The History of Warren County, Ohio, Part 135

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

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S. W. BURDSAL, farmer; P. O. Lebanon : was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, in 1813; he is a son of Josiah and Hannah Burdsal; he was born in Monmouth Co., N. J., she in Chester Co., Penn. In 1794, they came to Ohio and located in Hamilton Co., where they lived and died. Joseph Williamson, father of Hannah, came to Ham- ilton Co. in 1796, and settled near Gerrard Station, near which place Gen. Wayne had his rendezvous. Josiah Burdsal died in 1862; she departed this life in 1864. To them were born nine children, seven living-Mary, Jane, Julia, Viola, Sophia, Sam- uel and Stephen ; Williamson and Frank deceased. Our subject was reared on the farm till 17 years old, when he went to Cincinnati and learned the painter's trade, which he followed there and in Batavia for several years. In 1836, he was married to Ann M. Turner. In 1842, he went to Butler Co., Ohio, where he purchased a farm near Port Union, on which he lived fourteen years, and on another farm five years. In 1862, he came to where he now lives; he owns 157 acres of choice land, which is in good cultivation and comfortably improved. To Mr. and Mrs. Burdsal nine children were born, three living-Melzer, John M. and Eliza; the deceased are Samuel L., Augustus, Mary E., Leonard, Caroline and Florence.

B. CAVOLT, Justice of the Peace and merchant. South Lebanon. The gentle- man whose name heads this memoir, was born in Clemont Co., Ohio, in the year 1827. He was reared a cooper by trade, and his education was such as could be obtained in the district schools. In his trade he found employment in his native county until 1861, at which time he came to South Lebanon; here he engaged in the mer- cantile busine-s, in a rented store room, and afterward bought the property in which he is now doing business; his stock at present consists in groceries and meats, though he formerly kept a general country store. In 1872, he was elected Justice of the Peace ; he has since held, and has recently been elected for a three years' term. In 1878, he was elected Clerk of the township. and is the present, incumbent in office ; is a Republican in politics, having always affiliated with that party. Mr. Cavolt's exec- utive ability is evidenced by the fact that he has to the satisfaction of constituents fearlessly discharged every duty pertaining to his trusts, for which reason his towns- men continue him their official representative in the judicial magistracy of his township. In 1849, he was married to Susan McCollern, of Clermont Co., Ohio, who has born him eight children, four living, viz .: John, Susan E., Rebecca J. and Charles; the de- ceased are, James. Eddie, Martha E. and Margaret A. Amos Cavolt and wife, Sarah Hixon, were born in Ohio. B. Cavolt, grandfather of our subject, came from Penn- sylvania in an early day, when Indians were yet plenty, and settled in Clermont Co., Ohio, where he died.

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J. T. COCHRAN, Township Trustee, South Lebanon, was born in Turtle Creek Township, in 1832, and is a son of James and Mary Cochran ; his father was born in Pennsylvania, and his mother in the State of Ohio, in which both died ; he died in 1843 ; she departed this life in 1837. Our subject was brought up on a farm, and only received a common school education. In 1858, he was married to Mary E., daughter of David Fox. In 1861, he enlisted in Co. F of the 35th O. V. I. ; was soon after transferred to the front in the Army of the Cumberland. He participated in the bat- tles of Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Perryville, Ky., and a number of lesser engage- ments ; served his full time and was honorably discharged in 1864. Upon his return home, he engaged in the grocery business, and soon after went to Lebanon, where he kept the Lebanon Hotel in 1871 and 1872, and it was during this time the Hon. C. L. Vallan- digham met with the accident that caused his death, and Mr. Cochran has now in his possession the bedstead on which he died, June 1, 1871. Upon again locating in South Lebanon, he engaged in the business in which he is now engaged. In the spring of 1881, he was elected one of the Trustees of Union Township, and is also President of the village School Board. He is a Republican in politics, and has been on the Advi- sory Committee of Union Township for two years. To Mr. and Mrs. Cochran three children have been born, two living, viz .: Lula F. and Anna B .; Charles F. deceased. Mrs. Cochran was born in Warren Co.

HENRY DILATUSH, farmer ; P. O. South Lebanon; the gentleman whose name heads this sketch was born in New Jersey in 1823, and is the largest land-holder in Union Township ; he is a son of Nicholas V. and Catalina Dilatush ; he was born in Mon- mouth Co., N. J .; she in Mercer Co., in the same State; in 1838, they removed to and settled in Turtle Creek Township, in which they lived six years, and, during the winter of 1844 and 1845, removed to Union Township, and settled on land they had bought, on which they lived till their death ; he died Jan. 6, 1870, aged 72 years, 3 months and 14 days ; she departed this life in 1876; they were parents of eight children, seven of whom are living, viz. : Margaret, Sarah A., Henry, Susan (deceased), John, George, Thomas and William. Mr. D., Sr., was one of the successful and enterprising men of the county during his life, and his labors were rewarded by the accumulation of large property ; our subject was reared to farm pursuits, and his early education was such as a studious boy could get in the district schools, in which he fitted himself so as to successfully cope with the demands of business. In 1853, he was married to Eliza Hunt, who bore him three children, viz .: Walter S., Harry and Charley. Mrs. D. departed this life in the fall of 1878, at the age of 44 years. Mr. D. has been Trustee of Union Township for several years, and Infirmary Director for six years, and to the Agricultural Society of the county for eighteen years. He owns upward of 400 acres of land, which is largely in cultivation and comfortably improved.

WILLIAM J. DILATUSH, farmer; P. O. Lebanon ; the gentleman whose name heads this memoir was born in New Jersey, Oct. 30, 1837, and is a son of Nicho- las Dilatush, of whom mention is made in the sketch of H. Dilatush ; he was but a child when his parents came to Ohio, consequently has no recollections of " Old New England;" like his brother Henry, his early educational training was confined to local schools, and the extensive school of experience gave him the practical knowledge which makes him a practical and successful business man. Jan. 22, 1880, he was married to Su- san, a daughter of Timothy Perrine, of Warren Co; he owns 206 acres of choice land, and is one of the enterprising and thrifty farmers of the county. During the war he was a member of the "State Guards," and participated in the chase after John Morgan in his famous raid.

W. F. DOWNEY, miller; P. O. Morrow ; was born in Warren Co., Ohio, in the year 1850 ; he is a son of Eleazer Downey; the rudiments of his education were received in the district schools, which was afterward developed in the Lebanon Normal School, from which institution he graduated and received the degree of " Bachelor of Science ; " previous to graduating he taught five years, and mostly in the schools of Warren Co .; after graduating, he taught one year in the county and two in Illinois ; his health failing him, he was obliged to abandon the profession of teaching, when he

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turned his attention to the farm and mill ; he is a member of the Christian Church, with which he has been connected thirteen years.

PETER B. DUNHAM, South Lebanon; of the firm of Kelley & Dunham packers and dryers of sugar corn. Mr. Dunham was born in Turtle Creek Township, Warren County, in 1839 ; his early life was passed on the farm, and he received a common education in the district schools. He followed the fortunes of the firm until 1873, at which time he became interested in drying corn. In 1979, he became connected with Mr. Kelley, and together they do the largest business in that line in the county. In 1859, he was married to Rebecca, daughter of Harvey Randolph, by whom he has had one child-Ida B. (deceased), aged six years. Mr. D. was a member of Co. A, 169th O. N. G .; enlisted in 1863, served his time, and was honorably discharged.

JOHN E. DUNHAM, farmer; P. O. South Lebanon; was born in Union Town- ship in the year 1841. He is a son of Thomas G. Dunham, a pioneer, who was born in Warren County July 4, 1810; he was a son of Edward and Elizabeth (Gibbs) Dunham, natives of New Jersey, who settled in Warren County in a very early day. Thomas G. Dunham was reared a farmer's boy, and in the early schools of the county he received a common education. In 1835, he was married to Eliza, daughter of John and Nancy Benham, pioneers of Warren County. To. them were born five chil- dren, viz., Cynthia A., Peter B., John E., James F. and Jennie. Mr. Benham began life a poor boy, and, by his indomitable energy, pluck and perseverance, in which he was seconded by his amiable wife, they together succeeded in accumulating a large property, which at his death was left his wife and children in good circumstances. His death occurred .Nov. 18, 1874. His wife was born in Warren Co., Ohio, in 1816. Their youngest son, James F., was born in 1842, and was married to Elvira, daughter of Abner Burdsal, Dec. 29, 1872. John E., the subject of this sketch, is a farmer by occupation, and only received the advantages of a common school education. March 13, 1864, he was married to Letitia, daughter of James Jameson, of Warren County, who has borne him four children, three living, viz .: Burns B., Seldon G. and Raymond; an infant deceased. In 1861, he enlisted in Co. F, 60th O. V. I., for one year ; served his time, and was honorably discharged. Was taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry, Sep- tember, 1862, and was immediately paroled. He was in the engagement at Cross Keys, Va., and numerous smaller engagements. He owns 160 acres of excellent land, which is largely in cultivation and well improved. His wife is a native of the county, and was born in 1845.

SAMUEL S. FRENCH, farmer, P. O. Lebanon ; was born on the place where he resides, in 1829; he is a son of Samuel French, who was born in New Jersey, in 1788, and was reared in Pennsylvania ; his mother, Nancy Sibbett, was also born in New Jersey. Mr. French came to Ohio in 1801, and was only 13 years old at the time; he worked for some years as a hand at odd jobs; he was mar- ried three times ; first to Nancy Brandenburg, by whom he had two children- Anner A. and Eliza ; his second wife was Nancy Sibbett, who bore him two chil- dren-Samuel S. and Joseph ; by his third wife, Eliza Meeker, he had no children. He died in 1862, aged 73 years. Mr. French was a self-made man, as when he came to Ohio he was only a boy in years, and entirely destitute of meaus; by un- remitting toil and industry, coupled with good management, he built up a good property, as at his death he left 226 acres of choice land. Our subject was mar- ried in 1853, to Sarah Burrows, who has borne him two children-Joseph B. and Mary E. He owns the "Old Home " farm, 133 acres, which is largely in culti- vation and comfortably improved. Mrs. French was born in New Jersey, in 1829; her parents, Samuel and Amelia (Hunt) Burrows, were natives of New Jersey ; they settled in Lebanon, in 1831 ; he was a shoemaker by occupation, a trade he followed in Lebanon. To them were born four children-Sarah, Mary, Samuel S. and John M. He died in 1875; she in 1874. Both were members of the M. E. Church, to which they belonged for forty five years.

JOHN HACKETT, blacksmith, South Lebanon, was born near Goshen, in Warren Co., in 1837; he is a son of Samuel Hackett, a native of New Jersey. who settled in

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Warren Co. previous to the birth of our subject. He, John, learned his trade in the county, and established himself in business in Butlerville, before the war, where he worked for some time. In 1861, he enlisted in Co. A, of the 120th O. V. I., which was raised for the three months' service. Mr. Hackett was the first man from Harlan Township to enroll his name after the expiration of his enlisted time; he re-enlisted for three years; he did service in the Middle Department of the army, and was in the battles of Scurry Creek, Antietam, the second Bull Run fight, and others of equal importance ; at Antietam he was wounded in the left hand, and received scratches on his right hand and leg ; he was discharged July 11, 1864, having served over three years. Locating in South Lebanon, he did jour work for a time, and, in 1872, established himself in a shop of his own. Being a practical and intelligent workman, he commands a good percentage of the custom work of the place. He is a member of the Morrow Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 116, and also of the Encampment, and of both is a worthy member and brother. To Mary Wager, of South Lebanon. he was married in 1868. Mr. Hackett owns a fine property in the village, and is rather historic, from the fact that it was on his property Gen. Sutton settled when he first came to Ohio, in 1795.

REV. R. S. HAGEMAN, minister and farmer; P. O. Camp Hageman. The subject of this sketch was born in the year 1837; he is a son of Henry and Rhoda (Stout) Hageman, who were born in the State of New Jersey ; he, April 20, 1798, and she, April 20, 1805. In 1828, with team and wagon they emigrated to Ohio, the journey occupying twenty-one days. They settled in Socialville, Deerfield Township, where they lived twenty-seven years. Although a miller by occupation, he followed farming and operated a saw-mill. In 1858, he removed to Union Township, where he lived till his death, which occurred July 25, 1862. In early life he was a member of the Presbyterian Church, in which he was an Elder ; afterward he connected with the M. E. Church, and was a devout and exemplary Christian man. To himself and wife were born ten children, three living-R. S., Hannah and Theodore ; the deceased- Joseph, Mary, Harriet, Mary Ann, John, Henry C. and Emma. Our subject was brought up to labor on the farm and in the mill until 19 years old. The rudiments of his education were received in the district schools, which was afterward developed in a course of study in the Farmers' College, where he prosecuted his studies to within one year of graduating, after which he began teaching and in all taught fifteen years ; during this time he was laboring in the ministry, having been licensed to preach the Word of God at the age of 16 years, and at present enjoys the position of Local Elder in the M. E. Church. In 1862, he was married to Minerva, daughter of Charles W. Beedle, of Warren Co., who has borne him two children-Mary M. and Ella F. He owns a farm of 40 acres, which is in a high state of cultivation and comfortably im- proved.

J. H. HARRELL, farmer ; P. O. South Lebanon ; the subject of this memoir was born in Fredericksburg, this county, in 1820; he is a son of John Harrell, who came from Culpeper Co., Va., with his father, Nathan, about the year 1800, and settled in Union Township ; he, Nathan, served as a soldier during the war of the Revolution ; he and his wife were strict and consistent members of the Baptist Church. John Harrell was married to Elizabeth Lind, who bore him six children, viz., Mary A. and George (twins), Matilda, James M., Eliza and John H. Mr. Harrell died in 1824; his wife removed to Illinois, where she died in 1873, at the remarkable age of 102 years. George Lind, father of Mrs. Harrell, was born in Yorkshire, England ; when a boy of 16 years, he emigrated to America, which was before the Revolutionary war; he clerked in New York for awhile, and when the war broke out, enlisted and served throughout that great struggle ; he, with his family, came to Ohio about 1800 and settled on land adjoining Nathan Harrell, opposite Morrow, and the place is yet known as the " Old Lind Farm." On the place he settled, he lived and died one of the most respect- able and esteemed of the early settlers. Our subject lived on the " Old Lind Farm " until 14 years old, when he went to Lebanon, where he served his term at blacksmith- ing, but never followed it on account of failing eyesight, from which time he followed various pursuits for many years. In 1848, he was married to Keziah Lee, who has borne

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him seven children, viz., John L., Nancy, Rachel, Emma, Mary J., Jane and George. In 1864, he located in South Lebanon and has been engaged principally in farming ; he and his wife are consistent Christian people and have belonged to the M. E. Church more than twenty years. Zephenia Lee, father of Mrs. Harrell, came from Pennsylva- nia to Union Township in 1804. Where he settled, he lived until his death, which occurred in 1855, aged 74 years, and she departed this life at the age of 77 years ; they were parents of eight children, viz., Matilda, Lucinda, Nancy, Elizabeth, Zephe- nia, Mary, Catharine and Keziah. William Lee, father of Zephenia, came to Ohio about 1808; he resided in Warren Co. until his death, which occurred about 1817. By his three wives he had twenty-one children.

JOHN HARPER, farmer; P. O. Lebanon ; was born March 12, 1808, in Dela- ware; he is a son of James and Catharine (Vickery) Harper, who were born in the State of Delaware, in which they were married. In 1811, they came overland by team to Warren Co. and bought 100 acres of land, on which our subject yet lives ; he died the year after his settlement, aged about 30 years ; he left four children, the eldest at his death being but a child ; for nine years after his death, his wife heroically strug. gled along on the farm until sorely distressed by adversities, when she abandoned the trust. Their children were four in number, two living, viz., Elizabeth and John (the deceased), Prudence and Catharine. Mrs. H. died in 1870, aged 83 years ; our subject has been four times married ; first, to Maria Beller, Nov. 14, 1833, died Jan. 11, 1844 ; second wife, Anner A. French, to whom he was married July 6, 1845 ; she died Oct. 22, 1858; his third wife was Margaret A. Ulm, whom he married the 18th day of September, 1860; she died April 14, 1866 ; to his fourth and last wife, Rebecca Stibbs, he was married May 2, 1871. Mr. H. owns 100 acres of land, the same his father purchased in 1811 ; he is a member of the Horticultural Society of the county, which he joined in 1879 ; Mrs. H. was born Dec. 11, 1840; she is a daughter of John Stibbs, who was a son of Henry Stibbs, a native of New Jersey, who settled in Salem Township in the year 1806; John Stibbs was married to Maria Hulse, of New Jersey, by whom he had eleven children, six living, viz., Keziah, Eliza, Henry, Phoba, Nancy and Rebecca ; the deceased are Jackson, Sarah J., Susanna, James and Lewis. Mr. S. died in 1874; she in 1859; Henry Stibbs departed this life in 1857 ; he was a wagon-maker by trade; Mrs. Harper was previously married to Joseph Robinson, May 22, 1859, by whom she had three children, viz., Elmer, Harry and Mattie.

DAVID J. HOPKINS (deceased), late of South Lebanon ; was born in Hop- kinsville, Warren Co., in 1812, and was a son of James Hopkins, a pioneer of this county. In early life our subject learned the tailor's trade, which he followed in South Lebanon for a number of years; in 1836, he was married to Tarcillia, daughter of Capt. William Snook, a sketch of whom appears in connection with the sketch of Peter Snook, of Hamilton Township; Mr. H., after being married, plied his trade in South Lebanon for several years, when he went to Hopkinsville, in which he resided fourteen years, whe" he returned to his former place of residence, Jan. 2, 1858; to Mr. and Mrs. H. ten children were born, five living, viz., James E., Nathan K., Charles A., Rinaldo and Susan ; the deceased are William F., who was a member of the 35th O. V. I., served three years, and was slightly wounded in the battle of Chickamauga ; was honorably discharged, and in 1865 enlisted in the Eighth Regiment and belonged to Gen. Hancock's Reserve Corps, in which he served till his death, which occurred in Washington City, Feb. 14, 1866, aged 24 years. The other deceased children of David J. Hopkins are as follows : Sarah, Webster, Myrilla and Rachel A. Mrs. H. was born in Deerfield in 1818, and is a daughter of Capt. William and Hannah (Stout) Snook, who were parents of five children, four living, viz., Tarcillia Hopkins, Malinda Crane, Jane Drake and Irvin. Mrs. H. is an exemplary member of the M. E. Church, to which she has belonged since 1840, and is a consistent Christian woman.

DANIEL HUFFORD, retired farmer, South Lebanon, was born in West Virginia April 21, 1800, and is a son of George Hufford, a Virginian, who emigrated to Warren Co., Ohio, in 1831. In early life, our subject learned the carpenter's trade, working

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under his father who was a mechanic. In 1825, he went to New Orleans and came back up the river to Cincinnati, where he procured a horse and prospected over the county, and went to his home, and returned here as stated above. In 1828, his father pur- chased 350 acres of land. To his trade our subject gave exclusive attention for a number of years, his father in the manwhile carrying on the farm. In 1837, he was married to Sarah E. Wilson'; by this marriage there were four children --- Robert G. (of this township, married Elizabeth Welton), Alexander W. (of Cincinnati, retired merchant), George W. (of Indianapolis, Ind., married Lois P. Grosvener, of Worcester, Mass .; he is a teacher), and a little girl died when 3 years of age. Mrs. Hufford died, and Mr. Hufford was married the second time in March, 1849, to Eunice S. Richardson, a native . of Barry. Vt., and daughter of Benjamin and Mary ( May) Richardson; they were early settlers in Kentucky ; both are now deceased. By Mr. Hufford's last marriage there are two children-William S. (who married Miss Jane Cooper, and lives near the homestead). and Nathan K. (who is residing at the homestead with his parents). Mr. Hufford has had no aspirations for political honors, caring nothing for the empty bauble of local office. His life has been a success, and at present he owns 360 acres of excellent land ; he is one of our county's self-made men, having begun life without anything. Through his integrity and close application to business, has built up a large property. and he is now enjoying the fruits of his toil. His son, Alexan- der, enlisted in 1862, and was taken prisoner during the battle of Pittsburg Landing, and for two years was confined in the prison pens of Libby and Andersonville, before being exchanged.

ALBER T. JONES, carpenter, South Lebanon, was born in Massachusetts in the year 1829 ; he is a son of Benjamin Jones, a native of the same State. The early life of our subject was passed on the farm, and he received only a limited education in the district schools. At the age of 16, he began learning his trade, by working on cot- ton machinery, to which particular work he gave his attention and time for two years, after which, on account of failing health, he went at house building, which he followed while he remained in his native State. In 1860, he located in Hamilton Co., Ohio, in which he resided two years. In 1861, he was married to Minerva Thompson, of the same county. In 1862, he located in Warren Co., since which time carpentering has been his principal business. Being a master work man, and one of the best in the county, he receives a liberal share of the work in his line. To Mr. and Mrs. Jones three sons have been born, viz .: George W., Alvin M. and Edson M. He owns a good property in the village of South Lebanon, which makes him a comfortable and pleasant home.

A. J. KEEVER, farmer ; P. O. Camp Hageman; was born in Turtle Creek Township in 1839 ; he is a son of Abraham and Anna (Longstreet) Keever. He was born in Pennsylvania, and with his parents, Abraham and Mary (Kane) Keever, came to Ohio in an carly day, and first settled in Darke Co., Ohio, and afterward became citizens of Warren Co. Aaron and Mary (Higgins) Longstreet, parents of Anna, were natives of New Jersey, in which they were reared and married. In 1812, he kept a public house in New Trenton, N. J. In 1814, they came to Ohio and settled in Turtle Creek Township, where they lived till they died; his death occurred in 1856; she died in 1863. To them were born seven children, viz .: Samuel (who married Betsey Corwin), Euphemia (who married- Simpson), Mary (who married An- drew Burntager), Ann (who married Abraham Keever), and Mary (was married to James M. Gallager), Aaron (for his first wife married Mary Gallager, and for his seo- ond, Nancy Ward. Abraham Keever, Sr., children were as follows: Thomas (married Polly Perrine), Joseph (married Mary Dugan), Anthony (married Polly Swanger), Betsy (married Phoenix See), Abraham (married Ann Longstreet ), John and Phalix (unmarried), Lavinia (was married to Phoenix See), George (to Eliza Lawrence), and Polly (who married George Sears). To Aaron Keever, Jr., and wife were born four children, viz .: A. J. (married Mary Brown), Rebecca A. (was married to B. F. Galla- ger), Laving F. (married E. C. Dodds), and Mary M. (was married to Dr. J. B. Owens, of Lebanon). Abraham, Jr., died in 1847, aged 39 years. Mrs. Keever was again married to John W. Hall, by whom she had one child, viz., Lurella (now Mrs.

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The History of Warren County, Ohio, Part 135

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