The History of Warren County, Ohio, Part 95

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

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Sixth streets; lot 60x71 feet, with house on the Lower Springboro road, and two buildings on Center street, near the Coleman House. He was married, when 22 years old, to Sarah, daughter of James and Hannah Van Kirk; they had three children, one living -John S .; his wife died and he again married, near Carlisle, to Louisa, daughter of David and Nancy Bergen, born in Bruns- wick, N. J .; they had eight children, six living-Ira C., portrait and land- scape painter; Obediah H., dentist in Burlington, Iowa; Charles, liveryman in Franklin; Julia, now living in Delphos, Ohio, married to Dr. J. R. Evans; Sarah B., wife of George Thirkield, merchant in Franklin, and Carrie, wife of James Reeve, Superintendent Miami Fire Insurance Company, of Dayton. Mr. D. and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.

PETER T. DICKEY (deceased) was the son of James and Elizabeth (Temple) Dickey and was born in Butler Co., Ohio, near Middletown, Jan. 8, 1832; his parents were pioneers of that county. In 1852, he came to Franklin and engaged as clerk in the dry goods house of Thirkield & Schenck four years. He was married, in 1856, to Eliza M., daughter of George and Mary Ballintine. born in Franklin. They had three children, all living-Mary E., H. Chalfant (now in Fargo, Dak., in the dry goods business) and John P. (also in dry goods store in Franklin). In the spring of 1856, Mr. D. bought a saw-mill south of town, which formerly belonged to his wife's father, which he ran one year. He then purchased a lumber yard of Christopher Schenck, on Second street, near Canal. He erected a grain house on the other side of the canal and dealt quite extensively in grain and lumber; the latter he bought in the pineries and shipped by contract to Cincinnati and other places; he followed this business till the time of his death, which occurred Jan. 8, 1874; he owned 480 acres of land in Doniphan County, two blocks of several lots each in Santa Barbara, Cal., and two lots in Camp Washington, Cincinnati, all of which his family still own. He was also a director in the First National Bank of Franklin and the Ohio Insurance Company, of Dayton, in both of which they still hold stock. He was one of the founders and a large stockholder in the Building Association of Franklin. Mr. D. was a shrewd and very successful business man.

JOSEPH DUBOIS, farmer; P. O. Carlisle Station; is a son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Conover) Dubois, who settled in Franklin Township, Warren Co., in 1804; here our subject was born, Nov. 22, 1817; he was reared on a farm and has always pursued that avocation. Sept. 3, 1840, he was married to Mary A. Tapscott, daughter of Joseph and Anna Tapscott, born in Franklin Township in 1820; she departed this earth Dec. 16, 1876, and Mr. D. was again married, Dec. 15, 1877, to Mrs. Catharine Price, widow of Samuel Price (deceased) and daughter of Henry and Fannie Klingelsmith. One child was added to this union-Joseph H., born April 2, 1879. Mr. Dubois owns a farm of 52 acres where he resides and 75 acres in Germantown Township and 80 acres in Paulding County. Mrs. Dubois owns 100 acres in Douglass Co., Ill. Mr. D. is engaged in stock-dealing, principally in buying and selling horses. Politically, he is Democratic.

JAMES EBERHART, farmer; P. O. Blue Ball, Butler Co .; son of Frede- rick and Mary (Morrison) Eberhart; was born in Greene Co., Penn., Aug. 3, 1830. The same year (1830) his parents removed to Butler County, where James resided till March. 1853, when he came to Warren County. In 1869, he took up his residence on his present farm. He was married, Feb. 2, 1871, to Lucinda Helwig. widow of Henry Helwig (deceased) and daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth Garver. Mrs. Eberhart was born in Butler County April 2, 1835; she had three children by her former husband; two of these are living, viz., William F., born Dec. 13, 1858, and Rhoda E., born Sept. 7, 1860, wife of David Walter. Mrs. Eberhart is a member of the Blue Ball Presbyterian

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Church. Mr. E. is a Republican; he owns 170 acres of land and pursues the avocation of farming; he has dealt in Poland-China hogs for twelve years.

LEWIS H. EISENMINGER, blacksmith, Franklin; son of William and Catherine Eisenminger; was born in Germany Jan. 1, 1851. When 6 months old, his parents came to this country and settled in New York a few months; then removed to Cincinnati, where they lived one year, and then removed to Hamilton, where Louis H. attended school till 15 years of age; his father died there in 1860; his mother again married and they removed to Middletown, where he attended the high school two years; he then served three years at the blacksmith and machinist trade; he then worked as journeyman until 1873, when he came to Fra klin and run a machine in Harding's paper-mill till it was burned down; he then began business for himself, March 15, 1877, on River street, near the suspension bridge, where he is doing general blacksmith- ing and repairing; he is also putting in machinery as the business warrants and does a great deal of repairing on farm machinery, portable engines, etc .; he employs two men. He was married, in Middletown, in 1873, to Louisa Wi- gold, daughter of Peter and Ann Wigold, born in New York in 1852; they have three children, Henry, Annie and William. He is a member of the Odd Fel- lows and Knights of Pythias. He owns his shop and one- half interest in six lots in Cincinnati.

JOSEPH ELY, farmer; P. O. Franklin; son of James and Hannah (Craig) Ely, was born on the farm where he now lives, Feb. 20. 1836. His grandpar- ents, Joseph and Catherine Ely, came here in 1802 and bought over 300 acres of land. They had four sons and one daughter; their second son was James, the father of our subject; he was born in New Jersey in 1801, and the follow- ing year they removed to Jersey Settlement, Franklin Township. James was married to Miss Hannah Craig; this union was blessed by two sons and three daughters, four of whom are still living, Joseph being the eldest. He was married, in 1859. to Sarah. daughter of Theodore and Rachael Marshall, born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1842. They have four children -- Hannah, Hat- tie. Isadora and Inez. Mr. Ely has 92} acres of the old homestead, which he bought of his father, nearly all of it in a high state of cultivation. He is a member of the Old-School Baptist Church.

SAMUEL EMANS, farmer; P. O. Blue Ball, Butler Co .; was born in this township Feb. 6, 1817. He is a son of Jonathan and Ann (Throp) Emans, natives of Monmouth Co., N. J. ; the former was born May 1, 1786, and the latter July 1, 1793. Mr. Emans died April 10, 1864; Mrs. Emans died May 26, 1881, aged 88 years. They came to Warren County in 1814, and settled in Frank- lin Township, where they both died. Our subject was reared on a farm; his educational advantages were limited to the common country schools. He was married, in 1842, to Sarah A. Emans, daughter of James and Elizabeth Emans, born in Butler County May 5, 1821. This union was blessed with three chil- dren-Nathan A., Rebecca E. and Anna E. (deceased). Mrs. Emans departed this life Nov. 5, 1881. Mr. Emans is connected with the Christian Church of Franklin, and is a Republican; he owns a good farm of 136 acres, and follows farming.

EDWARD EMERSON, shoemaker, Franklin, son of Richard and Elizabeth (Wood) Emerson, was born in Franklin July 15, 1849. He attended school till 16 years of age; when 18, he went to learn the shoemaking trade with James Stace, with whom he remained till 1879, when he opened his present place of business on Center street, between Fourth and Fifth streets, where he employs one hand and makes to order boots and shoes, besides doing general repairing. He was married. in 1871, to Louisa, daughter of Jacob Schide. born in England; she died Feb. 17, 1880, leaving two small children. Mr.

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Emerson is a member of the Odd Fellows. His grandfather on his mother's side, John P. Wood, is one of the early settlers of Franklin, his parents com- ing here in 1808, from Virginia, when he was only 13 years old; he still lives, at the advanced age of 86 years; he was married, in 1820. to Elizabeth Robin- son, who bore him five children, three now living-John, Elizabeth and Jere- miah. Mr. Wood was a blacksmith by trade, till his health failed, when he bought a farm near Franklin, where he lived a number of years.

G. W. EMLEY, Carlisle Station, was born in Burlington Co .. N. J., Feb. 14, 1817. He is a son of Solomon and Sarah (Satterthwaite) Emley. Mr. Emley is of English and German ancestry. One of his early progenitors, William Emley, was employed by the British Government in 1691 to come to America and survey land in West Jersey. He was the first Judge in New Jer- sey, and was appointed by the King of England. Our subject came to this county in 1844, and in 1845 removed to Butler County, where he lived till 1864. when he came to Carlisle. He was married, June 12, 1845, to Mrs. Sallie S. Barkalow, widow of Derrick Barkalow (deceased). This marriage was given two children, viz., Sarah, wife of James Curtis; and Adonijah F. Mrs. Emley was born in Franklin Township March 25, 1817. Mr. and Mrs. Emley are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a Republican. He owns house and 10 acres in Carlisle.

GEORGE R. FEERER, farmer; P. O. Franklin; was born in Franklin Township Sept. 10, 1833. He is a son of David and Rachel Feerer, natives of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. They came to this county with their parents at an early day. Our subject is the second son and fourth child of a family of five children, all of whom are deceased except the subject of this sketch. He was reared a farmer's boy, and received his training in the common schools of the country. Feb. 18, 1860, he was married to Miss Sarah E. Brudenburg, a native of Montgomery County and a daughter of Samuel Brudenburg; six chil- dren were the fruits of this union, viz., William, Rudolph S. and Randolph (twins), Obey, Samuel and Okey T. Mrs. Feerer is a member of the Christian Church, and Mr. Feerer is a Democrat; he owns a farm of 111 acres, and fol- lows tilling the soil and raising stock.

J. C. FLEMING, M. D., Carlisle Station, was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., Dec. 13, 1826. At an early age, his parents, Matthew and Eliza J. (Caldwell) Fleming, removed to Monongahela City, where he passed his youth and early manhood, receiving his classical training in the schools of that place, and in Jefferson College, from which he graduated in 1845; he taught one year, then took up the study of medicine under the instructions of Dr. J. C. Connelly, with whom he remained two years; he then took a course of lect- ures in the regular Medical College of Cleveland, Ohio. In 1849, he came to Deerfield, Warren Co., and practiced till 1852, when he came to Carlisle; he attended medical college of Cleveland a second term, and graduated as Doctor of Medicine in March, 1861; he then returned to Carlisle and resumed his pro- fession. He was married in Pennsylvania, to Eliza J. Johnson, daughter of John and Rachel Johnson, born in Westmoreland Co., Penn, Jan. 11, 1831; they have eight children, viz., Edward M., Mary I., Libbie R., Thomas W., Maggie, William J., Jennie E. and Joseph J. Dr. Fleming and wife are members of the New Jersey Presbyterian Church of Carlisle. Politically, the Doctor is a close adherent to the principles and doctrines of the Republican party.

WILLIAM GREEN, grain-dealer, Carlisle Station, was born in Lincoln- shire, England, July 24, 1845. His parents, David and Elizabeth Green, emi- grated to America in 1853 and settled in Tippecanoe, Miami Co., Ohio, where our subject passed his youth and early manhood. August, 1862, he enlisted

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as a soldier in Co. D, 94th O. V. I .; he served in the Army of the Cumber- land and participated in the following engagements: Perryville, Lookout Mountain, Stone River, Mission Ridge, Kenesaw Mountain, Chickamauga, Atlanta, Savannah, Goldsboro, Chattanooga, Peach Tree Creek, and a number of minor engagements; a part of his service was given as Corporal, and finally became First Lieutenant by appointment; June 1865, he was discharged, after a long term of honorable service to his country. He then returned home, and, May 20, 1870, he was married to Miss Diana Smith, who departed this life Aug, 9, 1879, leaving one little daughter, Laura E., born April 1, 1871; Mr. Green was married the second time, Oct. 12, 1881, to Mattie E. Hendrick- son, daughter of William Hendrickson. Mr. and Mrs. Green are members of the Presbyterian Church of Carlisle. Politically, he is a Republican. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and also of the Troy Chapter and Blue Lodge of Toledo. The spring of 1878, Mr. Green built the present grain ele- vator, which is 50 feet wide by 180 feet long, and three stories high. In 1880, he purchased and disposed of 165,000 bushels of grain; he averages annually 150,000 bushels, Mr. Green is a worthy and influential citizen of Carlisle.

DAVID O. GREENE, farmer; P. O. Franklin; was born in this township Feb. 18, 1835. He is a son of Edward and Lydia (Feerer) Greene, natives of New York and Pennsylvania; they came to this county with their parents when they were very young. Mr. Greene's grandfathers, Joseph Greene and Peter Feerer, were both soldiers in the war of 1812. Mr. Greene is a lineal descend- ant of Gen. Nathaniel Greene, of Revolutionary fame. Mr. Greene, our sub- ject, was married, Oct. 14, 1856, to Hannah J. Roser, daughter of Even and Mary Roser, born in this township Feb. 14, 1840; six children were the fruits of this union, . viz., Marietta, wife of Edward Gillam; Ada J., Catherine L. E., John V., Cora E. and Joseph L. Mr. and Mrs. Greene are members of the Christian Church of Franklin. Mr. Green is a Republican in politics. He owns 35 acres of land near to Franklin.

MORDECAI M. GREGG, farmer; P. O. Franklin; a son of William Gregg and Susannah, daughter of Mordecai and Catharine Millard, was born in Clear Creek Township Dec. 21, 1825. In 1850, Sept. 16, he was married to Cecilia A., daughter of Jacob and Margaret Mong; they have seven children, viz., James M., Hattie A., Catharine C., Jennie A., Lincoln H., William H. H. and Mary G. Mr. Gregg owns a fine farm of 157 acres, 110 of which are under cultivation.

W. C. HANKINSON, farmer and stock- raiser; P. O. Blue Ball, Butler Co .; born in Franklin Township Dec. 3, 1831. He is a son of James and Sarah (Cheese- man) Hankinson, natives of Monmouth Co., N. J. Mr. Hankinson was born Nov. 14, 1787, and Mrs. Hankinson March 5, 1798; they were married in 1815, and in 1818 came to this township, where the former died April 5, 1879, and the latter Oct. 1, 1867. They had seven children, of whom our subject is the youngest; their names are as follows: Deborah A., Lydia, Rachel, Eleanor, Margaret J., James and William C. Our subject was reared on his father's farm and received only a common-school education. May 9, 1853, he was mar- ried to Miss Hannah J. Craig, a native of Franklin Township, born May 9, 1834, and a daughter of Obadiah Craig, an old pioneer of Warren County; this union resulted with six children, viz., Clara, Sarah A., Craig, Nancy J., Will- iam and Charles. In 1869, Mr. Hankinson purchased of his father 100 acres of land, for which he gave $130 per acre, and in 1877 he erected on it a mag- nificent frame residence, at a cost of $3,000. Mr. Hankinson's farm, with its excellent improvements, ranks with the best in Warren County. Mr. Hankin- son is by occupation a farmer and stock-raiser; he makes a very prominent spe- cialty in the breeding of Poland-China hogs, and ranks with the leading breed-

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ers of the State; he has been a member of the Executive Committee of the Poland-China Swine Record Association since its organization. Mr. Hankin- son also breeds Buff and Partridge Cochin fowls. Mr. Hankinson has dealt quite extensively in horses, and to some extent in thoroughbred cattle; he is a man of wide reputation as a stock-breeder and dealer, and is a man of worthy enterprise. Politically, he is Democratic.

JAMES JOHNSON, farmer; P. O. Franklin; son of Arthur and Elizabeth (Anderson) Johnson, was born in Belfast, Ireland, in 1834. In 1851, he came to this country and settled in Franklin. He was married to Harriet, daughter of Clayton Burns, born near Belfast, Ireland, in 1834; they have four children -Maggie, James, William and Phoebe J. Mr. Johnson had four' houses and five lots on the Springboro road, which he exchanged for his present 90 acres north of Franklin, 86 of which are under cultivation.

HENRY P. LANE, JR., manager of the wood department of the Franklin Paper Company, Franklin, in which he is a stockholder, is son of Henry P., Sr., and Rebecca (Barkalow) Lane; was born near Middletown, Butler Co., Ohio, Aug. 13, 1840. His father was a farmer and a native of New Jersey, coming here with his parents when 2 years old; they erected a house, which is still standing, near the hydraulic dam; they also had a flouring-mill there, which has long since disappeared; they owned at that time over 200 acres of the choicest land in the valley, including the mill site. Tobias Barkalow, grandfather of our subject, had at the time of his death over 1, 100 acres of land at Poast Town, Butler Co., which was divided among ten children. After his marriage, Henry P., Sr., moved to near Middletown, where he had over 300 acres of land; here they raised six children besides our subject, who farmed till 23 years old, when he started a distillery in Shelbyville, Ind., in company with Capt. John F. Gallaher and Solomon J. Sayler; this partnership lasted till 1872, when he came to Franklin, and, in company with D. H. Clutch, Hugh J. Death, E. B. Thirkield, D. Adams, H. C. Thompson and John F. Gallaher, they constituted a stock company; they erected the first building of the Frank- lin Paper Company; since that time, they have bought and put in operation another mill close by; a full history of the mills will be given in the chapter on manufactures; Mr. Lane and D. H. Clutch own the ice privileges of the mill pond, and have erected a large ice house, with two departments, 112x40 feet, having a capacity of 5,000 tons.

RANSOM S. LOCKWOOD, Justice of the Peace, Franklin; son of John and Phoebe (Seeley) Lockwood, was born in Union Village, War- ren County, February 13, 1810. His father was a carpenter and mill- wright, and built the first frame house in Union Village, which still stands, opposite the church. His parents were of the Shaker belief; this sect at that time owned 5,000 acres of land in that vicinity, and were like a little empire; they had no schoolhouses, and would not allow their chil- dren to attend the district schools, so our subject never received a day's learning inside a schoolhouse; in fact, when he attained his Sth year, his edu- cation was ended; when 12 years old, he went to learn the tailor's trade, at which he worked winters till 1833, laying brick during the summers; he then went to Springfield on foot, with a companion by the name of Farr; here they engaged in making clay smoking pipes; they made about fifteen thousand, then gave it up, and he went to Minktown and worked at the tailor's trade with a Mr. Stephenson one year; he then went to Waynesville and worked at his trade till 1835, when he came to Franklin and engaged as journeyman tailor for Moses McPheeters till the time of Mr. McPheeters' death, which occurred in 1837, when himself and Gabriel Scharf took the business, which they carried on nearly ten years. In 1846, he was elected Justice of the Peace, which office

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he has since filled, and is probably the oldest in the county. He was married, in Franklin, in 1840, to Hannah Ross; they have four children-Laura; Ross, now in the den ist profession, office adjoining his father's; Hope, a telegraph operator in Cincinnati; and Clara He owns a fine brick residence on Center street, below Sixth, which he built in 1849; he also owns a fine block, corner Center and Fifth streets, where his office is located.

JAMES MARSHALL, farmer and stock-raiser; P.O. Middletown, Butler Co .; a prominent breeder of Poland-China hogs; born in Lemon Township, Butler Co., March 18, 1816. He is a son of James and Huldah Marshall, natives of Vir- ginia and New Jersey; the year 1800, they came to Lemon Township, Butler Co., where Mr. Marshall entered land; he made subsequent purchases to the amount of 270 acres. Mr. Marshall, our subject, was reared on his father's farm and received his education in the common schools of his native place. March 4, 1839, he was joined in marriage to Miss Eliza Conover, daughter of Timothy and Mary (Worley) Conover, of Monmouth Co., N. J .; in 1816, they came to Butler County, and in 1824 to Franklin Township, Warren Co. Mrs. Marshall was born in Butler County Jan. 5, 1818; five children were added to this union; of these, four are living, viz., William S., married Matilda Miltenberger, now a lumberman in Detroit; Dr. John S., near Cleveland; he was for a term of years Assistant Superintendent of the Cleveland Insane Asylum; Frank J., the youngest, married Miss Ida Doty; Sarah E. is deceased. Mr. Marshall located on the farm he now occupies in 1863, where he has since resided, pur- suing the avocation of farming and stock-raising; for the last thirty years, he has been successfully breeding the Poland-China hogs; he is a stockholder in the Ohio Poland-China Swine Record Association; he was elected Treasurer at its organization. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall are members of the Franklin Chris- tian Church. In politics, he votes Republican. He owns a well-improved farm of 120 acres in this and Butler Counties; his son, Frank J., is associated with him in the hog business.

HARVEY B. MEEKER, stone and brick mason, Franklin; son of Abner and Mary (Ball) Meeker, was born in Essex Co., N. J., Dec. 1, 1815, where he at- tended school till 1832, when his parents moved to Franklin. In 1832, he began to learn his trade, which he followed till 1853, when, his eyes failing him, he quit the business, and opened a stove and tinware store in Merchant's Row, which he kept till 1863, doing a very fair business; he then rented a farm across the river and worked at farming three years, but finally returned to his trade, which he has followed ever since. He was married, in Rossville, Butler Co., in 1837, to Catharine Wolf; they had nine children, five living, born in the following order: Mary J., Hollis, Edward M., Phoebe C., Eliza and Louis O. His wife died in 1854, and he again married, in Franklin, in 1856, to Ann Spader, born in this township. They are both members of the Baptist Church. He owns his residence, on Second street, near the canal, a brick house in the northwest part of the corporation, and a lot on Second street, east of Canal.

WILLIAM B. McAROY, M. D., Franklin; son of George and Sarah (Bound) McAroy; born in Monmouth Co., N. J., Dec. 1, 1818. His father was a physician also, born in Cranberry, N. J., in 1790, and a graduate of the College of Phys- icians and Surgeons of New York City; he served as Assistant Surgeon during the war with Great Britain in 1812, stationed at New Jersey, with a corps of physicians and surgeons; he also practiced in Franklin a number of years prior to his death, which occurred in 1836. William B. attended the common schools till 14, when he became the private pupil of the Rev. Dr. Thomas, un- der whose care he remained three years; he then commenced the study of med- icine in the office of David Baird, M. D., who had been an old associate in the practice with his father; he entered the Ohio Medical College in 1837, and

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graduated in the spring of 1840, and commenced his practice in Franklin; in a short time, he had to give it up on account of disability. In 1843, he re- sumed his practice at Germantown, and in 1846 he returned to Franklin, where he has been ever since, and has established a good practice. He has built a very fine residence and office on Fourth street, opposite town hall, where he has lived fifty-eight years. He is a member of the Ohio State Medical Asso- ciation; also of the Masonic fraternity.

JOSEPH McKINLEY, farmer; P. O. Franklin; son of Hugh and Cathe- rine (Armstrong) Mckinley, was born in Pennsylvania Feb. 12, 1810. His par- ents were both natives of Ireland, and, after residing in Pennsylvania several years, they removed to Clear Creek Township, Warren Co., in 1817. Joseph was married, Oct. 16, 1840, to Eliza, daughter of Abraham and Joannah Mer- ritt, born in Merrittstown in 1820, Nov. 20. They have the following-named children: Catherine, wife of James W. Anthony, carpenter; Thomas B., a farmer; Rebecca, wife of Milton J. Conover, farmer; Elinor, wife of F. M. Thompson, farmer; John L., farmer; Joseph H., farmer; Eliza B., wife of Charles Miles, farmer; Sarah A. and William F. In 1842, Mr. Mckinley moved to Clay Township, Montgomery Co., Ohio, where he resided five years; in 1847, he came to Franklin Township, this county, and bought 116 acres of land, 100 of which are under cultivation, with good improvements. In 1867, his wife died, and he married, in 1872, Kittie McMahon, who died in March, 1876. Mr. Mckinley is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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The History of Warren County, Ohio, Part 95

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