nearly 15 years. Thomisine Sweet, the mother (whose maiden name
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was Kingdon), married James Sweet, who died in Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, in 1843, he being at the time engaged as Inspector of Mt. Vernon Mine in that island. The youngest child of this marriage, Kingdon Drew, died at the age of 5 years at the place of his birth. The only remaining offspring. Drew Sweet, the subject of this sketch, has been, since 1865, the founder and editor of the village paper of Waynesville, the Miami Gazette, and had pre- viously been joint publisher of the Miami Visitor of Waynesville, and the Herald of Astoria, Long Island. Of th . Drew and Kingdon antecedents, both belonging to Mrs. Sweet's maternal side, we quote from Chambers' Encyclo- :pedia "Drew, Samuel, 1763-1833-a native of Cornwall, England. In 1799, published some ' Remarks on Tom Payne's Age of Reason.' This was followed by 'Remarks on Payne; Essay on the Immateriality and Immortality of the Soul; E-say on the Identity and General Resurrection of the Human Body;' a 'History of Cornwall," and 'An Attempt to Demonstrate from Reason and Revelation the Necessary Existence, Essential, Perfection and Superintending, Providence of an Eternal Being, Who is the Creator, the Supporter and the Governor of all Things.'" The founder of the Kingdon family " came over with William." Loyson's History of Cornwall, speaks of the family thus: "Kingdon, of Trehunsey, in Quithock and Trenouth, in St. Cleer, an ancient family, the present representative of which is William Kingdon, Esq., of St. Cleer. There are several clergy in the northern part of the county descended from a younger branch of this family, settled in Devon. Arms of Kingdon: Arg., a chevron sable, between three magpies proper." Drew Sweet was mar- ried, July 2, 1874, to Mary Agnes Kearney. Of this union, two daughters were born-Anne Kearney, May 29, 1875, and Sophie Kingdon, born Dec. 31, 1877; died Aug. 13, 1878.
EDWIN SWENEY, tile manufacturer, Waynesville; born in Clear Creek Township, Warren Co., Oct. 14, 1827; is a son of James and Clarissa (Coffeen) Sweney, he a native of Pennsylvania and she of Jefferson Co., N. Y. The pa- ternal grandparents were William and Sarah Sweney, he a native of Pennsyl- vania and she of Virginia; they emigrated to Ohio, landing at Cincinnati in 1799; thence into Warren County, and settled four miles north of Lebanon, and here spent the balance of his life, performing his full share of pioneer life. He was a natural mechanic and in that day made himself very useful in manu- facturing shoes, chairs and articles of general utility and demand in that day. James Sweney was 3 years of age when brought to this wilderness, and here was raised to manhood, inured to the roughness and deprivations of those early days; was married and became the father of five children; four now survive- D. Clinton, Edwin, Monroe and Helen (now Mrs. Dr. Thomas G. Farr, residing at Selma, Greene Co., Ohio). Mr. Sweney located upon the part of the section of land which was purchased by his father when he first located in this county, and here he resided during his entire life; he died in January, 1879, nearly 83 years of age; his wife still resides on the old home place, now 80 years of age. This land, their first purchase, has now been in possession of the Sweney family for more than fourscore years. Mr. Sweney devoted himself exclusively to farming-a very unassuming man, not courting or desiring public office or no- toriety, but a kind neighbor and a good citizen; served one term as County Commissioner. The maternal grandparents were Goldsmith and Reform Coffeen, natives of Vermont, who first emigrated to Jefferson Co., N. Y .; thence to War- ren Co., Ohio, where they lived and died near Red Lion. The subject of this sketch was raised to farm labor, and remained with his father till 1850, when he emigrated to Iowa, where, on Feb. 18, 1851, he was united in marriage with Dorcas F., daughter of Solomon and Rebecca Redman, natives of Ken- tucky; Solomon was a son of Thomas Redman; Rebecca was a daughter of
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James Williams, of Kentucky. Solomon and family emigrated to Iowa about 1837. In 1849, he went to California, where he died about one year after leaving home; his wife died in Iowa about 1871. They had ten children; five now survive-William, Elijah, Martha (now Mrs. Smith), Dorcas and George, all of whom reside in the West, except Dorcas; she was born Dec. 28, 1833. Mr. Sweney and wife have three children -Clara, born Nov. 10, 1851; Arthur M. and Ella I. (twins), born June 16, 1867; Mr. Sweney was a carpenter by trade, and after his marriage followed that business in Iowa till 1855; thence he moved to Wisconsin; thence in the winter of 1859-60, removed to Warren Co., Ohio, and here carried on his trade till in 1869, when he engaged in the business of manufacturing tile at Red Lion. In 1874, he formed a partnership with M. Josiah Hough, of Raysville, where they have continued the business to the present time. Mr. Sweney is one of the pioneers in the tile manufact- uring business, and we may safely say, in the quality of their tile, they are probably not excelled by any and equaled by very few.
HIRAM C. TAYLOR, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born in Frederick Co., Va., Feb. 19, 1832; is a son of Hiram W. and Rachel (Morgan) Taylor, natives of Virginia. The grandfather, Abraham Taylor, was also a native of Virginia, and lived and died in his native State. Hiram W. was raised and grew to manhood in his native State, and married and became the father of eleven chil- dren; seven now survive-Morgan, James, John, Hiram C., Martha, Edna and Eliz- abeth. Mr. Taylor resided in Virginia till 1856, when he emigrated to Ohio and settled in Wayne Township, Warren Co., and engaged in teaching school, which, with the mercantile trade, he followed for the balance of his life. He lost his wife in Virginia, who died June 9, 1856. He married for his second wife Mary Ann Chenoweth, by whom he had one child (deceased). Mr. Taylor died Aug. 11, 1868. The subject of this sketch was raised in Virginia, and married Margaret Lloyd, Jan. 28, 1858, a daughter of James and Sarah Lloyd, natives of Virginia, who, with Mr. Taylor, emigrated to Ohio in November, 1860, and located in Wayne Township. Mr. Taylor and wife have had six children; five now survive-Rochell, William, Charles, Lizzie and John. Mr. Taylor fol- lowed milling about four years in this county; the balance of his life has been devoted to farming; he bought and located upon the place where he now lives in March, 1880, where he has since resided and has a very pleasant home and good farm.
ANDREW J. THORPE, retired merchant, Waynesville; born in Kentucky Dec. 7, 1814; is a son of John and Mary (Hall) Thorpe, he a native of Ken- tucky and she of New Jersey. The grandfather, Andrew Thorpe, was born in Virginia, and emigrated to Kentucky, where he lived and died. Mr. John Thorpe married his wife in-this county about 1811, and located in Mason Co., Ky., where he resided till 1820; he located in Cincinnati and entered upon mercantile trade, which business he carried on for about thirteen years; he died in 1833, aged about 52 years; his wife died in December, 1878, aged 81 years. They were the parents of six children; three now survive-Ann, now Widow Johns, living in Indiana; Andrew J. and Thomas W. Our subject re- mained with his father till his death, being then about 19 years of age, and brought up and educated to the mercantile trade, which business he followed and prosecuted with vigor at various points in Ohio and Indiana, until about 1850, when he entered upon trade in Cincinnati, where he continued an active successful business man till 1873, when he sold out and retired to his present place of residence, in Waynesville. Mr. Thorpe's life has been one of great activity, conducting business with energy, tact and ability, which has been crowned with financial success, and now is living at his fine residence in Waynesville in his advancing years, in the quiet enjoyment of the fruits of his
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past labors and industry. Mr. Thorpe was united in matrimony, in 1836, with Mirriam Fallis, daughter of Isaiah and Elizabeth Fallis, natives of Pennsyl- vania; issue, two children-Mary Elizabeth, born Aug. 26, 1838, and William H. H., born June 7, 1841.
J. WOODROW WARNER, retired, Waynesville, born near Chillicothe, Ohio, Oct. 23, 1823, is a son of Levi and Elizabeth (Winder) Warner, natives of Pennsylvania. The grandfather, Levi Warner, was also a native of Penn- sylvania, and lived and died in his native State; he married Lydia Woodrow, who lost her life by being burned to death in the house of a neighbor, which took fire, the roof falling in upon her, from which she could not be extricated. The father, Levi, was raised in Pennsylvania, and when a young man emigrated to Ohio and settled near Chillicothe in a very early day, when there was but one cabin where now stands the flourishing town; here he remained a short time, and returned to Philadelphia and resided about three years, employed in the custom house; thence he returned to Chillicothe, was married, and settled on a farm, and engaged extensively in stock-raising and as a dealer in the same, driving through to Philadelphia large droves of cattle every year; he resided in Ross County till 1852, when, to be convenient to meeting-as he was a mem- ber of the Society of Friends-he moved into Clark County and there resided till his death, which occurred March 9, 1853, aged 76 years; his wife died April 8, 1844, aged 57 years; they had two children-J. Woodrow and Levi. Mr. Warner was thrice married-first, to Massey Winder; issue, six children; five now survive-Annie, Massey, Lydia, Simeon and Abner; his last wife was Mrs. Margaret Smith, daughter of a Mr. Wilson; she by her first husband had two children-Margretta and Mahlon. Our subject remained with his father till his majority, brought up on the farm; thence he engaged as clerk in a general store, and for several years remained engaged in a store and on the farm; was married, March 22, 1849, to Mahala, daughter of John and Ruth (Hale) Hadley, natives of North Carolina; the maternal grandparents, Jacob and Martha Hale, were among the pioneers of Ohio, locating near Cincinnati when there was but one house on this side of the river; Mahala was born in Clinton Co., Ohio, Feb. 25, 1827; the paternal grandparents were William and Sarah Hadley, who were also pioneers, and settled in Ohio only one year after Mr. Hale and family. John and Ruth Hadley were parents of six children, who grew to maturity; four now survive -- Maria, Mahala, Julia and Eli.
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