The history of Montgomery county, Ohio, containing a history of the county, Part 54

Author: W.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago, W. H. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 1214

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Now, in the year 1882, there are about one hundred Sabbath schools in he county; seventy-three of them report regularly to the County Sabbath chool Union; twenty-seven of them do not.

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CHAPTER XX.

AGRICULTURE-HORTICULTURE-PIONEER ASSOCIATION-FARMERS CLUB.

SOUTHERN OHIO FAIR ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSORS TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. ITS MANAGERS, ETC.

N February 28, 1846, the Legislature by law created the " Ohio State Boar 0 of Agriculture," a body corporate of fifty-four members, representing th several counties of the State, with perpetual succession, agreeable to laws and rule expressed in the act creating the Board. Henry Protzman, a prominent citizen c this county, was selected as the representative of the county. As to the time c service of each member, it was provided that one-half of the terms were to expir annually, and the members to determine their terms by lot. The Board were t meet each year at Columbus. The President of each county agricultural associa tion was ex-officio a member of the Board.

At the meeting of the Board, the several reports of the county societies wer read, vacancies filled, and a general deliberation and discussion hield as to th wants and necessities of the agricultural interests of the State.

The act passed creating this Board also provided " that when thirty or mor persons organized themselves into a society for the improvement of agriculture and having adopted rules and by-laws agreeable to the Ohio State Board, an when there had been raised by initiation fees subscription or donation of a sum ( money not less than $50, then upon a presentation of a certificate of the fact b the President of the Association to the Auditor of the county, then the county wa required to donate an equal amount, provided the same did not exceed $200. This was the first step on the part of the State of Ohio offering encouragement t the formation of county agricultural societies.

In 1853 these associations were declared "bodies corporate," with th " authority and power of holding real estate in fee simple." Counties were als further authorized to contribute to tliese respective organizations. From that dat and following that act the various agricultural associations began the purchase grounds and the building of permanent improvements thereon.

The first attempts at the formation of agricultural societies were in 1846 The prominent persons in the undertaking, and those who gave it character an devoted their time and energies in their efforts to promote its usefulness and suc cess, were Col. H. Protzman, Col. Partridge, Col. Jeff Patterson, Judge Holt Charles Anderson, afterwards Governor of Kentucky, Daniel Kiser, Henry M Brown, Isaac Inskip and Robert W. Steele.

Col. Henry Protzman had the honor of being selected as the President of th first Agricultural Association of Montgomery County.

The first fairs were held in the wagon yard in the rear of and belonging t Swaynie's Hotel, East First Street. The stabling and sheds furnished ampl accommodations for the cattle and other stock on exhibition. Fairs were hel here for two or three years.

The receipts were not large. When they did not equal and balance the ex penditures, the difference was usually made up by donations from enterprising an public-spirited citizens.

The principal purpose in view on the part of the managers was the education of the people into an appreciation of the benefits of these associations and exhibitions.

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With probably two exceptions, Robert W. Steele and Gov. Anderson, these rin are all dead. They were representative men of their day. The records of the labors and efforts of these men in this field of education and advancement of aicultural and industrial knowledge, will last as a noble and imperishable monu- rent to their memories.

The officers of the Association in 1846 were Col. H. Protzman, President; D. Iser, Vice-President; Robert W. Steele, Secretary.

Three acres of ground were leased of Daniel Kiser, north of Dayton, where te fair was held for three or four years, when from lack of public patronage it was dcontinued, and no fairs were held in this county until the fall of 1852. In Agust of that year a number of gentlemen met at City Hall for the purpose of riving the Association. An organization was effected with William Brown as Iesident; Daniel Thatcher, Vice-President; Robert W. Steele, Treasurer; and ( ver Kitteridge, Secretary.

This was the first organization of the Montgomery County Agricultural Asso- ction under the laws and rules of the Ohio State Board. On October 21 of tat year a fair was held on the original " stamping grounds," Swaynie's wagon ycd.

A reference to the financial success of the exhibition may not prove uninter- eing as an indication of the amount of funds necessary to conduct a fair in those dys, and also as suggestive of the very generous patronage of the public in an en- t tainment for its benefit only.

RECEIPTS.

EXPENDITURES.

ymbership Fees $271 00

Paid Premiums $232 50

France Fees 80 00

Expenses. 89 04

Thations 5 11

Total . $321 54

Balance in Treasury. $34 57 otal $356 11

In 1853 the State Fair was held in the bottoms south of Washington Street. Te County Fair held at the same place in October.

At the close of the fair in 1854 the Association found themselves $900 in debt. In 1855 the membership increased to 1000, the fair a success, and debt of 100 cancelled. In that year ten acres of the present grounds were purchased, all in 1856 the fair was first held on the site of the present grounds.

We will now briefly review the management of the Association up to its suc- chsion in 1874 by the Southern Ohio Fair Association.

In 1852 its managers were James Hall, John Calhoun, William Gunckle, Inry Shideler and J. C. Vorhees.

In 1853 Joseph Cline, John Calhoun, Samuel Rohrer, John Yount and Wil- I'm Gunckle.

In 1854 S. Rohrer, D. Kiser, J. Chambers, D. Prugh and G. Evans.

At their fall meeting the total receipts from all sources were $849. Total Ebenditures $849.

In 1856 Robert W. Steele, President; S. Rohrer, Vice-President; C. Kitte- 1. ge, Secretary; H. M. Brown, Treasurer. Directors-D. Kiser, J. Bull, J. T. Jiglesy, H. D. Wagoner and A. Sunderland. Total receipts 1856, $3,843.66. tal expenditures $3,843.66.

In 1857 Robert W. Steele, President; W. C. Davis, Vice-President; O. Kitte- 1.ge, Secretary; D. H. Dryden, Treasurer. Total receipts $1,582.93. Total ex- Inditures $1,455.83. Balance in Treasury $127.10.

In 1858 W. C. Davis, President; Jeff Patterson, Vice-President; D. H. Dry- fa, Treasurer; O. Kitteridge, Secretary. Managers-S. Rohrer, D. Kiser, Brice lle, Dr. D. Lyons and Wm. Pease.

In 1859 W. C. Davis, President; Jeff Patterson, Vice-President; D. H. Dry- (n, Treasurer; A. W. Rice, Secretary. At the close of the fair the society found elf in debt $3,199.06, owing to the purchase of additional grounds, bad weather d non-attendance of citizens.

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In 1860 Thomas Brown, President; Jeff Patterson, Vice-President; D. H Dryden, Treasurer; Thomas Shaffer, Secretary. The fair a failure and the Assc ciation $389.20 ahead in expenditures above receipts.

In 1860 and 1861 the State Fair was held in Dayton.

In 1861 the number of voting members of the Association were 35.

1862, 1863 and 1864 were unprofitable years, the Association constant) growing deeper in debt. Such was its financial condition with no encouragemer of its liquidation through future patronage on the part of the community, that th county came to its rescue, and purchased of the Association its 22.18 acres ( ground for $5,000. In 1866 it also purchased the remaining tract of 7.72 acre for $6,500, making 29.90 acres in all, for the total consideration of $11,500.

In 1865 the fair a financial failure.

In 1866 the total receipts did not meet the expenditures.

In 1867 the State Fair was held here. No County Fair that year.

In 1868 the fair a financial failure, and the society in debt, although th weather was very bad, which was accepted as the reason.

In 1869 the receipts did not equal the expenditures, and consequently the fai was a financial failure. What reasons were offered we do not know. It seem that the weather was extremely fine, but the attendance remarkably small.

In 1870 the Association met with the same results.

In 1871 the fair a financial failure. On this occasion the association bold! complained to the State Board that it was wholly due to a lack of patronage of th citizens.

In 1872 the association had not a dollar in the treasury, but favoring wcathe and a liberal patronage proved the fair a success.

In 1873 the 20th and last annual fair was held by the Montgomery Count Association. The fair proved a success. Such is a chronological history of th Montgomery County Agricultural Association.

In the meanwhile the growing city, the competition among the increasin numbers of agricultural implements, improvements in farming and in the qualit of its grains and other products, the culture and wealth of the valley, all seemed t warrant a permanent exposition, commensurate in all its appointments, premium and exhibitions, to the pretensions of the people of the city and surrounding country.

To keep pace with and meet the new order of things, a number of those wh had been identified with the agricultural and productive interests of the city an county, and who were representative and enterprising men of the times, associate themselves into an "Agricultural, Mechanical and Industrial Association for th purposes of encouraging those branches of industry, improving agriculture, mechar ism and all kinds of live stock."

The names of these gentlemen were Gabriel. B. Harman, Marcus Eells, ch Stroup, Charles Harries, John V. Nauerth, Richard C. Anderson and Nichola Ohmer.

A certificate of incorporation was filed February 23, 1874. The capital stoc of the company was $100,000. Number of shares 2,000 at $50 per share.

The name of the organization to be "The Southern Ohio Fair Association."

March 28, 1874, books were opened in the rooms of the Dayton Exchange fo receiving subscriptions to stock.

Ten per cent of the capital stock was readily subscribed, and thereupon, agree able to a resolution of the Association, thirteen members were selected to act a Directors, as follows: Charles Harries, John Stroup, Marcus Eells, Alexander Mc Connell, Fielding Loury, Nicholas Ohmer, G. B. Harman, Geo. Ohmer, Adar Schantz, P. P. Mesler, John W. Butt, D. H. Dryden and C. C. Moses.

In the following May the Directors met and selected officers: Charles Ha ries, President; N. Ohmer, Vice-President; G. B. Harman, Treasurer. In accord

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aze with the constitution, the Directors drew lots to determine the length of time eth was to serve, resulting as follows: A. McConnell, N. Ohmer, C. C. Moses, Aam Schantz and F. Loury, three years each; G. B. Harman, D. H. Dryden, EP. Mesler and J. W. Butt, two years each; Chas. Harries, John Stroup and Arcus Eells, one year each.

Then commenced a series of weekly and nightly meetings, the formation and wrk of committees, and preliminary negotiations with reference to the selection of gunds and preparations for a fall meeting of the fair.

The Association leased the fair grounds of the county for fifteen years, agree- 1] at the end of their lease "to return it to the company in as good a condition as tl'y received it, wear and tear excepted."

At a meeting of the Directors May 23, 1874, on motion of Mr. Harman, it w3 decided to hold the first annual meeting on the 29th and 30th of September, al 1st, 2d and 3d days of October.

In the meantime the grounds had to be put in order, new buildings erected, a increased number of stalls constructed to better accommodate horses, cattle, sheep al hogs. During that summer and on the approach of fall, the fair grounds was a'cene of busy activity, and when the fair opened in the fall of 1874, to a generous a lience of the citizens of this vicinity and distant points, the people realized the witness of the work done and the improvement and advancement of the new over tl old. A magnificent exposition hall had been constructed, the race track en- laged, new machinery halls, new amphitheatre and other modern improvements s gesting the progress and enterprise of the managers of the Association.

The fair was a success and met the anticipations of its managers, and augured wł for the future. The immense concourse of people who were in attendance on ] memorable Friday when Gold Smith Maid trotted, was the largest assemblage e'r in attendance upon the fair grounds.

The amount of premiums offered, exclusive of the speed ring, was $11,806. Te receipts from admission amounted to $23,608.47.

However, a large indebtedness necessarily resulted from the heavy expendit- 11 s in improvements, premiums and incidental expenses growing out of this great polic enterprise. This debt the Directors had to personally assume without any immediate recourse upon the Association, or any available property to recover from. Tey simply confided in the belief that the patronage of the enterprising and public sjited community would sustain them in their efforts to build up a magnificent e: osition which ultimately would prove a financial success and reflect its benefits uon the community and at the same time enable them thereby to cancel this debt a., release them from their personal liability. This has never as yet occurred, the Iebtedness being assumed by each succeeding Board of Directors, the Direct- o: recognizing the fact that when a man ceased to be a Director, his personal lia- b ty for the debts of the Association should also cease.

All this time Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo and neighboring and cal cities were competing for patronage, and using every means to enlist the a ention of the people abroad, and invite them to a visitation of their respective »es. This then required greater exertions on the part of the Directors of the Asociation, and preparations were at once made for a spring meeting in 1875.

But we will not follow the Association in its efforts and failures since 1874 to tl present time. We have simply this to say, that under the most adverse circum- sinces they gradually reduced the debt. In 1876 it had reached its maximum a punt of $16,987.33. In 1881 it had been reduced to $4,500.

In 1875 the retiring members of the Board and the same presiding officers D'e re-elected with G. B. Harman as Treasurer, and John A. Miller as Secre- tuy.

In 1876 Messrs. Harman, Butt, Zilzel and M. Richmond were elected for three y rs, with the same officers.

In 1877 N. Ohmer, Lewis Cassel, Alex. McConnell, C. C. Moses and F. Rei-

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hold were elected for three years; S. M. Sullivan and Elias Heathman for one yes N. Ohmer, President; John Stroup, Vice-President; G. B. Harman, Treasure J. A. Miller, Secretary.

In 1878 T. C. Dobbins, A. C. Marshall, Philip Haas, W. A. Mays were elect for three years. M. Ohmer, President; J. W. Butt, Vice-President; G. B. Ha man, Treasurer; J. A. Miller, Secretary.

In 1879 G. B. Harman, J. W. Butt, W. Silzel, J. Weinrich were elected f three years. N. Ohmer, President; J. W. Butt, Vice-President; G. B. Harma Treasurer; J. A. Miller, Secretary.

In 1880 A. McConnell, C. C. Moses, A. Sharpe, M. A. Nipgen were elect for three years. J. W. Butt, President; A. C. Marshall, Vice-President; G. Harman, Treasurer; Nicholas Metz, Secretary.

On December 4, 1880, at a regular meeting, the following resolution was su mitted and adopted, namely:

"That we, the Directors of the Southern Ohio Fair Association, recommer that the number of Directors be reduced to seven, such recommendation to,be su mitted to the stockholders at the next meeting."

On January 1, 1881, the foregoing resolution as presented December 4, 188 was submitted to a vote of the stockholders. 520 votes were cast, of which 50 were for and 17 against reduction.

On January 1, 1881, the expiration of terms of Messrs. Dobbins, Haas, Marsha Mays, and the acceptance of resignations of Messrs. Sharpe, Moses and Ningen an the election of Eli Fasold to fill vacancy, left the Board composed of seven member as follows: J. W. Butt, F. Reibold, G. B. Harman, Alexander McConnell, V Silzel, Isaac Weinrich and Eli Fasold. The Board then organized by the electic of J. W. Butt, President; F. Reibold, Vice-President; G. B. Harman, Treasure N. Metz, Secretary.

There was no fair held in the year 1881, although the same was advertise as is also the case for 1882, the charter of the Association making it necessary, comply with the State law in that respect. The Association have had a bill pass by the State Legislature, giving it authority to sell the grounds and improvement

We find that with all the labors and efforts of the managers for thirty year these annual exhibitions have as a rule proved financial failures, and the varion associations under different administrations constantly in debt.

A number of those constituting the present Board have been its managers co tinuously since the organization of the Association, and were from time to tir. active members of the Montgomery County Association. They have devoted the aggregate years of labor, given it for the benefit of the public, and ha never received a dollar of compensation for their services. On the contrary, t. motives that prompted them are of the noblest type, namely, the education. ai promotion of a higher appreciation of the handiwork of man in the mechanica industrial and agricultural arts and sciences. We must conclude, then, that t blame and fault lies with the community-with the merchant and manufacturer the city and the farmers of the county, who were each benefited by these exhil tions.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. FIRST SOCIETY.

On the 31st day of July, 1846, a meeting was called at the office of R. Brown for the purpose of forming a horticultural society. A. M. Clark w Chairman and R. P. Brown Secretary, Robert W. Steele, Augustus Newell and ! P. Brown were authorized to prepare a constitution and by-laws for the gover ment of the society and directed to report at an adjourned meeting on the 3d August, at which time the Dayton Horticultural Society was organized, full of li and energy, judging from the records. The permanent officers were, Dr. J. Haines, President; Robert W. Steele, Milo G. Williams and R. P. Brown, Vic

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P.sidents; John W. Van Cleve, Secretary, and H. L. Brown, Treasurer, with a concil consisting of Messrs. A. M. Clark, Augustus Newell, William Jennison, HBest, and W. C. Gibson. Committee on Library, Milo G. Williams and George Gen; on fruits, Job Haines, A. M. Clark, A. W. Stub and Henry Best; on ivers, William Jennison, W. C. Gibson, J. Coblentz and J. Smith; on vegeta- bb, L. T. Harker, A. Newell and R. P. Brown.

The year 1846 must have been a great fruit year in Montgomery County and L quality fine, judging from the records of this old society. For example, H. LBrown exhibited plums, "Duane's Purple," "some measuring 52 inches in cir- Laference;" W. F. Comly, a "Crawford" late peach, which measured 114 inches nircumference and weighed 11 ounces; a Smock was shown by C. W. Church, wy ch measured 12 inches in circumference and weighed 15 ounces. The news-

wer offices of that day, it seems, vied with the citizens in contributing their mite oards making tlie society attractive, for we find the Journal office credited with sibiting some very fine apples, one a "Tulpehocken," from the orchard of John I derman, measuring 153 inches in circumference and weighing 23 ounces; an- ter "Monstrous Pippin," from the orchard of George Mathews, Wayne Town- 1), 154 inches in circumference and weighing 26 ounces. Apples, pears, eches, plums, quinces, nectarines, grapes, raspberries, strawberries, figs, flowers vegetables seem to have been shown in the greatest abundance. In the fruit flower department the principal exhibiters were Dr. Job Haines, Robert W. Stele, W. F. Comly, Milo G. Williams, J. Wonderly, C. W. Church, Augustus Vell, R. C. Schenck, Dr. Langstedt, William Jennison, S. T. Harker, H. S. Wliams, M. B. Varian, E. Dutoit, and many others. The last meeting of this soety, which was certainly a model one, seems to have been held April 14, 1848, ofunderneath the recorded proceedings, and without date, is the following memo- alum, which tells the date of its demise: "After the spring exhibition of 1848 further proceedings were held and the meetings were discontinued, The oety having lost its organization died a natural death."

SECOND SOCIETY.

After the lapse of nearly nine years, a meeting was held at the agricultural vilehouse of Oliver Kitteridge, Saturday, March 28, 1857, and organized by the I tion of Robert W. Steele, President, and R. P. Brown, Secretary. At this un ting a constitution and by-laws were adopted, permanent officers elected and & new Dayton Horticultural Society duly organized. The officers were J. H. Pcce, President; J. W. Van Cleve, Secretary; Oliver Kitteridge, Treasurer; Ex- Ctive Committee, Robert W. Steele, R. P. Brown and Dr. J. C. Fisher. The "les on record of this society are as follows: R. P. Brown, J. H. Pierce, W. 7 .k, A. Crawford, J. P. Sacksteder, J. G. Breene, J. Crawford, Robert W. Steele, Dler Kitteridge, Jolmn W. Van Cleve, J. P. Ohmer, Gebhart, John Mills, Wliam Jennison, Mrs. J. F. Schenck, John Howard, J. Wolf, J. Powell, Mrs. Tasson, Evan Davis, Casper Beck, Susan Bakeman, J. B. Mumma, John Ingram, ip Helriggle, James Perrine, H. Farrer, M. L. Green, J. C. Fisher, T. A. We, Dr. E. Smith, J. A. W. Mumma, W. P. Huffman, J. R. Mumma, H. Wand, R. A. Kerfoot, M. Garst, George B. Holt, R. N. Comly, B. F. Eaker, W. FJomly, J. C. Stutsman, James G. Crane, and T. Benjamin-in all forty-four -le majority of whom are now dead, leaving a record of the good works they {i behind them. No meeting of the society took place until the 20th of June, v.n "an exhibition was held in Beckel's new hotel building, corner of Jefferson = Third streets," The only other regular meeting this society seems to have was at the same place on the 11th of July, when another exhibition was held. Ithen appears to have lost its organization and become extinct.

THIRD SOCIETY.

After an interval of more than ten years, a meeting of public-spirited citizens w held at the Phillips House on the 7th day of December, 1867. Nicholas

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Ohmer acted as Chairman, and Dr. R. Gundry as Secretary. The purpose of meeting was to form a County Horticultural Society. After appointing a comn tee to draw up a constitution and by-laws, the meeting adjourned to meet again the Council Chamber December 14, at which time the present Montgom County Horticultural Society was organized, with Nicholas Ohmer, Presider William M. Gunckel, Vice-President; Dr. Richard Gundry, Secretary; and Rob W. Steele, Treasurer. Messrs. Ohmer and Steele have been re-elected to same positions for fifteen consecutive years. The following gentlemen were pr ent at this meeting and consequently were the organizers of the present socie Robert W. Steele, Nicholas Ohmer, Richard Gundry, J. Z. Reeder, J. H. Pier, Jacob Zimmer. W. Gunckel, Henderson Elliott, H. H. Tillotson, Jacob Bower, H. Heikes, E. W. Davis, J. Heikes, Fred Horn, J. H. W. Mumma and Marcus Ee. This society has held its meetings continuously to the present time, and was De in a more flourishing condition than now. It no doubt owes its long life & great success to the introduction of the social feature, which has given great sa faction to the members and has been extensively copied by other societies in parts of the country. On the first Wednesday of each month the society meets the residence of a member, where the essay and reports are supplemented by excellent dinner provided from the well-filled baskets brought for that purpo The essays and discussions of the society are published each month in pampl form, and coming mainly from practical horticulturists, are of great value. T. are widely copied by agricultural and horticultural papers and magazines in parts of the United States. Mr. Nicholas Ohmer has been President of society from the beginning, and to his constant and energetic supervision may attributed much of the interest and success which has attended the mertil The officers for the year 1882 are: President, Nicholas Ohmer; Vice-Preside John Ewing ; Secretary, William Ramsey; Treasurer, Robert W. Steele; Execute Committee, William Kramer, J. S. Broadwell and S. M. Sullivan.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PIONEER ASSOCIATION.

Pursuant to notice, a large number of the pioneers of Montgomery County sembled at the Council Chamber in Dayton, on Saturday, November, 30, 18 On motion, Samuel D. Edgar was chosen President, and E. Lindsley, Secretar and the following persons reported their age, etc .:

Henry Waymire, born in Butler Township, Montgomery Co., Ohio, July 1816; Gorton Arnold came to Dayton in November, 1817; Simon J. Broadw. born in Morris Co., N. J., September 1813, came to Dayton in 1816; Geo W. Kemp, born in what is now Mad River Township, in 1811; Theodore L. Sm born in Dayton in 1808; George Swartzell, born in Warren Co., Ohio, Octobe 1806, came to Montgomery County the same year; William Stansel, born in K tucky, came to this county in 1802; Robert W. Steele, born in Dayton, July 1819; Elias Favorite, born in Bedford Co., Pa., February 7, 1808, came to t county October 30, 1818; Josiah S. Broadwell, born in Morristown, N. J., A 4, 1816, came to Dayton September 16, 1816; Abraham Weaver, born in Jeffer Township, Montgomery Co., Ohio, March 8, 1808; Dennis Ensey, born in Dayt March 21, 1808; Michael Byerly, born in North Carolina, November 10, 18 came to this county in 1808; William Gunckel, born in Germantown, Ohio, I 9, 1809; Eddy Fairchild, born in Morristown, N. J., February 19, 1810, came Dayton in 1815; Moses Simpson, born in Essex Co., N. J., September 5, 17 came to Ohio in 1813; David Osborn, born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, May 22, 17 settled in Dayton in 1805; Culbertson Patterson, born in Fayette Co., Ky., Aug 27, 1797, came to this county in 1800; Solomon Butt, born in Rockingham (. Va., May 3, 1803, came to this county in October, 1809; Charles H. Spinni born in Essex Co., N. J., February 5, 1793, came to Montgomery County in 18 Henry L. Brown, born in Dayton, December, 3, 1814; R. P. Brown, born!

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The history of Montgomery county, Ohio, containing a history of the county, Part 54

Author: W.H. Beers & Co Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Chicago, W. H. Beers & co. Number of Pages: 1214

Author: W.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago, W. H. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 1214