The History of Warren County, Ohio, Part 131

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

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MARY A. ADDIS; P. O. Butlerville; a native of Hamilton Co., Ohio, born June 23, 1845. She went with her parents to Covington, Ky., where she received the rudiments of a common-school education. She has been twice married ; the first time to George Currier. These parents had two children-Carrie, born Sept. 16, 1866 ; and Anna, born September, 1869 (since deceased). By some misunderstanding, a sep- aration of these parents took place, and she was married the second time, in 1875, to Mr. Bernard Addis, with whom she now happily resides. He is a machinist by trade, and, besides, being industrious, commands good wages for his work. Two children blessed this union-Mary J., born Jan. 8, 1877; and David H., born July 15, 1879. Mr. Addis is an ardent Republican, and one in whom the people have confidence. They own a good farm of over 100 acres of choice land, well improved, and in a high state of cultivation. He takes great pride in good stock, believing that it is economy to keep a few good ones rather than a number of poor ones.

JACOB BALZHISER, farmer ; P. O. Morrow ; was born in Germany, March 19, 1848. He is the son of Jacob and Catharine (Klouder) Balzhiser, natives of Ger- many, who emigrated to New Orleans in the fall of 1854, with the following children : Catharine, Margaret, Henry, Andonia, Andrew and John (twins), Jacob and William. From New Orleans, they came direct to the North, and, after a three months' residence in Cincinnati, moved to Harlan Township, from where they afterward moved to Clermont County, where the parents now reside, both being still living. Our subject has spent his time largely on the farm, and, on the 1st of June, 1873, married Margaret Diebold, a daughter of Jacob Diebold, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume. She was born June 11, 1852, and died Aug. 6, 1881. To them were born three children-George, Frank and Catharine. Mr. Balzhiser is a farmer by occupation, and has followed his businesss with marked success.

DANIEL S. BIRD, merchant; Butlerville; dealer in dry-goods, groceries, notions, boots, shoes, hats, caps, queensware, hardware, tobacco, cigars and furniture ; is a native of this county, and was born Dec. 31, 1833. He was educated in the common schools of his county, and from boyhood engaged in farming. In 1861, he espoused the Union cause, enlisting in Company E, 17th O. V. I., serving until the close of the war. He enlisted as private in his company, and was promoted in the reg- ular order, until he reached the position of 1st Lieutenant. Returning from the war, he was united in marriage, Oct. 14, 1866, to Miss Lydia C. Mounts, born in this county Oct. 9, 1845. They have three children-Frankie G., born Aug. 12, 1867 ; Ellie C., born March 5, 1869; and Milton M., born April 22, 1871. His father was William Bird, a native of New Jersey, born about the year 1797; he married Miss C. Hutchinson, of his own State, born about the year 1802; they were the parents of thirteen children, of which number only three are living at this date. Milton Mounts, the father of Mrs. Bird, is a native of this State and county ; he was born Oct. 11, 1814; in October, 1843, he married Sarah Ireland, who was born near Morrow, this county, in February, 1819. He died in October, 1879; his aged companion still surviving him. They were the parents of six children, two sons and four daughters, all of whom are now living. Mr. Bird has a well selected stock of goods, of the value of $5,000, with annual sales reaching $15,000, and his integrity and close attention to business make him exceedingly popular as a salesman. He is a Republican in politics, and is now serving his fourth term as Treasurer of his township. He and his worthy wife are members of the M. E. Church, and he of I. O. O. F., 656, Butlerville.

JACKSON CLINTON, farmer; P. O. Butlerville. This gentleman is one of the pioneers of Warren County, and to his biography we gladly give space in this work. He is a native of Hamilton County, this State, and born June 5, 1823. He came to

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this county at the age of 7 years, with his parents, and was educated in the rural schools of his neighborhood. His father was Archibald Clinton, and his mother, originally, Sarah Legitt. These parents were both natives of Harrison Co., Va .; the former was born about the year 1788, and the latter about 1799. He served in the war of 1812, under that daring and successful Indian fighter, Gen. Harrison. He settled near Rossburg, this township, in 1803, when the country was almost a wilderness and in a state of aboriginal barbarism. He was the father of four children ; of Irish descent; a Democrat in politics, and universally respected. The remains of these parents rest in the little cemetery near Rossburg, she having died Nov. 1, 1858, and he July 10, five years later. The subject of this sketch is single, and rather enjoys that state. He owns a good farm of 100 acres, is genial of nature, and noted for his integrity.

JAMES B. COLLINS, physician, Butlerville. Among the eminent and suc- cessful physicians of Warren County is Dr. James B. Collins. He is of English parent- age, and was born in Mason County, Ky., Aug. 4, 1820. His father was a native of Massachusetts, and he, being educated in the schools so well known throughout the Union for their efficiency and thoroughness, he was well prepared for the general busi- ness of life. He immigrated to Kentucky at an early date, and, for a number of years, engaged in school teaching and surveying. The Doctor was left to his own exertions, but, by energy and industry, he prepared himself for college, which he entered at Au- gusta of his native State. He completed the full course of that institution, graduating with high honors, in 1844. He at once began the study of medicine with Dr. Keith, of Augusta, and completed the course in the Ohio Medical College, of Cincinnati, in 1852. Soon after graduating, the Doctor went to New Orleans, La., where he spent some two years, studying the climate and diseases peculiar to that latitude. After returning from the South, he practiced his profession at Bautam and Newburg, and finally located in Butlerville, in 1871. The Doctor has been married three times; the first time September, 1848, to Miss Sarah King, a most worthy lady. To these parents one child was born, which died, and was soon followed by its mother, 1850. Mr. Collins was married the second time in March, 1860, to Miss Gatch, a niece to Gen. Gatch. This union was blessed with four children, one daughter and three sons, of which number the three latter are living. In March, 1866, the Doctor was again bereaved by the loss of his wife, and subsequently was again married to Mrs. Hughes, a widow lady, with whom he is now living. He is an ardent Republican, es- poused the war for the Union, and officiated as physician and surgeon at Camp Deni- son, Ohio, for some time. He is a consistent member of the M. E. Church ; a member of I. O. O. F., No. 656, Pleasant Plains, and Goshen Encampment, No. 167. He took a prominent part in the organization of the Clermont County Medical Society, and is also a working member of Warren County Medical Society. Age and care seem to sit lightly on his organization, being active and busy-now 61. His temperate habits, social qualities and generous impulses give him, as all others, a possibility of long life and general success in the various avocations of life.

GEORGE CONSTABLE, farmer ; P. O. Pleasant Plain ; born in this county, Jan. 19, 1837 ; he received the usual common school education and has devoted his time to agricultural pursuits. He was married Jan. 11, 1862, to Miss H. T. Hill, a native of this county, born Nov. 1, 1843; these parents are worthy members of the M. E. Church, and have an interesting family . of three children - Allie B., Ernit M. and Wilfred C. His father, Hiram Constable, is a native of New York ; he married Emily Bodine, of his own native State; they settled in Hamilton Co., O., at an early date, where they were married and subsequently removed to this county, about the year 1834.

JOHN W. COUDEN, farmer; P. O. Edwardsville ; this enterprising farmer is a native of Warren Co., born in Washington Township, March 26, 1844; he received the usual common school education in the rural schools of this immediate neighbor- hood, and chose the occupation of a farmer. He was united in marriage May 12, 1868, to Miss Hannah W. Jack ; to this union were born the following children : William T., Feb. 27, 1869; Charles C., Dec. 27, 1871 ; Edwin H., May 28, 1873, and

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Albert B., March 8, 1877. He espoused the Union cause in the late war, and served in the 146th O. V. I. He owns a valuable farm of 103 acres of choice land, and takes great pride in raising fine horses, cattle and hogs. His house and barn are models of neatness and comfort. He is sober and industrious and believes in doing well what- ever he undertakes. He is the son of Theodore and Sarah (Howell) Couden, the former, a native of this State, born about the year 1818 ; the latter of Loudoun Co .. Va., born about the year 1820. They were the parents of six children, three sons and three daughters : Louisa, born Dec. 14, 1842; Henry H., born October, 1846 ; Eliz- abeth, born April 3, 1850 ; Dr. W., born Dec. 13, 1853, and Emma A., Jan. 28, 1858. The father of Mrs. Couden was William Jack, born in this State; he married Pri- cilla Corwin, a native of Warren Co. Mr. Couden lost his wife by death, Oct. 29, 1877 ; she was a woman well connected, being a relative of the Corwin family of this county ; she was esteemed by all who knew her, and her early departure to the " other shore " left behind sad, yet pleasant memories.

D. T. COX, commercial agent ; Butlerville; a native of Clinton Co., Ohio, born Jan. 6, 1847. He was educated in the common and graded schools of his native county, and, when quite young, learned the harness maker's trade, and is at present acting as traveling agent for the sale of such work. He has been married twice ; the first time to Sarah E. Bishop, Dec. 28, 1870 ; three children were born to these parents, two sons and one daughter; his wife died in the year 1877. Mr. C. was again married Oct. 28, 1878, to Miss F. C. Jackson, of Columbus, Ohio. He finally settled in Butlerville, in March, 1881. He is a member of I. O. O. F., No. 182, Martins- ville, Ohio, having passed all the chairs in that order. He espoused the Union cause in the late war, serving in Company G, 49th O. V. I., and Company D, 188th O. V. I. He was first Sergeant of the latter company and regiment ; his term of service lasted very nearly three years. His father was Vincent Fox, a native of Ohio ; his mother, originally Nancy Terrell, both deceased.

GEORGE CROSSON, farmer ; P. O. Pleasant Plains ; born near the village of Rossburg, this township, August, 1826; he grew up amid the rural scenes of the county, attending the common schools as opportunity afforded ; he was married in October, 1860, to Hannah Spevel, a native of this township, born Oct. 1, 1841. They have two chil- dren-Jane, born March 13, 1861, married to Walter Jones ; and William, born March 5, 1862. Mr. Crosson spent the early portion of his life in the far West, to which he went in the year 1852 ; be remained in California for about six years, visiting at differ- ent times Washington Territory and British Columbia ; returning to the States in 1869, he began farming. This he soon abandoned to again return to the West, being this time selected by a company to visit Colorado, to inspect the mining districts of that country, and then returned to the States. In 1878, he revisited Colorado and discovered the silver mine near the Denver & South Park Railroad; he continued to mine until 1880, when he again returned to the States; he owns large mining interests yet in the West, which promise rich developments; he owns a good farm of 128 acres of land, and is a member of F. & A. M., No. 135, Butlerville, Ohio.

JACOB DIEBOLD, farmer; P. O. Morrow ; a native of Baden, Germany, and born Aug. 26, 1826; he received the rudiments of a common school education in the schools of the fatherland and at an early age was drafted into the service of his country during the promise of the rebellion in Germany ; noc liking the service, he sought an opportunity and came to America, landing in New Orleans in April, 1849. From thence he came to Campbell Co., Ky .. and labored for $6 and $3 per month. After working at common labor for about five months, he came to Morrow, this county. There he commenced work at $6 per month during the winters of 1849-50. In February, 1850, he was united in marriage to Miss Catharine Fox, a native of Baden, Germany, born Feb. 28, 1826. In order to consummate the marriage, Mr. Diebold was compelled to borrow $1 with which to procure the license ; he at once commenced to farm on what is now known as the William Bennett farm, where he remained for ten years consecutively. Being of a frugal and industrious turn of mind, he soon laid up a suffi - cient competency with which to purchase 98 acres of land, on which he removed in the

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year 1860. He has added to this farm until he now owns 185 acres, well improved and in a high state of cultivation ; he built a good barn in 1869 and a fine brick resi- dence in 1871. His home is a model of neatness and comfort, containing eight large rooms and being two stories high. The warm heart and generous nature of its owner are always ready to receive in a hospitable manner those who may visit him ; his father was Jacob Diebold, after whom the subject of this sketch was named ; he died when the son was but 6 years of age and sleeps on the vineclad hills, near the historic Rhine, in his native land ; his wife was Barbara Luburger, of a distinguished family ; her brother being an accomplished engineer under Napoleon in his campaigns in Europe. She died about the year 1853. George Fox was the father of Mrs. Diebold, a native of Baden, Germany, born July 14, 1797; he married Miss Catharine Jacobe; she was nine years his junior. They settled here in October, 1855; he died Sept. 11, 1877, and she July 27, 1867. They were the parents of one son and four daughters. The parents of the subject of this sketch had a family of eleven children- Barbara, born Nov. 26, 1850, married to C. F. Morgan ; Margaret, born June 11, 1852, married Jacob Balzhiser, now deceased ; Permelia, born April 2, 1854; Mary, born July 16, 1855, married to I. N. Ross ; William B., born Dec. 19, 1856; George, born Sept. 26, 1858 (deceased); George, born May 3, 1860; Catharine, born June 30, 1862 ; Elizabeth, born Feb. 18, 1864 ; Jacob, born June 14, 1867 ; and John, born Aug. 2, 1869. Mr. Diebold held the office of Township Trustee for six years ; is a member of the Lutheran Church, and of Lodge No. 116, Morrow, Ohio; he is a man of robust constitution, and from present indications will live to a ripe old age.

PHILLIP ENZ, farmer ; P. O. Morrow; is a native of Germany, born October 15th, 1822. He was schooled in the mother country and was a farmer until 18 years of age. He, like all German citizens, was compelled to enter the service of his country and was assigned to duty under General Zritz. He was in the army for some time, and falling sick was sent to the hospital. Not liking the service, he sought an opportunity and escaped to France. From thence he went to Africa, joining the 5th Infantry ; he was under the French General Cauro- bert for two years. In 1850 he came to America, landing at New York and finally settled here in 1851. He was married Aug. 2, 1852, to Miss L. Miller, a native of Germany, born Jan. 2, 1826. They have eight children-Matthew, Louisa, Jacob, Margaret, Anna, Henry, Philip and Linnie. Mr. Enz is a public spirited man and is noted for his integrity.

ANDREW FRYBURGER, farmer; P. O. Cozaddale; one of the pioneers of this county and to whom we are pleased to give a prominence in this work, was born in Hamilton Township, this county, September 13, 1818; he was the son of Lewis and Rachel (Custer) Fryburger; the former was born about the year 1775, the latter December 24 of the same year; they settled in this coun- ty about the year 1819. These parents were of German descent and were among the early and influential people of their time and neighborhood. They were the parents of ten children-four sons and six daughters, all of whom are well situated in life. The family was originally from Virginia, where it was well and favorably known. The subject of this sketch was brought up amid the rural scenes of pioneer life, and had but little chance to secure an education. The log cabin, the clearing and the rude methods of developing the new country engaged his attention, but they were nature's methods of making a stalwart ; strengthening muscle, enlarging the mind and warming into life those noble impulses so characteristic of the man brought up in such surroundings ; hospitable and kind, a friend always finds a warm and hearty welcome to his home: He has been twice married, the first time April 1, 1846, to Miss Mary J. Hill, who was born April 15, 1826; to these parents six children were born-Lewis, April 1, 1848 ; Notley H., March 6, 1850; Hosiah, Jan. 22, 1853; John, Sept. 7, 1857 ; Thomas, Oct. 2, 1859, and George, Oct. 10, 1862. On March 14, 1866, Mr. Fryburger was called upon to mourn the loss of the partner of his life, the sympathizer of his sorrows, the sharer of his joys, by death, Dec. 14, 1866. After remaining single for some seven years, he was married the second time Nov. 20, 1873 to Miss Martha Bright, a

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worthy woman born May 16, 1846. They have two children - Mary J. and Annie A. ; the former 7 years of age, the latter 3. The father of Mrs. Fryburger is John Bright, a native of England, born Feb. 11, 1822; he married Amy Wiltshire, born Jan. 16, 1824. Mr. Fryburger is a Democrat of the old school, and has held the offices of Township Trustee and Director for over fifteen years. He owns a well cul- tivated farm of 116 acres of land, and at this writing is active and vigorous for one of his years.

JOHN D. HAMER, merchant, Pleasant Plain ; dealer in hardware, tinware, stoves, clocks, watches, jewelry, harness, pumps, and agent for Porter & Co.'s sheet iron roofing; was born in Deerfield, this county, Nov. 13, 1833. Being of an ingen- ious turn of mind, he worked at and learned the tinner trade; since he has also worked at the silversmith and artist's trades. In all these various branches of trade he seemed to excel and succeed. When the late war commenced, he enlisted in Company G, 89th O. I., and served through the war. His regiment was attached to the 14th Corps, and he followed it through its various successes at Lebanon, Stone River, Mission Ridge, Chick- amauga, and through the Atlanta campaign. Mr. Hamer has traveled extensively in various sections of the Union; he went to California in 1870, remaining there for seven years, but the love for his old home grew so strong that he returned. In Oct. 9, 1878, he was united in marriage to Mrs. Phebe Draper, nee Mouuts. He carries a well selected stock of goods, and is commanding a good trade. His father is a native of Virginia ; he was a miller by trade, and run a mill for forty years, near where the sub- ject of this sketch was born. He married Miss Lucinda Shawshan, a native of Wayne Co., Ohio.

MOSES R. HILL, farmer ; P. O. Pleasant Plain. This esteemed citizen is a native of Clermont Co., Ohio, and was born Jan. 22, 1843; he is the son of John and Lavina Hill, nee Ross ; the former a native of Seneca Co., N. Y., born Oct. 8, 1795; the latter of New Jersey, and born Dec. 15, 1805. They were married in her native State, and settled in this county in the year 1847. The subject of this sketch received a common school education in the rural districts of Harlan Township, and at an early age began the battle of life in that earnest and careful manner which generally insures success. He was united in marriage Dec. 9, 1865, to Miss Sophia Jones, a native of this county ; born Sept. 1, 1847. This union was blessed with five children-Alva (born March, 1867), Thomas J. (born Dec. 29, 1868), John (born May 14, 1871), Anna (born Dec. 17, 1873), and Emma J. (Jan. 25, 1875). When the late war broke out, Mr. Hill warmly espoused the Union cause, and enlisted in Company C, 2d O. I. for three years. He participated in numerous skirmishes, and took an active part in the heroic struggle of his regiment at Stone River and Chickamanga. At the latter engage- ment he was captured and taken to Richmond, Va., where he was incarcerated in one of its vile prison pens ; from Richmond he was sent to Danville, Va., Charleston and Flor- ence, S. C., and finally to that awful charnel house of death and starvation, Anderson- ville, Ga. Mr. Hill was naturally of a robust constitution and muscular frame; for five months he endured the horrors and suffering of that ever-to-be-remembered spot, where sleep over 14,000 of our loved dead. Since his return home, the intervening years have not improved his shattered health. He owns a well cultivated farm of 172 acres of land, on which he erected a fine brick residence, at a cost of $2,500 ; the surroundings are picturesque and the situation beautiful. He is a Democrat of the old school, and at presents holds the office of Township Trustee; he had eight brothers and sisters- Jackson (born Nov. 11, 1823, deceased), William (born July 14, 1825, deceased), Calista (born July 3, 1827, deceased), Melissa (born Sept. 10, 1830, deceased), Enoch A. (born Aug. 17, 1834), Jefferson (born May 1, 1836), John (born Nov 31, 1840), and Anna (born Aug. 27, 1846, deceased). Thomas Jones was the father of Mrs. Hill; he was born September, 1816, in Virginia; he married Martha Sears, of this State, who was born Feb. 19, 1826. She continued to reside with her husband until Dec. 20, 1878, when death closed her eventful life of over one-half century.

WILLIAM H. H. HITESMAN, farmer; P. O. Pleasant Plain, Ohio; a native of this county, born May 22, 1841. He was educated near Rossburg, in the

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rural district school, and engaged in farming from his boyhood. He learned the stone mason trade, but his health would not permit him to work at it. He was mar- ried May 3, 1868, to Mary J. Lewis, who was born Jan. 22, 1848; they have seven children in all-Stella. Robert, Anna, Elizabeth, Amy, Oliver and Frances. Mr. H. espoused the Union cause during the late war, serving in several organizations, the last being Company C, 146th Ohio Infantry. His health being impaired, he has since been remembered by the Government in the form of a pension. His father, William Hites- man, is a native of New Jersey, born Dec. 5, 1799. He married Anna Snyder, of Pennsylvania, born Jan. 2, 1808. They settled in Warren County in 1837.

GEORGE HOLMES, farmer; P. O. Edwardsville; a native of Warren Co., Ohio, and born June 15, 1843, the son of Truman and Sarah Holmes, nee Coddington, the former being born in New York about the year 1809, and the latter a native of Maryland and born in the year 1815. They came to this county at an early date, and Were married in September, 1829. After a life full of bereavements and busy cares, he passed quietly to rest, Feb. 23, 1881, his aged companion surviving him. The Holmes' family are well and favorably known in the East, and the Coddingtons are among the best people in Maryland, their ancestry being favorably connected with the early settle- ment of that State. Mr. Holmes was brought up on a farm and received a common school education in the rural schools of his neighborhood. He early espoused the Union cause, and being in Indiana he enlisted in Company F, 7th I. V. I. His health failed, caused by a wound in the right arm received at the battle of Winchester, Va. After his return home, he engaged in merchandising and farming alternately. On Jan. 16, 1866, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary T. Williams, a native of West Virginia, born July 3, 1842; two children blessed this union-Mystie, born Nov. 10, 1865, and Truman B., born May 20, 1869. Elisha Williams, the father of Mrs. Holmes, was a native of Old Virginia, born about the year 1806. He married Susan Bobber, of Virginia. He died in April, 1878, his aged companion still living. They were the parents of six children-four daughters and two sons. Mr. Holmes is of Democratic proclivities ; owns a well cultivated farm of 120 acres of choice land, is pleasantly situated at home, and has reason to congratulate himself upon his good success in life.

JAMES HUTCHINSON, grocery and saloon ; Pleasant Plain; dealer in gro- ceries, ale, beer and pure liquors ; is a native of Clinton Co., Ohio, where he was born May 23, 1847 ; he is the son of Lewis and Sophia Hutchinson, nee Woodruff, also na- tives of this State. The subject of this sketch lost his father when 5 years of age, and, in consequence, was thrown upon his own resources ; he was reared upon the farm and, when an opportunity occurred, attended the rural district schools of his neighbor- hood. He was compelled to labor in order to support his widowed mother and her family, so that his chances to acquire an education were meager. When the war for the Union commenced, Mr. Hutchinson was one of the first to espouse its cause, and en- listed in Company B, 79th O. V. I., but, losing his health, he was discharged from the service. He being of a patriotic and enthusiastic turn of mind, as soon as he recov- ered his health, he again returned to the service, enlisting in the 19th O. V. I., in which he continued till the close of the war. On Oct. 1, 1865, he was married to Miss Ingle, who soon after died, and, in October, 1869, he was again united in marriage to Augusta Stiles. He is the father of five children, four of whom are living -Anna E., born April 7, 1866; Mollie S., born Sept. 30, 1870 ; Sallie J., born Nov. 4, 1872 (deceased) ; Joseph R., born April 19, 1877, and Susan, born April 22, 1879. His parents were of German-English descent, and were noted for their industry and integ- rity ; these principles were carly instilled into the mind of the subject of this brief nar- rative. He holds the office of School Director of his village, and in his business is doing well ; kind, social and hospitable, he is esteemed as one of the good citizens of his community. Alonzo Stiles, the father of Mrs. Hutchinson, is a native of Vermont ; he married Mary Cheeser ; they were of old and respected families.

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The History of Warren County, Ohio, Part 131

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