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SAMUEL BALDWIN, merchant, Blanchester, is the oldest merchant in the county, is son of Jonathan and Harriet (Blancett) Baldwin, born in Marion Township, one-fourth' mile north of Blanchester, January 27, 1819. His father was the first settler in this township. Samuel was reared on farm, attending school winters till twenty years of age. He then entered his brother's store as clerk, corner Broadway and Center streets. He remained in that capacity four years, when he bought one-half interest, and remained four years longer. He then opened a store of his own directly opposite his brother. In June, 1851, he removed to Lot No. 2, Main street, adjoining his present place of business, where he remained till 1865, and then opened out where he is at present. Carries the largest stock of dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, queens- ware, hardware, etc., in the village; also deals in lumber; carries a stock altogether of $10,000 to $15,000, and does an annual business of about $40,000; employs three hands. He was married, at Mainville, Warren Co., Ohio, in November, 1843, to Re- becca Whitney. They had five children, three now living-Alvah W., Jonathan B. and Rebecca J .; deceased-Emma and Samuel O. Himself and wife are members of the Free-Will Baptist Church. Mr. B. owns his place of business, residence and three lots corner Broadway and Center, where the old store stood ; three dwellings which he rents; four lots and two and one-half acres of land ; also Block 48, fifty feet on Lot 3, Baldwin's Hall overhead-all inside corporation; also 348 acres of land in this township, and 217} in Jefferson Township, adjoining Clinton Valley. Mr. B. has been Postmaster and Township Treasurer twenty-two years.
JONATHAN B. BALDWIN, agricultural isuplement dealer and farmer, P. O. Blanchester, son of Jonathan and Harriet (Blancett) Baldwin, was born near Blanchester August 30, 1821. He was reared on a farm till twenty-two years of age, attending schools winters. He then engaged as clerk several years for his brother, W. H. Bald- win. In 1850, he built his present residence, corner Main and Wright streets, in part of which he opened a general store and carried on business a few years; then rented the basement part of the Universalist Church, where he now sells agricultural imple. ments, such as reapers, mowers, threshing-machines, &c. He was married in Brown County, O., in 1846, to Clorinda, daughter of Isaac and Isabelle Covalt, born in Brown County, O. They had seven children, four living-Maria M., Lida C., Stephen D). and Frank G. The deceased were John A. Q., William J. W. and Mary I. Mr. Baldwin owns his residence and ten and one-half lots on same square, and 128 acres of fine land one mile northeast of Blanchester.
FRANK M. BALDWIN, druggist, P. O. Blanchester, in Carnahan's Block, Broadway street, and son of Joseph and Valeria A. (Shank) Baldwin ; was born in Blanchester September 6, 1842, where he attended school till 1861, and taught school also about fifteen months. He then entered the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati, where he attended one term during the winter of 1863-4. In June, 1864, he started in the drug business in his present place of business, where he has quite an extensive
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trade, carries a choice stock of drugs, paints, oils, window glass, jewelry, and overhead a stock of wall paper ; stock valued at $3,000, and does an annual business of about $6,000. He has been married twice, first, near Middleboro, Warren County, Ohio, Octo- ber. 19, 1864, to Elmira, daughter of J. H. and Mary (Erwin) Ferguson, born in Ham- ilton County, Ohio. They had five children, two living-Sherman and Carrie ; deceased, Sheridan, Gladdest M. and Stanley B. His wife died February 22, 1879, and he again married in Newport, Ky., to Anna, daughter of Ezra and Anna Vanduzen, born in Newport in 1855. Mr. Baldwin owns a fine brick residence and four lots on Main street. He is Master of the Masonie Lodge of Blanchester, member of the fire department six years, Village Distriet Clerk eleven years, Councilman several times, and member of the Universalist Church.
JOSEPH BRANDENBURG, farmer, P. O. Blanchester, was born near Leba- non, Warren County, O., June 15, 1820. He was reared on a farm, and married near Morrowtown, Warren County, Ohio, in January, 1844, to Naney, daughter of Hugh Hincs, born in Warren County. They have six children-Henry, Cynthia, John, George, Elvira and Clara. In the spring of 1853, he came to this township and bought seventy- · one acres of land on the pike between Blanchester and Woodville, where he now has 100 acres, sixty under cultivation. He also has a house and lot in Blanchester. His son John ran away from home when seventeen and enlisted at Camp Dennison, and served over two years.
JOHN BRIGHT, farmer, P. O. Blanchester, son of James and Judy Bright, was born in Cambridgeshire, England, February 11, 1821. He was reared on a farm. In 1857, he came to the United States and settled in Brown County, O., where he re- mained till 1869, when he came to Martinsville, this county, where he resided till 1879. He then bought 100 acres of land in Marion Township, eighty-eight of which are under cultivation. He was married in Cambridgeshire in 1844 to Amy Wiltshire, also a native of England and born in London. They have eight children-Sarah, Martha, Rosina, Jane, Charlotte, Edward, Arness and William. Mr. Bright and wife are members of the M. E. Church.
J. L. BRUSH, Postmaster, P. O. Blanchester, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Bradley) Brush, was born in Dearborn County, Ind., July 15, 1839. His parents . were of English ancestry. He was reared in the country till twenty-one years of age, attending school winters. He then learned the photographer's trade, and traveled ten or twelve years. In 1871, he came to Blanchester and opened a general store under the Universalist Church, where he remained a short time, and moved to where Moon's drug store now is and remained two or three years, during which time he admitted. Harvey Rice as a partner, and was also appointed Postmaster. They removed to where Mr. Rice now keeps, and remained several years, when he bought Mr. R.'s in- · terest, and in January, 1880, he moved to his present place of business, where he still keeps the post office, and a fine selection of dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, queens- ware, etc., valued at $5,000 to $6,000, and does an annual trade to the amount of $12,- 000 to $15,000. Mr. B. was married near Lynchburg, Ohio, November 27, 1870, to Martha E., daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Pulse) Stroup, born near Marshall, Highland Co., Ohio. They have had five children, two living-Jesse L., and Lulu E. The deceased were named as follows : William, Myrtie and Charles. Mr. B. is a mem- ber of the Masonie and Odd Fellows societies. He owns a fine brick residence and three lots corner Main and Grove streets, and two other lots in the village.
JOSEPH BURTON, miller, P. O. Blanchester, son of Peyton and Martha (Johnson) Burton, was born at Burtonville, Clinton Co., Ohio, September 22, 1844. His parents came to this county about 1841 or 1842. His father was a miller, and is considered the first man that introduced steam power into Highland County, Ohio. Joseph was reared in a mill, and has followed the occupation of a miller all his life. In 1861, he entered the army, enlisting in Hancock County, Ohio, in Company A, Fifty- seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Capt. Rice, and served one year. . He entered . the navy several months later, and served on board the gunboat Moose one year, and then returned to Leesburg, Highland Co., Ohio, in 1864, and the following spring he
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came to Blanchester, and bought one-half interest in the Blanchester Flouring Mills, and was married in Wilmington, March 23, 1865, to Martha A., daughter of William and Priscilla Spencer, born in Clinton County. They have seven children-Clara M., Cora L., Nora, Joseph H., Martha. Lucy and George W. In 1874, Mr. Burton sold his interest in the flouriug mill and returned to Leesburg, Highland County, where he remained till the spring of 1879, when he returned to Blanchester and built what is known as the Marion Flouring Mills, where he does merchant and custom work. He has a four-run mill, and is grinding by the new process. Mr. Burton has the leading flouring mill of Blanchester, and is regarded as one of the 'leading influential citizens of that place. January 23, 1882, he admitted H. T. Scott as a partner; firm known as Joseph Burton & Co.
JOHN BURTON, miller, P. O. Blanchester, son of Jesse and Ruth (Achor) Burton, was born in Lynchburg. Highland Co., Ohio, March 16, 1847. His father . was a miller. He attended school till sixteen years old; his father dying about that time, himself and brother took charge of the mill for a while, and then renting it to a cousin John, being employed by him to learn the business ; he remained about three years, and then came to Blanchester and worked in a mill two years, owned by his cousin and uncle. John then purchased one-half interest of his uncle, and himself and cousin continued the business till 1876, when he bought his cousin's share, and has since been alone. His mill is situated in the southeast part of the village; he has three run of stones, two for wheat, and one for corn; does considerable custom work, also buying considerable grain and shipping the flour. He was married in Blanchester in 1871, to Mary E., daughter of William and Priscilla (Stackhouse) Spencer. They have two children-Jesse W. and Harvey A. Mr. B. is a member of the Odd Fellow and Masonic societies. Himself and wife are members of the Free-Will Baptist Church.
DAVID C. CARNAHAN, farmer, P. O. Blanchester, son of Aaron and Elvira Carnahan, was born in Somerest County, Ky., October 23, 1812, and reared on a farm. When one year old, his parents removed to Washington Township, this county, where they bought 140 acres of timber land and built a log cabin in the woods and struggled through the hardships and privations of those early times. They had four sons. After laboring there a number of years clearing up land and making improvements, they were suddenly deprived of their land through a flaw in the title, and were com. pelled to leave; fortunately they recovered the payment they had made. They then re- moved to another part of the township on the East Fork of Todd's Fork, where they purchased fifty acres and cleared it nearly all of timber. David C. remained at home till December 31, 1835, when he was married to Deborah, daughter of Barnett and Ruth (Jones) Thornhill. They have had ten children, eight living-John and Ruth (deceased); Fergus, Barnett, Aaron, Harvey, William, James, Mary E. and Louisa E. After his marriage, Mr. Carnahan took a lease on twenty-five acres of land, ten of which he cleared. After remaining six years, he returned to the homestead. At the death of his father, he bought out the other heirs and exchanged the homestead for fifty acres of his present farm. He now has 104} acres, eighty acres under cultivation, sixty of which he has cleared himself. Mr. C. and wife are members of the Univer- salist Church of Blanchester.
DAVID M. CROSSON, farmer, P. O. Blanchester, son of George and Charlotte (Morrison) Crosson, was born in Marion Township, one mile north of Blanchester, in 1836. His grandparents came here at an early period, from Edwardsville, Warren Co., Ohio. George, the third child, and father of our subject, was born in this town. ship, and at the time of his death owned 113 acres of land. David M. was reared on the old homestead until twenty-one years of age, when he bought ten and three-fourths acres of land on which he began farming for himself. He was married, in 1856, to Sarah L., daughter of Benjamin and Susanna (Hite) Baldwin, born in this township. They have five children -Lewis A., Emerson E., Iva, Josie and Franklin. In 1866, himself and brother, Alexander, bought the homestead, David receiving fifty-one acres. In 1879, he bought forty-six acres adjoining, now owning 108 acres, 105 under cultivation. Mr. C. is a member of the Patrons of Husbandry.
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ALEXANDER CROSSON, manufacturer of fine lumber, sash, doors and build- ing material, Blanchester, is a son of George and Charlotte ( Morrison) Crosson, and was born about one mile west of Blanchester July 14, 1844. His parents were . among the early settlers of this township. He was reared on a farm till 1871, when he came to Blanchester and engaged in the incat business about eighteen months. In 1877, he bought one-half of an acre of land on Main street, south of the railroad, where he dealt in lumber and agricultural implements. He shortly after built his shop, where he is now carrying on a flourishing business. In August, 1879, his business in- creasing, he built a large warehouse back of the main building, and in April, 1881, found it necessary to erect another building, on the south side. He employs usually four or five hands, although he sometimes has as many as ten. Mr. Crosson was mar- ried before he left the farm in January, 1866, to Mary J., daughter of Cyrus Liggett. They had three children, two still living-Emma and Linna. In the summer of 1871, his wife died, and he again married, to Mary J. Supinger, daughter of Robert Supin- ger, of Blanchester. They have one child-Lora. Mr. C. is a member of the Odd Fellows society, has a fine brick residence and four lots on Main street.
JOHN E. CROSSON, blacksmith, Blanchester, son of William and Catherine Crosson, was born in this township in 1840. He was reared on a farm till eighteen years old, when he learned the blacksmith trade in Blanchester with Larkin Clelland. He remained with him two years, and the war breaking out shortly after, he enlisted in 1861, in Company C, Fifty-fourth Ohio Zouaves, and was at the battle of Pitts- burg Landing, and a number of others. He was taken prisoner at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864, and was thrown into Andersonville Prison. There were 2,000 prison- ers taken the same day, numbers of them died around him. He was finally ex- - changed, and being sick and disabled, was discharged and returned to Blanchester. In 1866, he opened a blacksmith shop opposite his present stand, where he remained three years, and then moved to his present building, where he is doing a good business, shoe- ing, repairing and general blacksmithing. He was married, in Cincinnati, March 8, 1866, to Mary E., daughter of John and Amanda Barry, born near Blanchester. They have had two children, one living-Della. The deceased was Stanley, who died in infancy.
FRED A. GOULDING, editor and publisher, Blanchester, Ohio, was born at Falmouth, Pendleton Co., Ky., July 13, 1845. His parents were George P. and Aurelia M. (Bennett) Goulding, natives, the former of Branstow, England, and the latter of Auburn, New York, born March 20, 1809, and May 3, 1813, respectively. The father came to America in 1832, and on the 6th of December, 1836, the couple were married at Seneca Falls, New York, and in the spring of 1837 removed to Wis- consin, and there he laid out the city of Milwaukee, and built the first house on land where now stands that city, the pride of Wisconsin. From there they went to Fal- mouth, Kentucky, and in 1866 came to Clinton County, this State, and soon thereafter removed to Crown Point, Ind., where the father died September 26, 1876, and the mother June 20, 1874. Mr. Goulding was a miller by trade and occupation. Our subject is the third son of a family of seven boys, and received his early schooling in the manner customary among Southern families-namely, by private instructions at home. He attended Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, and the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, and in 1863 left the latter institution, and on the 6th of August, of that year, enlisted in Company " K," Seventh Regiment Kentucky Cavalry, and before the war closed became Captain of Company " F," of the same regiment, and, as such, served until the fall of 1865. During his military service Captain Goulding received a gunshot wound in the right leg, and he still carries the ball, it having at , various times changed its position in the limb. In General McCook's raid, south of Atlanta, he was taken prisoner and confined in Andersonville Prison. At the close of the war, the Captain again turned his attention to his books, entering Center College, at Danville, Ky., where he graduated. On the 19th of February, 1872. he was united in marriage with Maggie Sniff, of the vicinity of Blanchester, this county, and to them have been born the following children : Charles, Della, Lona and Edna. Since June
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27, 1881, Capt. Goulding has been the editor and publisher of the Blanchester Star, an independent paper, which he has ably and successfully managed. He is a courteous and affable gentleman, and in politics a Republican.
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JAMES M. GUSTIN, merchant, Blanchester, son of John B. and Elleanor (Marshall) Gustin, was born at Red Lion, Warren Co., Ohio, January 26, 1826. His parents were among the early settlers of that county. In 1793, his grandparents came from Pennsylvania and settled at the mouth of the Little Miami River, where they remained three years, and then moved to Red Lion, where some of their descend. ants yet live. James was reared on a farm till seventeen years of age, when he learned the carpenter's trade. He was engaged ten years rafting lumber down the Yazoo and Mississippi Rivers. He then returned to Highland County, Ohio, where he was mar- ried August 30, 1848, to Esther A., daughter of John and Jane ( Wilson) Barr, born near Hillsboro. They had eight children, five living-Joseph H., graduated from West Point, in 1875, and assigned to the Fourteenth United States Infantry, as Second Lieutenant, now in Colorado ; Fannie L., George W., Julia and Samuel. The deceased were Elleanor J., John W. and Addie. In 1836, his parents came to this county and settled about two miles cast of Blanchester, where they remained three years, and then moved to Brown County. Mr. Gustin has been engaged in a variety of occupations- carpenter, millwright, on the railroad, etc. In 1861, he opened a general store, on what is known as Gustin's Corner, Blanchester, where he has carried on business ever since. Has a fine assortment of dry goods, boots, shoes, hats, caps, ready-made clothing, queensware, hardware, groceries, etc., stock of from $3,000 to $5,000, and is doing a flourishing business. He owns a fine brick residence and five acres of land on Main street, two houses and lots on Main street near his store, also two farms, one of 126 acres one and one-half miles north of Blanchester, the other 106? one and one-half miles south of Blanchester, with dwellings, outbuildings, orchards, etc. Mr. Gustin has also served in defense of his country; enlisted in fall of 1864, at Hillsboro, as Second Sergeant in the One Hundred and Seventy-Fifth Ohio Volunteer In- fantry, under Captain Wolf; served nine months; was in several engagements, and was discharged on account of disability at Camp Dennison. Mr. Gustin is a member of the Odd Fellows and Freemasons ; himself and wife of the Free-Will Baptist Church.
MORDECAI R. HAINES, farmer, P. O. Blanchester, son of Isaac and Keziah (Woolman) Haines, was born in Burlington County, N. J., May 25, 1809. In the fall of 1811, his parents came to this county and settled about six miles north of Wilmington, where they bought 256 acres of land. They cleared about forty acres and made a number of improvements. In the fall of 1828, they lost their place, after having it nearly paid for. The following year, they removed to Marion Township, and bought 497 acres, giving in part payment 160 acres they owned in Greene County. Of this estate, our subject received 129 acres, and was married May 24, 1834, to Susanna, daughter of Jeremiah and Hannah (Greer) Rowan, born in Hamilton County, Ohio. They had twelve children, seven living-Zimri, Amanda, Jeremiab, Salathiel, Grand- ville, Robert and Sylvester; deceased were named Abigail, Hannah A., Merrill, Martha A. and Keziah. After his marriage, Mr. Haines settled on his land given him by his father, which was principally covered with timber. He built a log hut in the woods. At the end of four years, he had twenty-five acres cleared and fenced. He then sold, and bought 126 acres where his family now live. They now have 225 acres, 200 of which are under cultivation. He has cleared 170 acres himself. In 1876, he sold the farm to his two sons, Salathiel and Grandville, but he still lives on the home- stead. His wife died in 1875. Zimri H., his eldest son, was born in this township February 26, 1837, and remained at home till twenty-four years of age, when he was married to Emeline A., daughter of Cyrus and Fanny Dudley, born in Woodville, Cler- mont Co., Ohio, January 28, 1842. They had six children-Charlie, Ida, Fanny, Florence, Dudley and Maggie. Mr. Haines purchased, sixty acres of land in Jefferson Township, part of the old homestead, where he resided till 1865, when he sold and moved to Perry Township, Brown County, where he bought ninety-six acres, which he still owns, eighty under cultivation. Mr. H. enlisted at Camp Dennison in the one hun-
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dred-day service in the spring of 1863. He re-enlisted in Company C, One Hundred and Seventy-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Capt. Wolf. At the end of three months, he was discharged on account of disability, and returned home. He is a mem- ber of the Grange. Himself and wife are members of the Baptist Church.
MRS. PRISCILLA HALL, Blanchester, wife of James Hall and daughter of Samuel and Mary Stateller, was born in Vernon Township, this county, November 15, 1825. Her parents were among the early settlers of this county. Her father, at his death, left her 200 acres of land three miles northeast of Blanchester., She now has nearly four hundred acres, about three hundred under cultivation. She was married, August 14, 1845, to James Hall. They have two children-Mary L., wife of Lewis B. Whitacre, and Samuel J.
WILLIAM R. HUDSON, farmer, P. O. Blanchester, son of Selby and Eliz- abeth Hudson, was born in Maryland in 1817. He was reared on a farm. When one year old, his parents came to Cincinnati, where his father, a ship carpenter, followed his trade a short time and then removed to Brown County, where they lived nine years. They then came to this township. When seventeen years of age, our subject bought fifty-two acres of land, which forms part of his present farm of 107 acres, ninety of which is under cultivation. Forty-two acres of Mr. Hudson's farm is across the line in Brown County. He was married, in 1843, in Jefferson County, Ind., near Madison, to Mary Short. They had five children, three living-Andelia E., Richard, John (deceased), Elisha and Hendrick (deceased). Mr. Hudson is a member of the Grange.
SAMUEL IRVIN, farmer, P. O. Blanchester, son of Andrew and Sarah A. (Shepler) Irvin, was born in Ross County March 9, 1821; was reared on a farm. In 1830, his parents moved to Hamilton County, and in 1831 they removed to Hopkins- ville, Hamilton Township, Warren County, where they bought twenty-five acres of land, and kept hotel sixteen or seventeen years. Our subject was married in 1845 to Martha Crosley, daughter of Isaac and Rachael (Cook) Crosley, born near Lebanon, Warren County. They have seven children-Nathan, James, Caroline, George, Abram, Emma . and Dora. In 1850, himself and brother bought 160 acres of land in . Washington Township, Warren County, where he resided two years and then moved to Mather's Mills, on the Little Miami River, where he farmed and worked in a saw-mill till the spring of 1856, when he moved to Marion Township and bought sixty acres which he kept a short time. He bought and sold several pieces. In December, 1866, he settled on his present farm where he owns nearly 400 acres of land, 300 under cultivation. He has a fine brick residence and other improvements. Mr. Irvin is a member of the Grange.
JAMES IRVIN, grain dealer, Blanchester, of the firm of Irvin & Losh, is son of Samuel and Martha (Crosley) Irvin. Was born near Deerfield, Warren Co., Ohio, May 18, 1849. He was reared on a farm. In 1877, he bought 100 acres of land in Washington Township, Clinton County, which he kept one year and exchanged for 100 acres in Marion Township, about three miles northeast of Blanchester. He moved on it in the spring of 1878. He cleared up forty acres and made other improvements. In March, 1881, he came to Blanchester and formed a partnership with Francis K. Losh, buying and shipping grain. In January, 1882, they bought a grocery store on Broad- way street, in Trickey's Block, where they carry a choice stock of staple and fancy gro- ceries in connection with their grain trade, doing a flourishing business. He was mar- ried, in Marion Township, January 1, 1871, to Alice S., daughter of James A. and Martha (Kennedy) Losh, born on Indian Hill, Hamilton Co., Ohio. They have had four children, three living-Irena F., Estella J. and Samuel J. (deceased), Georgina.
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