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JAMES M. DAUGHERTY, farmer, P. O. Westboro, was born in Wayne Town. ship, Clinton County, August 26, 1821. His father, James Daugherty, was a son of William Daugherty, who emigrated from Dublin, Ireland, when ten years old. Il. served seven years in the war for American independence, and subsequently migrated to Highland County, Ohio, and thence to Clinton County in 1805. He died in Grant County, Ind., having attained to his one hundred and fifth year. Mrs. Daugherty died in Wayne Township, aged ninety-five. Mr. Daugherty, the subject of this sketch, was reared on a farm till eighteen, when he adopted the blacksmith's trade as his voca. tion. After following .it in various places, he located in Wayne Township, where he pursued his trade till 1858, and came to this township, where he. has since resided, engaged in the business of farming. He was a member of Company A, Sixty-sixth Regiment Ohio National Guards, and was active in the battle of Cynthiana, Ky. . \' the close of the war, he returned home and resumed farming. September, 1853, he was joined in marriage with Mary Good, who bore him four children, two of whom are living, viz. : Peter F. and Hugh. Mrs. Daugherty died August 26, 1858, and August 27, 1859, Mr. Daugherty married Mrs. Rebecca A. Murrell, nee Smith. The ts" children by this union are Almeda and Sherman G. Mrs. Daugherty had two children by her previous marriage, viz .: Sarah J., wife of Joseph T. Garner, and William W. Murrell, now deceased. Mr. Daugherty and wife are members of the Christian Church. Mr. Daugherty is also identified with the grange. In politics he is a Republican.
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A. F. DENISTON, physician, P. O. Westboro, was born in Morris County, N. J.,, October 9, 1830. His parents were James R. and Elizabeth R. (Dilley) Deniston. The former was born in Lancaster County, Penn., and the latter in Essex County, .N. J. They removed to Hamilton County, Ohio, and settled at Bethany, and in 1845 moved to Milford, Clermont County, where Mrs. Deniston died in August, 1846. Mr. Deniston died in Columbus in 1866, where he moved in 1862. His father, John W. Denistou, served through the long struggle of eight years, under Gen. Goorge Wash- ington, for our National independence, and died in 1858, at the ripe age of ninety-four years. Capt. Deniston was reared to manhood in Bethany and Milford, and received his excellent education in the common schools. At the age of seventeen, he took up the study of medicine under Dr. Speese, of that county. Ho prosecuted the study one year, and then began the saddler's trade, which he learned and followed till 1855, in Montgomery and Lynchburg. In 1855, he resumed the study of medicine, under the preceptorship of Dr. S. J. Spence, of Lynchburg, with whom he remained three 'years. He attended the Ohio Medical College, of Cincinnati, and graduated with the honors of his olass in July, 1859. The spring of 1859, ho removed to Westboro, and after finishing his medical education he began practicing. June 15, 1861, he responded to his country's onll by onlisting in Company E, Forty-soventh Rogimont Ohio Vol- unteor Infantry. Ho was chosen First Lieutenant, and January 9, 1862, he was pro- moted to Captain of Company E. He, with his company, served in the Army of West, Virginia, and participated in the engagements at Carnifex Ferry, Miller's Ferry, Mea- dow Bluffs and Charleston. June 4, 1863, Capt. Deniston resigned and returned home, and the 29th of August following he was commissioned by Gov. David Todd as Colonel of the Second Regiment of Clinton County Militia. He held this position till September, 1864, when he recruited Company C, One Hundred and Seventy-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was then elected Second Lieutenant, and subsequently was assigned the Captaincy of the company he recruited. He led his company mid the flying shot and shell of numerous battles. Among the leading engagements were Columbia, Spring Hill, Turnpike Station, Franklin, Nashville and Brentwood. He was Provost Marshal of Maury County, Tenn. At the battles of Franklin and Nashville, he acted as Major General of the One Hundred and Seventy-fifth Regiment. July 16, 1865, he, with his company, were honorably discharged at Camp Dennison, Ohio, for the very valuable services they rendered. Capt. Deniston was both a valiant soldier and an efficient officer, and nobly supported the Flag of the Union. At the close of his military achievements, Capt. Deniston returned to Westboro and resumed his prae- - tico. He established a very extensive business, and as a physician he has been suc- cessful. Since August, 1880, he has been employed as physician at the Ursuline Convent at St. Martin's, Brown County. November 4, 1852, he was united in mar- riage with Miss Louisa Troutwine, a daughter of John and Maria Troutwine and a native of Clinton County, where she was born June 18, 1829. Of the seven children by this union, four are living, as follows : Ada M., James E., Anna R. and Bessie E. Mrs. Deniston departed this life in May, 1876, and Dr. Deniston again married, this time, August 7, 1878, to Mrs. Maggie Hockett, widow of Dr. Asa Hockett and daughter of Albert and Elizabeth Hampton. Mrs. Deniston, also a native of this county, was born July 21, 1839. Dr. Deniston and family are members of the Chris- tian Church. Dr. Deniston is identified with the I. O. O. F. as Treasurer and is also connected with the encampment. He is also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.
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ANZLEY DONOHOO, farmer, Westboro, Trustee of Jefferson Township, was born in Highland County February 20, 1832. He is a son of John and Abigail ( Davis) Donohoo, who were natives of Delaware and Pennsylvania respectively. His father came down the Ohio River in a flat-boat in 1798 and located in Kentucky, where he remained two = years. In 1800, he came to Ohio, and settled in Highland County, where he purchased about 400 acres of land. He died there in April, 1852, at the advanced age of eighty- four years. He was often heard relating the scene of Washington and his army crossing the Delaware and other Revolutionary events that took place within his own recollections.
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He had five older brothers, who were Revolutionary patriots. Mr. Donohoo, the sub- ject of this sketch, was reared to manhood on a farm. In 1852, he went to Pike County, Ill., and, in 1854, he returned to Brown County. Not being satisfied here, in 1856, he went back to Pike County, and lived there till after the war broke out. August 26, 1861, he enlisted in Company E, Twenty-eighth Regiment Illinois Volun- teer Infantry. He served in the Army of the Tennessee, and fought at Fort Heury and Shiloh, and was taken with small-pox, and was sick till July 16, when he rejoined his regiment at In Grange, and marched to Memphis, and subsequently fought at Hat. chie River, Magnolia Hill, Champion Hills, Black River, siege of Vicksburg and Jack- . son, where he, and one hundred and fourteen others, were taken prisoners. He was confined at Belle Isle and Libby Prisons for about two months, and was released. He then served on provost duty at Natchez till August 26, 1864, when he was honorably discharged. He then returned to Pike County, thence to Westboro, this county. In 1874, he located on his present farm. He was married, September 4, 1865, to Miss Margaret Hammer, daughter of William and Mary (Smith) Hammer. Mrs. Donohoo was born in Jefferson Township October 19, 1843. Mr. and Mrs. Donohoo are worthy members of the Christian Church. Mr. Donohoo is identified with the I. O. O. F .. Society, and in politics is a Republican. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Jefferson Township. He also served two previous terms.
JAMES W. FISHER, teacher in the Clinton Valley Schools, was born in Clark Township June 24, 1852, and is a son of Amos and Margaret Fisher. He was reared on a farin till eighteen years of age, and, up to that time, had not obtained but an ordi- nary schooling. He then took a course of eleven weeks in the Martinsville Publio Schools. By his extreme diligence during this brief term, he fitted himself for teach- ing, and immediately took up the Oak Grove School. He taught about three years in the district schools, and his success was plainly marked by the large number of teachers that passed from his school-room to the teacher's field. Mr. Fisher was thrown upon his own personal resources when very young; but, earnestly and diligently devoting himself to study, has eminently qualified himself for the profession, and now ranks with the most efficient teachers in Clinton County. He is the only person in Clinton County besides the Examiners, who holds a three years' certificate. Mr. Fisher was married, March 18, 1875, to Anna M. Hamrick, youngest daughter of W. H. Hamrick, who was killed at Savannah, Ga., in December, 1864, when in the service of his country. They have two children-Mottier Este and Celia F. Mr. Fisher is Vice President of the Clinton County Teachers' Association. He is also connected with the Society of I. O. O. F.
VALENTINE FRITTS, farmer, P. O. Westboro, was born in Perry Township, Brown County, November 8, 1848. His father, Valentine Fritts, died when he was but two years old. When eighteen, his mother, Rachel Fritts, née Roybold, moved near Westboro. Our subject was reared to manhood on a farm. In 1867, he went to Rus- sell County. Kansas, and after a few months returned to this county. He was mar- ried, December 31, 1870, to Miss Clarissa Austin, daughter of William and Elizabeth R. Austin. They have had six children, of these four are living. viz., Valentine, Jr., Clarence, John and Walter; William G. and Mabel are deceased. Mr. Fritts is a mem- ber of the Christian Church. He owns a farm of 108 aeres, and is a successful farmer.
JOHN GIRTON, farmer, P. O. Westboro, one of the prominent and most enter- prising citizens of Jefferson Township, was born in Brown County, Ohio, February 28, 1823. His parents, George and Sarah Girton, were natives of Sussex County, Penn., and of New Jersey, respectively. They were married in the " Keystone State," and came to Brown County, Ohio, in 1811, settling in Perry Township. Mr. Girton was born February 11, 1776, and died March 11, 1858. Mrs. G. was born February 2, 1783, and departed this life August 28, 1865. Mr. Girton's grandfather, William Girton, was a man of . Revolutionary distinction, and came to Brown County in the early days of 1808. His father emigrated from England with English colonists and was killed in the French and Indian war. Mr. Girton, whose name heads this sketch, is the seventh son and eighth child of eleven children, nearly all of whom lived to be
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over fifty years old. Our subject was reared to his majority on his father's farm and received his training in the common schools. November 1, 1861, he rallied to his country's call and enlisted in Company E, Forty-seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer In- fantry. He served in the Fifteenth Corps, Army of the Tennessee, under Gen. Logan, and participated in the following battles : Leesburg, Va., Charleston, Va., Resaca, Ga., siege of Atlanta, Chattahoochee River and a number of minor engagements. For a time he was on detached service in the Officers' Hospital at Nashville, Tenn. IIo was honorably discharged November 16, 1864. He then returned home and resmined farming on the place he now occupies, where he settled in 1847. He owns an excell . ent farm of 305 acres. He makes the rearing and breeding of Poland-China hogs a . leading pursuit, and in fact he ranks as the leading hog-breeder of Jefferson Township. Since 1865, he has also devoted much attention to raising Norman draft horses, in which he has been very successful. He has exhibited his horses at the following fairs : Clermont County, Warren County, Highland County, Greenfield Union Fair, Jimtown Union Fair, Clinton County and Blanchester, and at cach exhibition his stock carried off the first premium. He has one horse, the best in Southern Ohio. His siro was imported from France in 1872, and cost $3,000. Mr. Girton is a man of influence. He served his township as Justice of the Peace one term and also held minor offices. He celebrated his marriage, February 17, 1848, with Miss Edith Butterworth, a daughter of Maormon and Fanny (Smith) Butterworth. Mrs. Girton is a native of Warren County, where she was born March 24, 1831. Eight children were the fruits of this union ; of these seven are living, as follows: Stephen G. (married Ella White), Fanny, Ann (wife of W. H. Bales), Jessie (wife of Frank S. Bales), Samuel C., Ottillie G. and Rosabel. George M. is deceased. Mr. Girton and family are consistent members of the M. E. Church, in which Mr. Girton is a very prominent member. He was a member of the Board of Trustees in the erection of the M. E. Church at Westboro, and has more or less been prominently connected with all public improvements and important enterprises in his township. He is identified with the I. O. O. F. Society, also of the Encampment. His political affiliations have been with the Republican party since its organization.
STEPHEN G. GIRTON, farmer, P. O. Westboro, son of John and Edith Girton, was born in Jefferson Township, August 28, 1849. He passed his early life on his father's farin, and received his training in the common schools. He was married March 4, 1875, to Miss Caroline E. White, eldest daughter of Thomas and Rachel White, and a native of Hocking County, where she was born, December 28, 1859. This union was blest with three children, of these one is living-John Walter, born' September 4, 1879; Fannie B., born April 26, 1876, and died the 28th of the same month, and Charlie, born March 31, 1877, and died April 12, 1877. Mr. Girton is by occupation a mechanic, and has followed that business very. successfully. He and wife are earnest and consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics, Mr. Girton is a Republican.
MORDECAI M. HAINES, farmer, P. O. Westboro, was born February 2, 1832. He is the second son of Granville and Rhoda Haines, who were among the early pioneers of Clinton County. Mr. Haines was reared on a farm, and has always followed that business. For the last twenty-eight years, Mr. Haines has occupied and farmed the old homestead. He was married November 10, 1853, to Miss Leona Curl, daughter of Jocl Curl, of Greene County, Ohio. Nine children were the fruits of this union, as follows: Maria L., wife of Erlistus Moon ; Andrew JJ., married Bell Garner; Joel E., Mary M., Emma, Cora, Brisbino, Arthur and Hattie. Mr. Haines was a member of Company C, One Hundred and Seventy-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the late war, and was a participator in the Franklin and Nashville engage- ments. He was Color Sergeant, and was discharged from that position at the close of the war. He served two months as a mechanic in constructing the large depot at Nashville. At the close of the war, he returned home and resumed farming and stock- raising, in which he has been eminently successful. Of late years, he has devoted con- siderable attention to fruit-raising. He owns an excellently improved farm of 235 acres ;
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fificon of which is orchard. Mr. Hainos is identified with the Grange as Lecturer. In political affairs, he is a Republican. He is a man of enterprise and has achieved a worthy success.
SYLVESTER C. HAINES, merchant, Westboro, of the firm of S. C. Haines & Co., merchants, was born in Marion Township, Clinton County, December 2, 1855. His parents were M. R. and Susan R. Haines. Mr. Haines spent his youth and early manhood on a farm and acquired his odneation in the Normal School of Lebanon. Ho graduated from that institution of learning in June, 1878. The following winter, he taught in Warren County, and the samo year he engaged in the mercantile business with Haines Bros., of Martinsville. In February, 1880, this firm opened a branch store in Westboro, under the firm name S. C. Haines & Co., and Mr .. Haines has since had charge of this department of their business. They carry a neat and well-selected stock of dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, hats and caps to the amount of $5,000. They do exclusively a cash business.
In 1881, their sales aggregated $20,000. Mr. Haines is a successful merchant. He is a gentleman of culture, and by his genial, courteous manner and upright business principles he has won the respect and esteem of many. He was married July 20, 1881, to Miss Emma Hadley, a daughter of William Hadley, of Martinsville. Mrs. Haines is a nativo of Clark Township, where she was born November 29, 1861. Mr. Haines is connected' as a member with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mrs. Haines with the Society of Friends. Mr. Haines is identified with the Masonic fraternity, and I. O. O. F. as Vice Grand. His political associations have been with the Republican party. July, 1876, he enlisted in Company C, Thirteenth Ohio State Militia, and was elected Commissary Sergeant. He served in that capacity till August, 1881, when he received an honorable discharge.
JAMES HAMMER, farmer, P. O. Westboro, is one of the oldest and most esteemed pioneers of Jefferson Township. He was born in Highland County, January 5, 1812, and is a son of William and Jane (Thompson) Hammer, the former a native of Chatham County, N. C., where he was born June 1, 1791. His parents emigrated to Highland County in 1802, and, in 1817, to what is now Jefferson Township, Clinton County. Mr. Hammer, the father of our subject, served in the late war with Great Britain, and died March 22, 1874. Mrs. Hammer was a native of Maryland, and was born May 16, 1789; she died July 3, 1833. Mr. Hammer is the oldest son of his father. He was reared to maturity in the midst of primeval nature, and received only such an education as the " pioneer days " afforded. He was married, June 5, 1834, to Miss Mary Garner, a daughter of John and Eleanor ( Ratcliff ) Garner. Mrs. Hammer was born in Highland County, January 12, 1818. This marriage was blest with ten children, of whom six are living, viz., Jane, born September 6, 1836 ; Amos G., born June 7, 1843; William R., born January 13, 1846; Irene, born March 23, 1853 (wife of Joel Hockett); Noah L., born September 24, 1859; and Mary E., born September 14, 1863. Mr. Hammer and wife are earnest workers in the Society of Friends. Mr. Hammer owns a small farm of fifty-six acres. He is a man eminently respected as esteemed.
WILLIAM P. HAMMER, merchant, Westboro, senior member of the firm of Hammer Bros., was born in Jefferson Township May 31, 1842. He is a son of John and Drusilla Hammer. His father was born March 28, 1806, and his mother was born February 16, 1812. In 1820 or 1821, Mr. Hammer camo from Highland County to Jefferson Township, where he died April, 1878. Mrs. Hammer died February, 1881. Mr. Hammer, our subjeet, is the fourth son and sixth child of a family of nine children. He was reared to manhood on his father's farm. June 29, 1863, he en- listed in Company F, Eighty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served in the North- ern Department, and was detailed as Private Orderly to Gens. Heintzelman and Hooker. He was honorably discharged July 3, 1865, at the close of the war. He then returned home and pursued farming up to 1870, when he went to Lima, Allen Co., Ohio, where he followed the trado of painting two years. He returned to Westboro, and with his brother, John A. Hammer, engaged in the drug trade. The firm carries a stook con- sisting of drugs, groceries, sundries and jewelry to the amount of $1,800. Their
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annual sales reach $7,000. September 10, 1869, Mr. Hammer was married to Miss Ann M. McCrady, daughter of Samuel MeCrady, and a native of Warren County, where she was born March 29, 1850. Mr. Hammer is connected with the I. O. O. F., and in politics he is Democratic. He served as Treasurer of Jefferson Township since 1876.
AMOS G. HAMMER, M. D., Westboro, is a son of James and Mary Hamincr. He was born in Jefferson Township, June 7, 1843. June 26, 1863, he enlisted in Company F, Eighty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served on detached duty at Camp Chasc, Ohio, and was honorably discharged February 14, 1865, on account of permanent physical disability contracted while he had the measles. Hc then returned home and took up the study of medicine and attended the Physio-Medical College of Cincinnati, graduating in February, 1867. He practiced in Honey Creek, Henry Co., Ind., and sinco in Ackworth, Warren Co., Iowa, also in South Lebanon, Painters- ville and Martinsville. On account of ill health, he was compelled to retire from active lifo. He was married, November 8, 1870, to Mattie Constable, by whom he has had two children -Marctta and Nora, both deceased. Dr. Hammer is a member of the Friends' Society, and politically is a Prohibitionist.
WILLIAM HOCKETT, grain dealer, etc., Westboro, son of Thomas and Saralı (Newby) Hockett, was born in Greene Township, Clinton County, Ohio, November 7, 1842. When twelve years of age, his parents removed to Westboro, where his father engaged in the mercantile business. He was reared to his majority as a clerk in the storc. In 1862, he entered the store of Lewis Hockett as clerk. He occupied this position till August 24, 1864, when he enlisted in defense of his country. He was a member of Company C, One Hundred and Seventy-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served in the Army of the Cumberland. He was in the pursuit of Hood. At Columbia, Tenn., he was appointed clerk in the office of the Provost-Marshal, and performed the duties in that relation till the close of the rebellion, and was mustercd - out at Nashville, June 27, 1865. He returned home, and, after clerking for Garner Hinshaw one year and J. D. Hodson till the spring of 1876, he became a member of the firm of J. D. Ilodson & Co., and they continued in business together one year. Mr. Hockett was then appointed Assistant Postinaster, and has also liad charge of the station agency and telegraph office ever since. For the last three years, Mr. Hockett has been engaged with Mr. Hodson in grain dealing, doing an extensive business. February 18, 1864, Mr. Hockett was united in marriage with Miss Ellen Ewing, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Ewing. Mrs. Hockett was born iu Clermont County, February 2, 1838. Five children were given to bless this union-Irene, Eugene, Thomas and Martha ; an infant is dcecased, Mr. and Mrs. Hockett are members of the Friends' Society. In politics, Mr. H. is a Republican.
JOHN HOLADAY, farmer, P. O. Westboro; a prominent short-horned cattle raiser of Clinton County, is a native of Adams Township. He was born January 30, 1828. His parents, John and Susanna (Falkner) Holaday, were natives of North Caro- lina and Virginia. The former was born February 10, 1784, and the latter June 16, 1785. They were married December 2, 1807. In 1806, Mr. Holaday came to Clinton County, and bought a tract of land near Sligo, and settled on it after his marriage. In 1840, he removed to Jefferson Township, and purchased 800 acres of land. He dicd September 1, 1852. Of his eight children, five are living, viz. : Hannah, Mary A., Jesse F., Susanna, John, Robert, William and Betsey. Mr. Holaday, our subject, was reared on a farm, and was educated in the common schools. Mr. Holaday is a very successful agriculturist. Since 1871, he has devoted his attention largely to rearing Short-Horn cattle, and has been so successful that he now ranks with the Icading Dur- ham stock-raisers of Clinton County. He exhibits his stock at most of the county fairs, and has won their highest premiums. Mr. Holaday is also engaged in rearing the American Merino sheep and Poland-China hogs. He owns a well-improved farm of 205 acres, a part of which formerly comprised the old homestead. Mr. Holaday was married, October 14, 1852, to Ruth Hockett, a daughter of Mahlon and Anna Hockett. Three sons were the fruits of this family, viz .: Elwood, born October 1, 1853, married
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Maggie Vantrump; Francis M., born May 26, 1856 ; and Milton, born June 14, 1858, married Laura Thornhill. Mr. and Mrs. Holaday are members of the Society of Friends. Mrs. HI. is a minister in that church, and has labored many years with the grandest success. Mr. Holaday has been prominently with the Grange Order for several years. In polities, he is a pure Republican.
SIMEON HODSON, commission merchant, Westboro, a member of the firm of Weber, Laper & Co., live-stock commission merchants of Cincinnati, was born in Highland County, Ohio, September 1, 1830. He is a son of George and Mary Hodson, who removed near Westboro in 1834. Mr. Hodson grew to manhood on a farm, and has always followed that avocation in connection with other business." For the last twenty years, he has dealt extensively in all kinds of live stock. The fall of 1871, he engaged in the live-stock commission business in Cincinnati with a company known as Allen, Hodson & Co. He remained a partner in this company up to 1875, when he engaged with the firm of Weber, Laper & Co., a reliable firm of over twenty years' standing. Mr. Hodson is a successful business man and stock dealer. He entered life with very little means; but, by his perseverance and good business management, he has acquired valuable property, all of which he obtained honorably. He owns a farm of 127 acres of land, with fine improvements, and under a high state of cultivation. August 25, 1850, Mr. Hodson was united in marriage with Miss Mary L. Cunningham, a daughter of James and Sarah Cunningham. Mrs. Hodson was born in Highland County in August, 1831. This union was blessed with six children, of these four are living, as follows : Florence, wife of Dr. James M. Austin, of Springfield, Ohio; Charles J., a physician-he graduated from the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati in March, 1881; Marietta and Anna M. are the youngest. Sarah E. and George E. are deceased. Mr. Hodson and wife are members of the Society of Friends. Mr. Hodson is connected with the society of I. O. O. F., and also of the Encampment. He carries a $3,000 policy in the I. O. O. F. Beneficial Association for Widows and Orphans. Mr. Hod- son's political affiliations has been with the Democratic party.
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