The History of Warren County, Ohio, Part 88

Author: W. H. Beers & Co.
Publication date: 1882
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in the university, and having kept up his legal reading in connection with his ministerial and pastoral duties, was, upon examination, readily admitted to practice in the courts of the State, and afterward in the United States District Court at Cincinnati. As a lawyer, he was a success, and continued in the practice in Urbana for some ten years, when, upon the urgent solicitation of his ministerial brethren, he felt it to be his duty to return again to the pulpit, and, deciding to do so, a call for his pastoral services from the First Presby- terian Church of Lebanon was given him, which he accepted, and is at present the pastor of the church, which says of him that he is not only an able preacher, but a faithful pastor. The bar of Champaign County, upon his retiring from it, gave expression to the following sentiment of esteem for him in their inter- course with him while at the bar:

The bar of Champaign County. Ohio, of which L. H. Long was a member, having heard of his intention to resume the pastor work of the ministry, adopted the following :

WHEREAS, The Hon. L. H. Long is about to retire from the practice, of the law and to sever his connection with us as a member of the bar, and return to and resume the du- ties and functions of a minister of the Gospel,

Resolved, That in his departure from us he carries with him our fraternal regards and our cordial wishes for his prosperity and happiness. We regret that he ceases to be asso- ciated with us as a lawyer, but we commend him ay a minister, for his practice of our pro- fession amongst us has not rendered him less fit for the sacred calling to which he now returns.

JUDGE R. C. FULTON, Chairman. R. C. HORR, Secretary.

During his practice of the law, he served two terms as Mayor of Urbana and nearly two terms as City Solicitor, and, upon resigning the latter position, the City Council took the following action:

L. H. Long. City Solicitor, tendered his resignation, which was accepted ; whereupon Mr. Powers, a Democrat, offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted :

WHEREAS, Our worthy Solicitor, L. H. Long, Esq., has tendered his resignation,

Resolved, That in our acceptance of his resignation we feel that we part with a worthy officer, one with whom our relations have been most pleasant and agreeable, both official and social, and in accepting his resignation we accept it with reluctance, and will ever cherish a pleasant recollection of our official connection.

The Western University of Pennsylvania, his " Alma Mater," which is ex- ceedingly careful in bestowing its honors, a few years ago conferred upon him the ecclesiastical honor of D. D., and thus recognized him as one of the able and talented ministers of the Presbyterian Church, and those who know him and have heard him preach readily concede the honor not to have been un- worthily bestowed. In a social way, the Doctor is somewhat distinguished for his humor and vivacity, but yields to no one for his love of truth and principle; and when these are involved, he would suffer martyrdom rather than recant or give them up. He was married, in 1848, to Elizabeth Crumbaugh, of Xenia, Ohio, who has been to him a worthy helpmeet, and has borne him four chil- dren, viz., Charles T., now married to Carrie, daughter of Maj. Joseph Budd, of Lebanon, Ohio; Leander H., who died in infancy; Emma C., distinguished as a vocalist, and now married to John M. Maxwell, an attorney of Leadville, Colo., and Bertha, the youngest, a beautiful and intellectual girl of 16 years, who still lives with her parents. Many of the Doctor's sermons have been published and are fully worthy of him.

MICHAEL MAHER, farmer; P. O. Oregon; was born in Kilkenney Co., Ireland, Oct. 15, 1812, of parents Patrick and Catharine (Chail) Maher, and, at the age of 18 years, emigrated to America, stopping at Quebec, where for two years he was engaged at "flat-boating;" thence he removed into the State of New York and remained four years and a half; thence, to Hamilton Co., Ohio, where, for two years, he was employed in constructing pikes; thence, to Warren County, where he has since resided. Feb. 14, 1839, Mr. Maher was united in

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marriage with Hannah Young, a native of Ohio, but of parents of English and Irish descent. They became the parents of the following-named children: William, born May 15, 1840; John Y., born March 4, 1842; Catharine (de- ceased), born Sept. 1, 1845; Richard, born Sept. 1, 1847; Mary, born Sept. 3, 1849; Lydia, born June 21, 1854; Anna M., born April 28, 1857, and Hannah E., born Feb. 27, 1861. Mr. Maher was educated in his native country. On reaching the State of Ohio, he was among the first to discover stone coal in the county of Trumbull. He was the possessor of one of the first-built houses in the now great Western metropolis of Chicago; he is now residing on his own land-a farm of 60-odd acres lying some miles east of Lebanon, enjoying the hard-earned fruits of the labor of earlier years.

GEORGE R. MARCH (deceased) was born at Matthews C. H., Va.f Dec. 15. 1826; his father, John P. March, was born in Gloucester Co., Va., Feb. 27, 1794; he was a son of John and Elizabeth March, natives of Gloucester County, and both descendants of old Methodist families, who located in Vir- ginia at a very early day. Our subject's father was a coach-maker by trade and worked in Gloucester County until about the year 1818, when he moved to Matthews C. H, and there married, December 23, 1822, Sarah Honley, the youngest of eight children born to Nehemiah and Nancy (Owens) Honley. By this union four children were born, viz., Willie, Elizabeth A., George R. and J. Wesley, the latter being the only survivor. Mr. March was a private in Capt. Thurston's company, Col. W. Jones' regiment, of the Virginia Militia, in the war of 1812. In July, 1831, he with his wife and three children emi- grated to Ohio to avoid the pernicious influences of slavery and located in Leb- anon. where he continued working at coach-making until his death, which oc- curred Oct. 16, 1857. Our subject was raised in Lebanon, and, during the whole of his life, was one of its most influential and enterprising citizens. For many years, he controlled and operated a large and prosperous wagon- making establishment, which was discontinued at his death, May 29, 1865. He was married on the 28th of September, 1848, to Sarah, daughter of Otis W. and Jane Eveline (Bone) Stanford, natives of Vermont, who came to Ohio in 1817. By this marriage, five children were born, of whom the following four survive, viz., Laura B., Wesley S., Charles P. and George O .; Laura is the widow of James M. Pullen, deceased; Wesley is unmarried and living with his mother; Charles P., a merchant of Lebanon, was born March 4, 1856, and, on the 27th of July, 1880, married Miss Kate M., daughter of the late Capt. Lewis Daugherty, of the 35th O. V. I., who was killed at Atlanta July 20, 1864; George O., also a merchant of Lebanon, married Jan. 11, 1882, Miss Emma D. Turner, of Clermont Co., Ohio. Our subject's widow, after his death, married Henry Doebler, a merchant of Lebanon. The whole family are and have been members of the Methodist Church since the first account obtain- able of them.

JOHN T. MARDIS, farmer; P. O. Lebanon; was born in Warren Co., Ohio, Jan. 20, 1825; his parents were James and Mary (Terry) Mardis, of En- glish descent. His maternal grandfather settled in Cincinnati in the year 1793, and invested $1.50 in town lots, that sum buying two. Later, he owned some 8 acres of land in what is now central Cincinnati. The great-grand- father of our subject was a native of the State of New Jersey, and was, in his religious views, an Old-School Baptist, and is said to have been the first min- ister ordained in Ohio. The father of our subject had one brother who served under Gen. Harrison, at Ft. Meigs, in the war of 1812. John T. Mardis was raised on a farm, and received the usual schooling known to boys of his day and circumstances, his father being not a man of wealth. Nov. 7, 1852, he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Ellis and Alice (Goe) Kincaid To them DD

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were born three children, viz., Mary Alice, born Aug. 30, 1853; Sylvan E., born July 25, 1855, and Alvin J., born June 19, 1857. Mrs. Mardis died May 28, 1868, and, on Feb. 16, 1870, Mr. Mardis again married Mary E. Smith, a native of Warren County, and a daughter of Mary (Kell) Smith. Mr. Mardis owns a well-improved farm east of Lebanon; he devotes much of his time to fancy farming and the cultivation of fine fruits and berries. He is also largely interested in the propagation of bees and in extracting honey from the comb. For the past sixteen years, he has been engaged in the manufacture of sorghum molasses, for which he has a full set of machinery. He was, for many years, President of the County Horticultural Society; he is Master of Grange No. 660, and a prominent working member of the order.

A. W. MATHEWS, farmer; P. O. Lebanon; was born in Turtle Creek Township, Warren Co., Ohio, July 25, 1827; his father, Job Mathews, son of William Mathews, was born in New Jersey Feb. 16, 1789, and died near Leb- anon April 9, 1874; his mother was also a native of New Jersey, born March 17, 1799, and died Dec. 5, 1880. They emigrated to Ohio in the fall of 1817, and located near where our subject now lives; they were parents of the follow- ing children: Mary (deceased), John, William (deceased) and Sarah Ann (twins), Catharine, David, Lydia M. (deceased), Ann E., Clara W., David (de- ceased), Martha, Jane, Job (deceased) and the subject. The latter was raised on the farm, and, on March 4, 1869, married Emma R. Patterson, a native of New Jersey and a daughter of William and Jeannette (Anderson) Patterson. By this union, one child was born, July 21, 1870, and died six weeks there- after. Mrs. Mathews died July 6, 1871. Mr. Mathews is a genial gentle- man and a good farmer. He owns a nice farm of 100 acres three miles north- east of Lebanon.

A. G. McBURNEY, lawyer, Lebanon, was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, Nov. 13, 1817; he was the eldest son of James and Magdalene (Felter) Mc- Burney; his father's ancestors were Scotch-Irish Covenanters, who emigrated from Ireland about the middle of the last century and settled in Orange Co., N. Y .; his mother's grandfather came from Holland, her grandmother from France; both settled about the same time in Orange Co., N. Y .: Maj. Chroni- mus Felter, the maternal grandfather of the subject of this sketch, emigrated to the Northwest Territory in 1794, and, after a short stay at Ft. Washington, established himself in the vicinity of what is now Montgomery, thirteen miles from Cincinnati. James McBurney, the father, came from near Newburg, Orange Co., N. Y., in 1814, and settled near Montgomery, Ohio, and, in 1830, removed with his family to Lebanon, where Andrew G. Jearned the business of cabinet-making, completing his trade in 1836. Prior to this time, he had mani- fested a strong desire for reading and learning, and, availing himself of such schooling as was within his reach in Lebanon, and, by self-study, he acquired a good English education and also studied Latin and read Cæsar's Commen- taries in that language. Having had the study of law in view for some time, in November, 1840, he became a student in the law office of Robert G. Corwin, and was admitted to practice in May, 1843. Besides diligently pursuing his law studies, he availed himself of every means within his reach for mental im- provement. He participated in the discussions of the Mechanics' Institute, and sometimes, with some young friends, walked a distance of five or six miles from Lebanon to attend a debating society. In April, 1845, he formed a part- nership with R. G. Corwin for the practice of law, and, in November of the same year, Gov. Corwin became a member of the firm, which was thenceforward styled T. & R. G. Corwin & A. G. McBurney. This firm was dissolved in 1851, since which time Mr. McBurney has been engaged in the practice with- out a partner; he is a hard worker; energy is one of his marked characteristics,

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and to this trait is largely due the success to which he has attained in his pro- fession. For many years past, he has been upon one side of almost every im- portant case tried in the Warren County Courts. In politics, he was a Demo- crat until the commencement of the rebellion; since that time, he has been a Republican. In 1861, he was elected a Senator in the General Assembly from the Butler and Warren District, and was re-elected in 1863. In 1865, he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, and served in that office a full term. In 1868, he was a Presidential Elector on the Grant and Colfax ticket. His fidelity and integrity as a public officer, it is believed, have never been questioned, even by bis political opponents. He was married, May 22, 1839, to Hannah M. Tiche- nor, daughter of Nathaniel Tichenor; their children are two daughters and one son. Gov. McBurney is to-day a leading man in Warren County and a repre- sentative of that honorable class who have reached a high position in the com- munity in which they live, by their own energy and untiring industry.

WILLIAM C. MCCLINTOCK, publisher and proprietor of the Western Star, Lebanon; was born at Newark, N. J., April 21, 1845, and was the fifth of nine children born to William and Eliza (Eccles) Mcclintock. William, the father of our subject, was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., March 6, 1809; was married, in 1836, at New Haven, Conn .; resided for a time at Bridgeport, Conn., and, in 1858, came to Cincinnati, where he still resides. Joseph Mc- Clintock, our subject's grandfather, also a native of Pittsburgh, was Assistant District Paymaster in the United States Army from July 8, 1814, until the re- organization of the army, June 15, 1815, and afterward a merchant in Pitts- burgh; he died on a steamboat on the Ohio River while en route for Cincinnati. The great-grandfather of our subject emigrated to America from the North of Ireland, his wife being a native of Scotland. John Eccles, the maternal grand- father of our subject, was a leather merchant in Liverpool, England, where he was born in 1758 and died in 1826. Edward Foster, a maternal great-grand- father of our subject, was a native of England, born in 1750; was Captain of a man-of-war under Lord Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar, and afterward, had command of the navy yard at Kingston, Jamaica, where he died; his body was sent home in a puncheon of rum and buried in St. John's Graveyard in Liver- pool; his wife, Ann Foster, was born in Liverpool and died in New Haven, Conn., in 1849. William C. McClintock received his elementary education at Bridgeport, Conn. At the age of 10 years, he left school and entered the office of the Bridgeport Farmer to learn the printing business. In 1857, he went to Cincinnati, where he worked as a printer. He set phonetic type for the Pho- netic Journal, published by the Longley Bros .; he worked on the Cincinnati Daily Gazette, and later, in the large book publishing establishment of Robert Clarke & Co .; at the last named house, he continued for several years. On the 28th of March, 1870, he came to Lebanon to act as foreman of the Star newspaper and printing office. On Jan. 19, 1871, he became one of the owners of the newspaper, and has been its sole publisher and proprietor since Jan. 16, 1873. The old Star, which, for more than three-quarters of a century, has been a welcome visitor in the families of Warren County, under its present manage- ment is in a more prosperous state than ever before. The present proprietor has enlarged it until it is now a seven-column quarto and one of the largest weeklies published in Ohio. The first cylinder printing-press was placed in the Star office in 1870, and the present proprietor has since added new and im- proved presses for book and job printing. Since October, 1874, his presses have been run by steam power. In 1880, he erected, on Mulberry street, a two-story brick building for his printing establishment, having under the same roof editorial, composing, press and engine rooms. Mr. McClintock was mar- ried, Sept. 7, 1871, to Emma B., daughter of Jacob and Elva (Evans) Egbert,

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of Lebanon; they have one child, a daughter, and have their residence on Me- chanic street, in Lebanon.

ELI McCREARY, retired farmer; P. O. Lebanon; was born in Turtle Creek Township, Warren Co., Ohio, Nov. 14, 1806; he is the son of James and Mary (Daugherty) McCreary, natives of Fayette Co., Penn., who emigrated to Warren Co., Ohio, in 1800. They were the parents of nine children, six boys and three girls, of whom three girls and two boys survive, all of them being over 70 years of age; the father died in 1814 with the " cold plague," leaving his widow with her young family to battle alone with the world. Our subject had but few opportunities for obtaining an education, and was early put to work on the farm. He was married, Aug. 29, 1837, to Miss Catharine Hart, a native of Turtle Creek Township, and related to John Hart, of New Jersey, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. This mar- riage resulted in the birth of three children, Zephaniah, the only survivor, who is now taking charge of his father's farm, and Aletha and Catharine, both de- ceased. Mr. McCreary was an industrious and hard-working farmer until 1869, when he retired from hard labor and moved into Lebanon, but, after a nine years' residence in town, he returned to the country and is now living with Zephaniah and his wife on the old place. His farm consists of 95 acres of rich, arable, well-improved land, which yields him abundant support for his declining years.

ROBERT T. McMAHAN was born in Warren Co., Ohio, May 13, 1823; his father, Norman McMahan, was a native of Virginia, of Scotch-Irish descent. His mother was a native of Maryland. Mr. McMahan, our subject, received his education in the subscription and common schools of Turtle Creek Township; he was reared on a farm and has made farming his life occupation. He was married, May 23, 1843, to Roxanna Mahan, a daughter of Hamilton Mahan, a native of Pennsylvania, who moved to Ohio in 1809, where she was born March 26, 1828. Mr. McMahan has been a frugal, industrious tiller of the soil and has met with good success, having accumulated a nice property, consisting of a farm in Turtle Creek Township, Section 3, and a neat and comfortable house and four acres of land within the corporation of Lebanon.

JAMES McMULLEN, Lebanon. Prominent among the business firms of Warren County stands that of J. McMullen & Co., who occupy a large brick store- room in Lebanon. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch is the business manager and senior member of the firm. It is by his indefatigable energy, his en- terprise and shrewd judgment that the business of the firm has been brought to its present dimensions and financial standing. Mr. McMullen was born in the Keystone State in June, 1834; he is the son of John and Nancy (Cassily) Mc- Mullen, who were married in Ireland and emigrated to America in 1830; he received his education in the public schools of Warren County, and then com- menced his business life as a clerk in Lebanon. In 1863, he enlisted in Com- pany G, 11th O. V. C., and was detailed, with others, to escort the surveyors of the Union Pacific Railroad. While in this duty, he spent some time in and near the Rocky Mountains. After three years' service, he received his dis- charge, and, returning home, entered the mill of Nelson & Marlatt, where he remained four years. In 1870, he entered the store in which he is now doing business, while it was under the firm name of H. Marlatt & Co., and, by the death of Mr. Marlatt, he became the senior proprietor. He has never taken any active part in politics, though frequently pressed to do so. He has been a member of Council several times, and is a member and officer in the Odd Fellows Lodge.

PETER MILLER, farmer and stone-cutter; P. O. Lebanon; was born in the Province of Bavaria, Germany, March 10, 1826, and, in July, 1850, emi-

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grated to America. He was the third child of a family of three boys and four girls, born to John and Christina (Rider) Miller, and the first of his family to emigrate to America. His parents are now both deceased, having both died in the old country. On the 29th of September, 1852, our subject was married, in Cincinnati, to Margaret Elizabeth Koeger, daughter of Conrad and Eliza- beth (Hofman) Koeger. By this union four children were born, viz., Maggie, born Dec. 26, 1853, now the wife of. David Thompson; Kate, born Dec. 27, 1855; Peter, born Jan. 5, 1858, and Charles, born April 27, 1860. Since his 16th year, Mr. Miller has been working at the trade of stonemason, and latter- ly as a farmer. In May, 1848, he was drafted and served six months in the royal army, after which he enlisted with the Liberty party and fought against the King. He is a hard-working, intelligent citizen, who has gained his pres- ent standing by honesty, industry and sobriety.

A. S. MONFORT, farmer; P. O. Lebanon; was born in Warren Co., Ohio, Jan. 24, 1822; he is the son of Elbert and Nancy (Stout) Monfort; he was reared on the farm and attended the school of his neighborhood. He was married, Sept. 20, 1843, to Hannah Murphy, daughter of Nathaniel and Eliza- beth (Jones) Murphy, the former a native of Delaware, and the latter of Penn- sylvania. Her father came to Ohio during the first decade of the present cen- tury and settled in Warren County; he was a soldier in the war of 1812 and married in 1810. Of the children born to our subject, the following is. a record: Emma, born Aug. 29, 1844, and married Samuel Keever, by whom she has had eight children, viz., Robert S., Mollie L., Edward, Lizzie, Will- iam, Samuel, Henry and Peter; John W., born July 8, 1846, and married Miss Jennie Cassady, by whom he had four children, viz., Andrew, Elva, Bertha and Hannah; Ann Elizabeth, deceased; Ella, born Aug. 20, 1849, mar- ried W. O. Keever, and has five children, viz., Pearl, Milton Stout, Maud, John M. and Julia; W. Oscar, born Jan. 12, 1852, married Miss Sue Ross, by whom he has three children-Carrie, John R. and Madison M. Mr. Monfort is a dealer in fine horses and has owned some very fine and valuable animals, among which we might mention Gen. Ward, Membrinus Chief, Post Boy, Sir Harry and several others. He has a large farm, well improved and success- fully managed.

E. B. MONROE, farmer; P. O. Lebanon; was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, May 26, 1820; he is the son of Nathan Monroe, a native of Washington Co., Penn., of Scottish descent, and Jane (Buxton) Monroe, a native of Hamil- ton Co., Ohio, of English descent., Our subject was raised on the farm and attended school during the winter months. He was married, Dec. 15, 1841, to Miss Hannah Jane Halsey, a native of Turtle Creek Township and daughter of Caleb Halsey, Esq; they had five children, viz., Nathan, Oscar, Hudson B., Lewis R. and John N. Of these children, only two survive. Mrs. Monroe died Aug. 26, 1851, and, on the 2d of June, 1854, Mr. Monroe was again mar- ried, to Miss Sarah Parkhill, of Warren County, by whom he had three chil- dren, viz., Jeremiah P. (deceased), Frank and Charles E. Mr. Monroe re- ceived his start in life by farming on rented land, after which he opened a butcher shop in Lebanon, and, for seven years, followed pork-packing. He then returned to the farm for three years, and then, for seven years, kept a gro- cery in Lebanon, after which he purchased his present farm and devoted the whole of his time to its cultivation; he now owns 192 acres of highly improved land on which he has recently built a large and costly residence; he is an in- dustrious farmer, a good citizen and an honest man.

JOHN MORRIS, farmer; P. O. Lebanon; was born in Monmouth Co., N. J., April 12, 1817; he is the son of Adams and Lydia (Matthews) Morris, natives of New Jersey, who emigrated to Ohio in 1817 and settled in Wayne

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Township, Warren Co., where Mr. Morris died in 1859. Mrs. Morris died in Lebanon in 1877. Our subject received his education in the schools of Wayne Township, and, for twelve years, followed carpentering. He was married, in 1848, to Miss Sarah A. Lewis, daughter of Paul Lewis, whose biography ap- pears eslewhere in this work. By this marriage nine children were born, viz., Mary, Lewis, Oliver, Anna, Eliza, Flora, Emma, Ella and Adam. In politics, Mr. Morris is a Republican. He owns a farm of 217 acres, which he is culti- vating in the most successful manner.

ISAAC MORRIS (deceased) was born Nov. 21, 1800, on the farm he oc- cupied at the time of his death, which was purchased by his father, Benjamin, in 1797, when he came here from his native State, New Jersey. About the same time, his grandfather, Isaac Morris, also settled in the neighborhood, buying a tract of about 400 acres, now owned by the North Family of Shakers. In early life, our subject learned the printer's trade, and worked for a time in the office of the Western Star, of Lebanon, in company with his brother, the late Jacob Morris. This was in the years 1823 and 1824. From Lebanon, he went to Columbus, Ohio, and obtained work in the office of the State printer, Olmstead, where he spent two years, and where he, in 1826, married Miss Mar- garet Chambers, who died in 1859, leaving five children, three girls and two boys, all now living. From Columbus, Mr. Morris returned to Lebanon, and, for a time, was engaged in job printing. In 1832, in the time of the first cam- paign that resulted in the election of Andrew Jackson, he made Richmond hie home for a few years, after which he returned to the farm, on which his whole life, with the exception of eight years, was spent. Mr. Morris was married the second time to Mrs. Leah H. (Walters) Vail, a daughter of David Walters. She was born Nov. 23, 1819, and was first married Dec. 27, 1843, to Moses Vail, a son of William Vail, a wealthy and influential farmer of Warren County. Mr. Morris died at his home in Turtle Creek Township April 5, 1881; he was a man full of good works, energetic, kind-hearted and universally esteemed by all who knew him; he left many mourning friends and a host of relatives, chil- dren and grandchildren.

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The History of Warren County, Ohio, Part 88

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