The History of Warren County, Ohio, Part 136

Author: W. H. Beers & Co.
Publication date: 1882
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D. P. Wikoft). She (Mrs. H.) died in 1879, aged 66' years. Abraham, father of A. J., dealt largely in stock, and was one of the live business men of Warren Co. in his time, and was much respected by all who knew him ; he was successful in business, and although dying young, left a farm of 200 acres. Anna, his wife, was a consistent member of the Methodist Church ; Aaron Longstreet, her father, was a Presbyterian, and a very exemplary man. Our subject was reared on the farm, and in 1860 was married to Mary, daughter of David and Mary Brown. For four years after his marriage, he lived in the house where he was born. In 1865, he moved onto the Hawthorne farm in Union Township In 1881, he came to the place where he resides, and during the summer of 1881 built a neat residence. He owns 110 acres of land which is in good cultivation.

JAMES KEEVER, farmer ; P. O. Mason. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch was born in Warren Co., Ohio, Nov. 25, 1844; he is a son of James and Hester (Lamb) Keever, who settled in Ohio in an early day. The boyhood of our sub- ject was passed on the farm, and in the district school he received an ordinary educa- tion. As his father died before his birth he was deprived of that parental care and training so necessary and essential to every child, yet withal, James has succeeded and owns a farm of 106 acres, which is in the northwest quarter of Sec. 20; his land he is fixing up and improving and now bids fair to become a pleasant home. In 1867, he was married to Mary E. Braden, by whom he has had three children-Minnie M., Clara L. and John C. He located where he now lives (the old homestead) in 1872. His brother, Leonidas, enlisted in 1862, in Co. A, 79th O. V. I .; he died three months after, in December, at Gallatin, Tenn.

NATHAN KELLEY, deceased, was born in the State of Delaware, and was married to Hannah Miller, of Pennsylvania, and afterward came down the Ohio River on a flat-boat with Judge Bennett, Longworth and others to Cincinnati, in 1791; he came from the above place in the' night to Deerfield, and purchased land now owned by M. Hayner. In 1796, he located on the land where he lived and died; he served as Justice of the Peace for many years, and was a man of large executive ability ; he died, July 6, 1845, aged 85 years ; death came sudden and unexpected, as the day before his death he rode five miles to have his will made; his wife died in 1815. To them were born seven children-Cornelius, James, Thomas, Joseph (who was drowned in the Ohio River), Mary, Sidney and Cynthia. He was again married to Mary (Pierce) Van Meter, who bore him one child-Priscilla. He was an exemplary member of the M. E. Church, and stood high in the order of Masonry. William Miner, husband of Cynthia Kelley, was born in New Jersey, and was a son of Henry and Mary (Mon- fort) Miner. In 1810, they settled on land adjoining the Kelleys, where they lived and died. William Miner was married to Cynthia Kelley in about 1819 ; he served as Clerk of the County Courts, after which he was made Clerk of the United States Court at Columbus, and afterward of the same court at Cincinnati; health failing him, he returned to his farm and was appointed Assessor of the Third District, and served two or three years. To Mr. and Mrs. Miner fourteen children were born, seven living -Nathan, William, Leverett, Martha, Melissa, Victoria and Kate; the deceased are Mary, Louisa, Cynthia, Virginia, George, John and an infant. Mr. Miner died Nov. +, 1869, aged 71 years and 6 months; he belonged to the Masonic fraternity ; was a successful business man, and at his death left a large estate.

HENRY B. KELLEY, South Lebanon, of the firm of Kelley & Dunham, packers and driers of sugar corn. Mr. Kelley was born in New York in 1844; his early life was passed in the nurseries of Rochester, in his native State, one of which he had charge when only 17 years old. The rudiments of his education were received in the common schools, which was afterward quite fully developed in higher institutions of learning. In 1871, he came to Ohio and located at Foster's Crossing, in Warren Co., where he began drying sweet corn. The following year he located at his present site. Mr. W. H. Poor and he were the discoverers and originators of their new process of drying corn. He was married in Ohio, in 1867, to Rosa, daughter of Orson Mur- ray, who has borne him children as follows-Cannie, Carlos, Horace and George.

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Mr. Kelley belongs to all Masonic bodies, being a member of Lebanon Lodge, No. 26, Chapter No. 5, and to the Miami Commandery.

A. KING, proprietor of King's Great Western Powder Works, South Leb- anon ; the gentleman whose name we present at the head of this memoir is one of the successful and energetic business men of Warren Co .; he was born in Suffield, Conn., Oct. 18, 1842, and is a son of Thomas King, a native of the same State ; he was reared on the farm in his New England home and received a common education in the district schools ; at the age of 16, he came to Ohio and entered the employ of the Miami Powder Co., which mills were located in Xenia; for two years he worked as an employe, and during the time, by close observance, gained a practical knowledge of the business in detail, aud was given the foremanship of the mills, which he successfully directed and operated for three years ; he then took an interest in the business, which he sustained till 1877, when he sold out, and in partnership with J. W. King , pur- chased lands on the Little Miami River, on which has been erected since " King's Great Western Powder Works," of which our subject is part owner, foreman and gen- eral business manager. The business of this mill is extensive, and, from the improve- ments being made, it is safe to predict that it is destined to become the leading manufacturing enterprise of Warren Co. On the 20th day of September, 1863, Mr. K. was married to Amanda, daughter of Henry Luck, of Indiana, who has borne him seven children, viz., George, Hattie, Isa, Harry, Robert, Jessie and Stella ; Mrs. K. is a member of the Baptist Church and a very estimable lady.

F. B. LYTLE, farmer ; P. O. South Lebanon. The gentleman whose name is presented at the head of this memoir is a descendant of one among the early pio- neers in Union Township; he was born in 1823, and is a son of William B. Lytle, who was born in Mifflin Co., Penn., in the year 1796. He was a son of Andrew Lytle, who was born in Pennsylvania Nov. 15, 1766, and who was of Irish lineage; in the year 1796, he, with his wife and two children (Robert and William), on horseback, came over the mountains to Ohio, and located in Deerfield ; he established a tanyard in the above place, the first in the county, if not the first in the State; he afterward purchased two farms of 160 acres each, both lying in Union Township ; he continued in the tanning business till his death, which occurred June 23, 1830, aged 64. His wife departed this life Sept. 29, 1833, aged 70 years ; they were parents of three chil- dren, who grew to maturity, viz., Robert, William and David (all deceased). He was one of the promoters and organizers of the Christian Church, the first ecclesiastical society established in the township; he served in the capacity of Justice of the Peace for a number of years, and none ever questioned the integrity nor the honesty of pur- pose of Andrew Lytle. William B. Lytle, father of our subject, was an infant of but a few months old when his parents came into the county, and, when old enough, learned his father's trade, which he never followed to any great extent. He was mar- ried to Catharine, daughter of Gen. David Sutton, one of the first settlers in Union Township, by whom he had five children, viz., Andrew (deceased), Franklin B., Harvey (deceased), Mary E. and David (deceased). William Lytle was a farmer by occupation, and, with the exception of being Postmaster of the Deerfield office, held no other position of note. He departed this life in April, 1864; his wife survived him until June, 1879, when she died at the age of 78 years. Both were exemplary members of the Christian Church, the same that was organized by his father in the early history of the county. F. B. Lytle was reared to farm pursuits, and received only a district school education ; he was married, April 14, 1852, to Gertrude, daughter of Thomas and Sarah A. (Wikoff ) Hall ; to them have been born six children, four living, viz., David, Charley, Catharine and Anna; the deceased are Mary B. and Thomas H. Mr. L. owns a highly improved farm, one and a half miles west of Deerfield, and is a leading and enterprising citizen. Mrs. L. was born in Deerfield Township in the year 1830.

NATHAN K. LYTLE, distiller, South Lebanon. This gentleman was born in Union Township in 1843, and is a son of Robert Lytle, who was a son of Andrew Lytle, one of the first settlers in Warren County, of whom mention is made in this

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work. Robert Lytle departed this life in 1872 or 1873. Our subject was reared on the farm, and received a common education in the district schools, which was extended by a course of study in the Maineville Academy. He was married in 1864 to Katie M., daughter of Col. William Miner, who was once a prominent citizen of Warren County. To them have been born three children, viz. : Mary, William and John R. Since his mar- riage, he has been engaged in distilling in different parts of the country, and of which he has a practical knowledge. His mother, Cynthia (Keever) Lytle, is still living, and resides in California, with her son, who is a quicksilver expert.

JOHN W. H. MONFORT, farmer; P. O. South Lebanon ; was born in Deer- field Township, Dec. 16, 1822. He is a son of Arthur and Eleanor ( Hall) Montfort; he was born in Somerset Co., N. J., in the year 1798 ; he ( Arthur) was a son of Peter Monfort, a native of the same State. This family descended from Huguenot stock, the founders of the family in this country having emigrated from their native country during the persecuting wars waged against that body of religionists more than 200 years ago. Peter Monfort, with his wife and eight children, came to Ohio in 1816, locating on land in Deerfield Township, now owned by the Cline heirs and Reuben Hoff; here he lived till his death, which occurred about 1823. He and his wife, Ellen S. Sutphin, were consistent members of the Presbyterian Church, of which he was an active mem- ber ; she departed this life in 1848 or 1849, at an advanced age. Arthur Monfort was married to Eleanor, daughter of John T. Hall, in Warren County, March 6, 1822; he settled on the old homestead, where he lived till his death, which occurred Aug. 28, 1846. She departed this life April 23, 1865 ; she was born Sept. 26, 1802. To them were born eleven children, five living, viz. : John W. H., Julia A., Peter, Mary J. and Myrilla H. The deceased are Elbert, who died in his 22d year ; Ellen Irwin, aged 35 years ; Thomas H., aged 3 years ; Ruth, aged 3 years. The others died in childhood. The subject of this sketch remained on the farm till nearly of age, when, in the fall of 1843, he went to the birthplace of his ancestors in New Jersey, remaining there till 1846, when he returned to his Ohio home. He has been twice married; first, to Ellen, daughter of Milton Keever, Feb. 9, 1854; by her he had five children, three living, viz. : Arthur M., Mary E. now Mrs. Probasco, and Julia D. ; the deceased are Lydia E., aged 3 months ; and Georgianna, aged 3 months. Mrs. Monfort died Dec. 23, 1869, aged 37 years. His second marriage was celebrated with Julia A. Bowyer (Cline) Jan. 9, 1873 ; she is a daughter of Levi Bowyer. In 1855, Mr. Monfort lo- cated where he now resides. Their farm consists in 107 acres of choice land, which is com- fortably improved. He has been Justice of the Peace nine years, Trustee three years, and a member of the Board of Education twelve years. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge of Lebanon, No. 26 ; he has passed various degrees, and is an eminent Sir Knight of Lebanon Commandery, No. 22.

ALEXANDER L. MOUNTS, farmer ; P. O. South Lebanon ; born in Hamilton Township, Aug. 4, 1811, and is a son of James and Elizabeth (Liggett) Mounts ; he was a son of William and Elizabeth (Watson) Mounts, of Kentucky, who de- descended from Virginia stock, which sprung from French antecedents, and William Mounts was a cousin to the LaFayettes ; he (William), with his wife and children, came up the channel of the Little Miami River on pack horses in October, 1796, and settled in Hamilton Township on 1,000 acres of land he had purchased in partnership with another gentleman. To them were born eight children, viz., William, Joseph, Provi- dence, Watson, Rachel, Nancy, Rebecca and Elizabeth. Joseph was married in War- ren Co., to Elizabeth Liggett, whose family settled in Salem Township previous to 1800. To them were born nine children, viz., William J. Alexander L., Milton (deceased ), Joseph (deceased), Dorcas, Jesina (deceased), Rebecca, Elizabeth, Catharine (deceased) ; he died in 1848, aged 64 years ; she died in 1853 or 1854 at upward of 70 years. At the age of 17, our subject began learning the tanner's trade under David Lytle, his brother- in-law, and after that gentleman's death became proprietor, and for thirty years ran the business, up to 1866, when he rented the yard for five years. Since he has been engaged in farming ; his first marriage was celebrated with Phoebe A. Sargent in 1840, who bore him one child; she died soon after its birth, in 1841, aged 24 years. In 1844,

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he was married to Mary F. Hunt, by whom he has had five children, viz., Jesina, Mary, Elizabeth (deceased), Granville (deceased), and Hattie. Mr. Mounts owns a small farm of rich bottom land; he and his wife and children are members of the M. E. Church, and are exemplary Christian people.

NATHANIEL MURPHY (deceased) was another of the old pioneers of Warren Co .; he was born near Milford in the State of Delaware, April 10, 1790, and was a son of Leven Murphy. Soon after the beginning of the present century, and when about 20 years old he came to Ohio ; he settled in Tuttle Creek Township, and was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Edward and Sarah Jones, pioneers of Warren Co., who also settled in Turtle Creek Township. To Mr. and Mrs. Murphy, seven chil - dren were born, three living, viz., James M., Hannah Murfort and Sarah. The deceased are Eliza Perrine, Jacob C., Edward J. and Leven. Nathaniel served under Harrison in the war of 1812, and participated in the battle of Fort Meigs. For good service, his country gave him 160 acres of land; he died Feb. 21, 1868; she departed this life June 20, 1862. Mr. Murphy was a hard-working and successful man, and was uni- versally held in esteem by all who knew him ; he was self-made, having begun life with- out capital. Through his industry and economical habits, he was enabled to leave each of his children $10,000. James M. Murphy was born in 1812 ; during the earlier part of his life he taught school seven years and was a successful teacher. The balance of his time has been devoted to the farm ; he owns 166 acres of excellent land which is nicely improved.

JAMES PERRINE (deceased). This venerable pioneer was, at the time of his death, among the oldest resident settlers in the county ; he was a native of New Jersey, born Sept. 6, 1786 ; when he was 6 years old, he was taken with the family to Ken- tucky, where he lived till he was 25. On Aug. 27, 1807, he became the husband of Miss Ann Applegate, who was born May 17, 1790. In the spring of 1812, he emi- grated to Ohio, and settled in Union Township, Warren Co., on a farm, upon which he spent the remainder of his life. Here, in the wilds of a forest wilderness, he began the arduous task of preparing a home for his family. Those only who have braved the dangers, trials, and hardships of a pioneer life can properly appreciate the self-sac- rificing labors of the early settlers of any country. The following is the record of Mr. Perrine's family : Mary Ann, born Sept. 9, 1809, died July 19, 1848; Daniel J., born Oct. 9, 1811; William H., born Sept. 24, 1813; George W., born Oct. 30, 1816, died Jan. 14, 1863 ; Garrett, born Dec. 12, 1818; Lydia E., born June 3, 1820. Mrs. Perrine died Oct. 1, 1823, aged 33 years 4 months and 13 days. Mary Ann married Thomas Keever ; had seven children and twenty-seven grandchildren, of whom one son and five grandchildren are dead. Her son, George Keever, enlisted under Capt. Williams in the three months' service, in the 12th O. V. I .; re-enlisted in the 35th O. V. I., in Company A, Capt. Budd ; was Orderly Sergeant of his company. At the battle of Chickamauga, was mortally wounded on the skirmish-line early in the first day's fight, and was buried near the battle-field. Daniel J. married Eliza Murphy ; had five children (three dead) and two grandchildren. James N. enlisted in the 69th O. V. I., and served his country faithfully until discharged. William H. married Rebecca Randolph ; has had eleven children, five dead, and twenty-three grand. hildren, of whom seven are dead. David S. enlisted in the 79th O. V. I., was mortally wounded at Peach Tree Creek, died at Chattanooga, and was buried in the National Cemetery at that place. David Morris, son-in-law of William H. and Rebecca Perrine, was also a companion with David in the same regiment. George W. married Rhoda Beedle; has had six daughters, one dead, and eight grand children, two dead. Garrett married Margaret Ann Monfort, now dead, by whom he had one child, also dead; his second wife was Amy Ann Covert, by whom he had three children, one grandchild. Garrett enlisted in the 2d Colo. I., serving three years ; he was discharged on account of sickness; he resides in McDonough Co., Ill. Lydia E. married Joseph Lamb, deceased; had two children, both dead; her second husband is Richard Loyd, who resides in Mason Co., Ky .; have had eight children (of whom four are dead), and seven grandchildren. For a second companion Mr. Perrine married Elizabeth Davis ;

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by this marriage he had the following family : Elizabeth Ann. born March 12, 1825; John, born Feb. 15, 1827 ; James H., born Dec. 29, 1828, died March 20, 1880; Joseph C., born Dec. 10, 1830, died July 3, 1864; Eliza, born Nov. 12, 1832, died Nov. 4. 1835; Robert M., born Oct. 6, 1834; Lyde, born Aug. 9, 1836; Thomas, born Dec. 11, 1838; Henry Clay, born June 10, 1842, died Oct. 28, 1846 ; Sylves- ter, born June 10, 1845 ; Benjamin F., born May 24, 1848. Mrs. Perrine died Jan. 6, 1863, aged 57 years 9 months and 10 days. Elizabeth Ann married George W. Probasco ; has three children. Mr. Probasco died in 1865. John served for three years as wagoner in Company A, 35th O. V. I., was captured at Anderson's Pass, Tenn., by Wheeler's cavalry, Oct. 2, 1863, and taken to McMinnville, where he made his escape by traveling after night by the light of the moon, and on the fifth day after capture, reached the camp of the Union army ; his portrait appears elsewhere. James H. married Margaret Ann Luce ; has had six children (two now dead), and three grandchildren. Joseph C. enlisted Aug. 20, 1861, in Company A, 35th O.V. I. ; died at Chattanooga July 3, 1864, and was buried in the National Cemetery at that place. Robert M. married Jennie Haines Nov. 20, 1872 ; has three children living and two dead; enlisted in the 2d Ohio Heavy Artillery ; resides at Cleveland, Ohio. Benjamin F. married Lillie R. Ramsey Jan. 1, 1873; has three children ; is a merchant of Valpa- raiso, Ind. Mr. James Perrine died April 11, 1872, aged 85 years 7 months and 5 days. He was the progenitor of a very numerous family, which, including his grand- children and great-grandchildren, numbered 148; of these, forty-one are now dead. In politics, Mr. Perrine was a stanch Republican, having been, previous to the organiza- tion of this party, an Old-Line Whig. During the late war, his sympathies were strongly with the North, and he firmly supported the Administration in the effort to put down the slave-holders' rebellion. He was represented in the struggle by five of his sons, two of whom laid down their lives for their country. Five grandsons also served in the war, and two of them died in the service. Mr. Perrine was a man of high integrity, very correct and safe in his financial transactions, and was a highly respected citizen of the community. The father of this James Perrine was Daniel Perrine, who was born Oct. 27, 1762, and died in Kentucky, May 16, 1833. His mother, Lydia Perrine, was born July 15, 1764, and died Nov. 28, 1848, in her 85th year. The subject of this sketch is said to have shot the last deer killed along Muddy Creek ; it was an old buck, shot by Mr. Perrine in 1814.

JAMES H. PERRINE (deceased) was born in Union Township in the year 1828; he was a son of James Perrine, an early settler, whose sketch appears in this work; he was reared on the farm and in the district schools; by close application to study, he fitted himself to teach-a business he followed to some extent in his early life. In 1854, he was married to Margaret A., daughter of William and Mary Luce, of Warren Co. After his marriage, he located where his widow now resides and where he lived till his death, which occurred March 20, 1880. He was four years Director of the Horticultural Board of the county. To Mr. and Mrs. P. six children were born, four living, viz., Mary E., Lydia E., Flora B. and George G. ; Henry F. and Willie C., deceased. William Luce, father of Mrs. P., came to Ohio in an early day and located in Warren Co. Mrs. Luce was born in Cler- mont Co., Ohio; they were parents of fifteen children. By his two other wives he had nine children ; he died in 1875, aged 79 years. She (mother of Mrs. Perrine) died in September, 1864. Mr. P., at his death, left a farm of 315 acres of choice land which is well improved, making Mrs. P. and her children a pleasant and comfort- able home.

JOHN H. PHILLIPS, farmer ; P. O. Lebanon; was born in Saratoga Co., N. Y., Dec. 19, 1838; he is a son of Elijah and Lorinda Phillips, natives of New York, who settled here about 1874. The early boyhood of our subject was passed with his father, who was a dealer and shipper of stock ; he received common education, such as could be obtained in the district schools. In 1855, he came to Ohio, a single man, and for three and one-half years worked as a hand for $10 per month, and during the time saved $65 per annum. Nov. 22, 1858, he was married to Deborah, daughter

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of John Irons; after that event he rented land for six years, when he bought a home in Washington Township, on which he lived six years, when he sold and came to where he now resides ; at present he owns 137} acres of fine land, all of which lies in Union Township but 26 acres. He is one of our county's self-made men, is an industrious and intelligent farmer, and one whose integrity and character is above reproach. To Mr. and Mrs. P. three children were born. viz., Melvin R., Indiola and John. Mrs. P. was born in Warren Co. in 1842. Politically, Mr. P. is a Republican and has always voted with that party upon all questions at issue.

NATHANIEL B. ROSZELL (deceased) was born in New Jersey, and was a son of Joseph Roszell, who settled in Miami County, Ohio, in 1834. In 1836, our subject, his wife, Ann Ford, and their four children settled in Salem Township, this County, and afterward removed to Turtle Creek Township, and still later to Miami Co., Ohio, where he died, Aug. 4, 1881, aged 77 years. They were parents of twelve children, six living-Margaret, Charlotte, Samuel, Catharine, Charles and Sallie; the deceased were Elizabeth, Susan, John, Mary, Rachel and Mary. In business matters, Mr. Roszell was successful ; a natural genius and a crack shot. For a number of years he and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church. F. M. Hollingshead, deceased husband of Charlotte Roszell, was born in Greene Co., Ohio, and was married to her in 1850. They afterward located in Turtle Creek Township, where they lived till his death, in 1869, aged 38 years. To them were born two chil- dren-Annzenitia and Isiah. Mr. Hollingshead was Assessor of his township for sev- eral years ; and a worthy member in the order of Odd Fellowship. In 1863, he en- listed in the 79th O. V. I., and during the two years he served was connected with the Commissary Department. Isiah H. was born in 1853 ; in 1875, he was married to Mar- garet A., daughter of William Shawhan, by whom he has had three children-David W., Mate and William F. Mrs. C. Hollingshead was born in 1832.

AARON SCULL, farmer, was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio., in 1817; he is a son of Abel and Mary Scull, who were born in New Jersey. In the year 1812, they emigrated to Ohio, and located in the above county, where they lived for a number of years, when they removed to Warren Co., in which both died, he in 1868, she de- parted this life in 1863. They were consistent members of the M. E. Church, in which both were workers. They were parents of ten children, eight of whom are living- Roxanna, Abel, Aaron, John, Mary, William, Elizabeth and Rhoda; the deceased are Priscilla and Sarah. Our subject was reared on the farm, and at the age of 7 years began working in the field; he has been three times married; first in 1839, to Eliza, a daughter of Ephraim Thompson, she died in 1863; his second marriage was celebrated with Adria, daughter of David Bennett, in 1864, who bore him six children, four living-Eliza, George, Ida and Nettie; the deceased are Melissa, died Oct. 22, 1881, aged 25 years, and Emma, who departed this life March 19, 1881, aged 20 years. Mrs. Scull died in 1868. His third and last marriage was consummated with Sarah A., daughter of William Osborne, in 1869, by whom he has had one child-Lillie. In 1858, he purchased where he now lives, 145 acres of land, and, in 1859, 50 acres more ; his land is in excellent condition and is a fine farm, on which is the best residence in the township, which was built in 1869-70, at a cost of $12,000. To the M. E. Church Mr. Scull has belonged since 12 years old, and is a consistent and charitable Christian gentleman.

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The History of Warren County, Ohio, Part 136

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