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Taken from:
The history of Miami County, Ohio
Newton Township
Chicago: W. H. Beers
& Co., 1880
Submitted to Genealogy Trails by Norita Shepherd Moss
JOHN W. HILL (William)
John
W. Hill, farmer; P.O. Pleasant Hill; born in 1824 on the same farm
he now resides on; is a son of Nathan Hill, Sr., a native of Maryland
and an immigrant to this place with his parents when a mere boy; his
grandfather was among the first settlers of Newton Township. Our
subject's early life was that of a farmer boy; he remained at home
assisting in the farm duties till his marriage, which occurred at the
age of 19, with Miss Susan Weddle; Mr. Hill, after this event of his
life, began farming on his present place; here he has continued the
pursuit of agriculture, with eminent success, for over a third of a
century; he has a most beautiful farm, under the best modern
improvements, and has erected on it one of the finest brick residences
in the township. His wife, Susan, died Jan. 4,1874; she was a
faithful member of the Christian Church of Pleasant Hill, and her death
was a loss to the whole community; she is buried in the beautiful
Pleasant Hill Cemetery; eight children were born, seven of whom are
still living, and six of whom are married; all are settled in the
community but one; their names are as follows: Henry H., Sarah J.
(married to Dr. Kiester, of Arcanum), Isaac N., John C., Eunice E. (Longanecker), James M., Mary E. (Billows).
Mr. Hill's second marriage was celebrated Oct. 15, 1874 with Mrs.
Josephine Conway, formerly Miss Josephine Banta, a native of
Preble Co., Ohio; she has one daughter, a teacher in the public school
of Pleasant Hill, and Mr. and Mrs. Hill are both members of the
Christian Church of Pleasant Hilll, and Mr. Hill holds a deaconship in
the same; he is President of the Temperance Association of this place,
which bespeaks him an ardent supporter of the Temperance cause.
He is a member of A.F. & A.M. fraternity of Pleasant Hill.
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See Notes#1 below
REV. ALLEN JAY, One of the
most prominent ministers of the Society of Friends is Rev. Allen Jay,
who is known throughout the entire country among the people of his
denomination. He was born in Miami county, Ohio, on the 11th of
October, 1831, and is a son of Isaac and Rhoda (Cooper) Jay. The family
is of English origin, and its members have long been orthodox Quakers.
The father was a native of Miami county, born February 19, 1811, on the
old homestead which had been settled by his father at a very early
period in the history of the Buckeye state. There he was reared, and
when he was married he took his bride to the old home place. He carried
on agricultural pursuits for many years. For thirty-five years he was
connected with the ministry of the Friends' church and traveled
extensively over the country, preaching the doctrines in which he so
firmly believed. He also engaged in teaching for a few years after his
marriage, and possessed a good education for that day. In his
evangelistic work he visited all sections of the United States and won
the love and confidence of the Friends throughout the country. He was a
member of the representative meeting, clerk of the quarterly meeting
and filled many other offices. In 1850 he sold his property in Ohio,
and removed with his entire family to Indiana, locating at Marion,
Grant county, where he died in 1880. He had four sons and one daughter,
Allen, of this review being the eldest. Milton, a prominent physician
of Chicago, was for some time dean of the Bennett Eclectic Medical
College of that city, in fact was one of its organizers. He resigned
his position, however, in 1890, and afterward served as director of the
Cook county hospital. He is one of the most able physicians of Chicago,
especially skilled in surgery, and is now leading surgeon of the Rock
Island Railroad Company. Walter D. died on a farm near Marion, Grant
county, Indiana, when thirty-seven years of age. Abijah formerly
followed farming, but sold out and is now a general business man of
Marion, Indiana. Mary E. is the wife of Asa Baldwin, and a minister of
the Friends meeting, of Marion, Indiana.
Rev. Allen jay spent his
boyhood days under the parental roof and attended school through the
winter seasons, while in the summer months he assisted in the
cultivation of the fields. After the removal of the family to Marion,
this state, in 1850, he entered Friends' boarding school (now Earlham
College) at Richmond, where he spent some time, then was a student in
the Farmers' Institute, at Lafayette, Indiana, for one year. He next
became a student in Antioch College, where he remained until the spring
of 1854, when he turned his attention to farming. He located on a tract
of land on the Wea plains, near Lafayette, and there carried on
agricultural pursuits until 1867. In 1864 he became a minister in the
Friends' meeting, and through the three successive years both farmed
and preached. In the autumn of 1867 he was appointed superintendent of
a work projected by the "Baltimore Association of Friends," under the
presidency of Francis Y. King. The war had left Friends, in common with
other people, destitute in North Carolina and Tennessee, and Mr. Jay
was appointed to ascertain their needs and improve their condition.
Making his home at High Point, North Carolina, he traveled extensively
over those two states, alleviating the temporal sufferings of the
Friends, building up churches, establishing schools, preaching and
teaching among the people of those districts. He established thirty-one
schools, with an enrollment of three thousand students, and told the
gospel message to the people in many districts. He had the oversight of
the work embraced within nine churches in Tennessee, and twenty-two in
North Carolina, and during most of the time his work necessitated his
driving from place to place, so that this period was not without its
hardships; yet he regards it as the greatest work of his life.
After eight years of such
service Mr. Jay turned his work over to the yearly meeting of North
Carolina. In 1875 he went to Europe, visiting the churches in England,
Scotland, Ireland and Norway. In 1877 he went to Providence, Rhode
Island, where he served as treasurer and minister of the Friends'
boarding school, which had an enrollment of two hundred and fifty boys
and girls. There he remained for four years, after which he came to
Earlham College, in 1881, acting as superintendent and treasurer, while
his wife filled the position of matron. For six years he labored in
that institution, during which time he raised a large amount of money
for the school and for the erection of two substantial and commodious
college buildings, Lindley and Parry Halls. In 1887 he removed to his
new home near the college, and has since served as one of its trustees
and as solicitor for the college, raising money in all parts of this
country and in England and Ireland for the institution. He has for six
years been superintendent of the evangelistic and pastoral work of the
Indiana yearly meeting, retiring from that position in 1895. He has
visited all the yearly meetings of the Friends Society in the world and
is well known throughout this country in connection with his church
work.
Mr. Jay was united in
marriage to Miss Martha Ann Sleeper, who was a native of Ohio, but when
two years old was taken by her parents to Tippecanoe county, Indiana,
where she was married in 1854. Five children have been born to them:
Rhoda died at the age of six years. Charles died at the age of fifteen
months. William died in West Richmond, in 1897. He was graduated at the
Providence boarding school, studied medicine under the direction of his
uncle, Dr. Milton Jay, of Chicago, and was graduated in the Bennett
Medical College of that city in 1882. He practiced for six years in
Richmond and then removed to New Sharon, Iowa, where he successfully
practiced until 1896, when, on account of failing health, he retired.
He died in 1897, at the age of thirty-seven years. Edwin is a farmer,
living near Richmond, Indiana. Isaac is with his father in Richmond.
Rev. Allen Jay is now
serving as preacher of the East Main Street Friends meeting, a position
he has occupied for the past eleven years, the society having no
regular preacher. Thus almost his entire life has been devoted to the
work of instructing men in the higher things of life, and his labors
have been followed by excellent results; but who can measure the
influence for good? Not until the heavenly record is read will it be
known how great is the work that he has accomplished. His own career,
in perfect harmony with his teachings, has won him the love and respect
of all, and he well deserves mention in the history of his adopted
county.
Since writing the
foregoing sketch, Mr. Jay's wife has passed away. The following
obituary notice we quote from the American Friend:
Martha Ann Jay, a daughter
of Buddell and Elizabeth H. Sleeper, was born tenth month, 22d, 1833,
in Clark county, Ohio, and died at her home, opposite Earlham College,
Richmond, Indiana, fourth month, 27th, 1899, aged sixty-five years, six
months and five days-Her parents moved to Tippecanoe county, Indiana,
when she was two years old. She was married to Allen Jay on ninth
month, 20th, 1854, and they settled on a farm near the old home, where
their five children were born, and the two eldest died, the third one
dying fifteen months ago in the same room she died in. In 1868 she,
with her husband, moved to Bush Hill (now Archdale), North Carolina.
After nine years they moved to Friends' Boarding School, Providence,
Rhode Island. After spending four years there, in 1881 they went to
Earlham College, where she served as matron for six years, and then
retired to the home where she died. Martha A. Jay was of a retiring
disposition, never seeking popularity. Converted at the age of
seventeen, she endeavored to carry Christianity in all her life work.
She was much interested in humane work among the children, the birds
and all dumb animals; for several years had a band of mercy in her own
home and one in the Orphan Home near by. She was appointed an elder at
an early age, and held that position in the four different yearly
meetings to which she belonged. She was a great strength to her
husband, who was, as a minister, often called to labor away from home;
she never murmured at the separation, but encouraged him to
faithfulness when the Master called. She bore a long illness with
Christian resignation; the closing hours were peaceful; the last
audible words were: "Blessed! Blessed!" "Blessed are the dead that die
in the Lord: "
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Taken from:
The history of Miami County, Ohio
Newton Townsip
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
HARVEY JONES, farmer;
P.O. Laura; one of the early settlers; born in 1823 in Union Township;
is a son of Jesse Jones, one of the pioneers, who was born in Georgia
April 15 ,1794; he is the son of Samuel and grandson of Francis Jones
of North Carolina. Samuel raised eleven children, all of whom
became heads of families, Jesse being the only surviving member.
In 1805, Samuel, with his family, came to Ohio, locating north of West
Milton, where he died at 84 years of age; his wife died at the age of
88 years. Jesse came to Ohio when 11 years old; his early life
was that of a pioneer, and he has always been a farmer; married three
times; his first wife, Jane Cothran was from South Carolina; his second
Naomi (Tucker) Jones, was a native of Tennessee; his third wife, Betsy
(Hayworth) Davis, was born June 13, 1800, in South Carolina; her
parents came to this county in 1806, and located in this
township. Harvey remained with his father until 21 years of age,
after which he farmed the homestead one year, then purchased his
present place, and erected a long house, which is now supplanted by a
fine residence upon his well cultivated farm, brought to this condition
by his own hard labor. His first wife, Rachel Hunt, was a
daughter of Elijah Hunt, an early pioneer. She was a consistent
Christian, and died in October, 1869. Of their nine children, six
survive. His second wife, Mrs. Mary (Thompson) Richardson, was a
native of Darke Co., and the widow of Josiah Richardson, who enlisted
in the 69th, O.V.I., was fatally wounded near Georgia, taken to the
hospital at Nashville, Tenn., where he died. Mr. and Mrs. Jones
take a deep interest in the cause of religion, both being members of
the Christian Church at Laura.
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Taken from:
The history of Miami County, Ohio
Newton Townsip
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
GEORGE KAUFFMAN, deceased;
was
born on York Co., Penn., Nov. 13, 1821. His father, Peter
Kauffman, and Elizabeth Hefflebauer, his mother, were both natives of
Pennsylvania. Peter Kauffman followed the pursuit of agriculture;
in 1830, he immigrated with his family to Ohio, and located on a farm
in Montgomery Co., four miles north of Dayton, where he passed the
remainder of his life, his death occurring September, 1872. He
had a family of eight children, only three of whom survive. Mrs.
Kauffman died some thirteen or fourteen years ago. The subject of
this sketch was the sixth child of the family, and was reared a farmer;
he remained at home with his father till about twelve years ago, when
he purchased three farms in this township, and on one of them moved;
this is located in Sec. 3, Range 4. His death was caused by an
accident. He was occupied in hauling his sugar cane to the
factory; the barrel upon which he was sitting tilted, throwing him
between the horses, frightening them so that they ran, dragging him
with them, and injuring him so severely that he died the next
day. Mr. Kauffman was a man of many sterling qualities; he was
industrious and enterprising, and in business transactions was strictly
honest. His death removed from the community a good citizen and a
Christian gentleman. He was a member of the Christian
Church. He was married in 1872 to Rebecca M. Brown, of Frederick
Co., Md., who was born in 1847, and came to this county in 1868,
locating near Troy. They had a family of one son and three
daughters.
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Taken from:
The history of Miami County, Ohio
Newton Townsip
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
S. W. KIESTER, physician, Pleasant Hill; one of the
prominent physicians of Miami Co.; was born in Newton Township in 1842;
he is of English and German descent. Peter K., his father, was
born in Pennsylvania, and emigrated to Ohio in the fall of 1840,
locating near Pleasant Hill, in the vicinity of which he passed the
rest of his days. He was united in marriage, in Pennsylvania, to
Miss Mary Bashore, a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. Keister's death
occurred Aug. 24, 1876, aged 59 years 9 months and 7 days; he is buried
in the Pleasanat Hill Cemetery, and over his grave has been reared a
large, beautiful and imposing monument of marble, commemorative of his
life and death. Dr. Kiester's early life was that of a farmer
boy; at the age of 17, he entered the National Normal Institute of
Lebanon, and spent several subsequent summer as a student there, his
winter months being devoted to teaching; at the age of 21, he turned
his attention to the study of medicine, and entered the Jefferson
Medical College of Philadelphia, graduating at the age of 25; he
located at Laura, in this county, and began the practice; after seven
years of successful work, he sold out, and purchased the large farm on
which he now resides, thinking to retire from the profession; but by
request of his brother, he went with him to Arcanum, where he spent two
years in practice, and then removed to his large farm in 1877; since
then he has been engaged in managing and discharging the duties of his
profession; his life is a fair illustration of what energy and correct
business habits can accomplish. His nuptials were celebrated with
Miss Sophia Williams Oct. 6, 1867; she is a great-granddaughter of
Michael Williams, the first settler on the banks of the Stillwater, and
granddaughter of Rev. John Williams, the pioneer preacher of the Upper
Stillwater. One child, Pearl, was given to them Sept. 14, 1874.
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Taken from:
The history of Miami County, Ohio
Newton Townsip
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
JOSEPH KINZIE, farmer;
P.O.
Pleasant Hhill; was born in Union Township, in this county, in
1841; he is the third child of Zaccheus and Elizabeth (Albaugh) Kinzie. Zaccheus was born in Maryland, his ancestry coming from
Germany. He came to this country with his parents when about 21
years old, and located in Montgomery Co. The subject of this
sketch was brought up on a farm and his early training was that of a
farmer, which has served him well through life; his early education was
limited to the common school; he made his first move from the homestead
in Union Township; in the spring of 1868, he took a trip West and was
gone till the spring of 1870, when he returned to his native township;
here he remained till the spring of 1873, when he went to Indiana; from
there, in the spring of 1876, he came to his present place, which he
purchased and has since successfully operated. Mr. Kinzie is a
young man of enterprise and industry, and a useful member of
society. He identifies himself with the Republican party.
He was married in 1864 to Lavinia Bowlin of Pennsylvania; she came to
this county in the spring of 1863. A son and daughter, Emma C.
and Theodore, have been the issue of this union.
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Taken from:
The history of Miami County, Ohio
Newton Townsip
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
CONRAD KRIEGBAUM, farmer
and
blacksmith, Laura; he was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, in
December, 1834; he is the son of George P. Kriegbaum, who was born in
1800. He married Margaret Goetz in 1823; she was born in 1801,
and died about four years ago; Mr. K. is still living at the advanced
age of 80 years; he reared a family of ten children, five sons
and five daughters, all living but one, and eight immigrated to this
country and located in Ohio; our subject was the youngest son and was
reared on a farm; he remained at home until he attained the age of 17,
when he concluded to try his fortune in America; he embarked at Havre,
France, and after a pleasant voyage of forty-six days, landed in New
York City; from here he came direct to Springfield, Ohio, near where he
located and began farming; the following spring he came to West Milton,
this county, and entered an apprenticeship at the blacksmith trade;
after serving three eyars, he worked as a journeyman until 1862, when
he set up shop in Covington; he operated this until 1871, when he
traded his residence for a farm on Panther Creek, in this township;
this he sold in October, 1877, and purchased where he now resides; he
combines with his farming blacksmithing. In the spring of 1862,
he was married to Miss Susanna Smith, who was born in Pennsylvania and
raised in Ohio; they have two children - Anna R. and Martha E.; Mr. K.
is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and Mrs. K. of the
Shiloh Christian Church of this township.
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Taken from:
The history of Miami County, Ohio
Newton Townsip
Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
MORGAN LEONARD, farmer; P. O. Box Pleasant Hill; was born in
Juniata Co., Penn., in 1848. He is the son of Reuben and
Elizabeth (Ayergood) Leonard, both of Pennsylvania; Reuben is a
farmer by occupation, and still lives in his native State. He had
a family of eight sons and two daughters, one daughter died. The
subject of this memoir was raised on a farm and educated in the common
school; he remained at home occupied with farm duties till he
immigrated to this State. He had a family of eight sons and two
daughters, one daughter died. The subject of this memoir was
raised on a farm and educated in the common school; he remained at home
occupied with farm duties till he immigrated to this State in the fall
of 1863; he located in Covington, and shortly found his way into the
U.S. service, as a member of the 8th O.V.C.; he went first to Camp
Dennison, and from there to West Charleston, W. Va., where he had his
first experience in war; he next engaged in the battle of Louisburg,
Gen. Averill commanding; was at Staunton, Liberty, Lynchburg at
Hunter's defeat, again at Liberty and at Beverly, at which place he was
severely wounded in the left though, which disabled him from further
active duty; he was then placed in the hospital for a time at Beverly,
and then at Grafton; he was discharged June 3, 1865, having served over
one year; he returned to this county in the fall of 1868, and moved to
his present place where he has since engaged in farming. In
politics, he is a Republican. He was married in 1864 to Matilda
Varner, daughter of Daniel G. and Elizabeth (Lecington) Varner.
She was born Jan. 12, 1847, and came to this county with her father in
1858; he is a silversith, and carries on business at Covington; her
mother died when she was only about 1 year old. Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard have six sons and three daughters - two sons and one daughter
are dead.
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Richardson County:
CAPTAIN ABSALOM M. ENOCH
Absalom M. Enoch is one of the best known characters of Humboldt,
Richardson county, where he has made his residence since
Thanksgiving day, 1869. He is one of the many old men in whom the
healthful, breezy prairies of Nebraska abounds, and whose energies
and vital resources are almost unimpaired till the final summons
comes. He is approaching the eightieth year of his life, and his
active decades of life have been well spent and useful to himself
and his fellow men. He is an especial favorite with everyone in
Humboldt, and there is not a man, woman or child in the town who
does not know him and will not sincerely miss him when he is gone
from their number.
Mr. Enoch was born in Miami county, Ohio. September
18, 1825. His father, Jacob Enoch, was born in Pennsylvania, and
pioneered it to Ohio and settled in the dense timber. He followed
the occupation of hunter and trapper, with incidental Indian
fighting. He was in the Black Hawk war in Illinois, and after
returning to Ohio said that God had cleared the timber from that
country and he accordingly moved out to the prairie state. He came
out in 1835, and settled eight miles east of Rockford and six miles
north of Belvidere, where he pre-empted and paid one dollar and a
quarter an acre for one hundred and sixty acres. He continued
farming until 1850, when he crossed the plains with ox teams to
California, being some six months on the way, and died in that state
in the following year, being buried in Hangtown, now Placerville. He
married Mary Maddox, a cousin of the late well known Wilson Maddox,
of Falls City. She was a native of Ohio, and they were married in
1824, their first child being Absalom; the second was Sarah, who
died in youth in Ohio; Mary Jane became the wife of Dennis Clark, of
Overton, Nebraska, who came to this state in an early day, and they
have three sons and one daughter living.
Captain Enoch was reared in Ohio and Illinois, and for a time farmed
the home place in Boone county of the latter state, and then sold it
and bought another farm near Belvidere. He sold this in 1859 and
went to Rochester, Minnesota, which was his home until he came to
Nebraska. He has made a most creditable military record. He enlisted
for the Civil war and was made captain in Company F, Ninth Minnesota
Infantry, having raised that company, and he commanded it throughout
the war. Part of his service was against the Sioux Indians, and he
witnessed the hanging of thirty-nine of them convicted of murder. He
was wounded during the Indian outbreak, and still carries a bullet
in his right lung. He also saw hard fighting in the south, being
present at the engagements at Guntown and Tupello, Mississippi, at
the siege of Nashville, and in various minor skirmishes.
He was in the Sixteenth Army Corps, which remained behind when
Sherman made his march toward the sea. Captain Enoch's subsequent
career has been mainly concerned with farming and hotel-keeping, and
for twenty years he was proprietor of the Enoch House in Humboldt,
but is now retired from active pursuits and spending the evening of
a long and useful life in comfort and ease. Captain Enoch was
married in Boone county, Illinois, January 1, 1850, to Miss
Elizabeth Caulfield, a native of Ireland. She was born in 1826, and
died in the home at Humboldt, in 1888, being without issue. Captain
Enoch's present wife, whom he married in Falls City, was Miss Anna
Brickey, who was born in Sullivan county, Indiana, a daughter of
Peter and Mary (Brock) Brickey. Her father was a farmer and died in
York, Illinois, in 1878, leaving three children: Thomas, whose
whereabouts are not known; Mrs. Enoch; and Cora Brickey, of Kansas
City. The mother of these children died in 1880.
Mrs. Enoch had only a limited education, and has had mainly to make
her own way in life, which she has done most heroically and ably,
and her youthful years and energy do not allow her to remain
inactive now that she is independent. She is a most competent
dressmaker, and is one of the leading ladies in that line of
business in Humboldt. She is a member of the Catholic church, and is
prominent in social circles. Captain Enoch is a Democrat in
politics. He served as police judge of this place for many years,
until he refused to serve longer. He has also been a justice of the
peace, and for several terms was on the city council and chairman of
the board. He was baptized in the Universalist church. He is still
erect and sprightly in spite of his years and work in his own behalf
and in the service of his country.
Source: "A Biographical and genealogical
history of southeastern Nebraska" (1904) - Submitted by K.
Torp
JOHN CHAMP—Farmer and tile
manufacturer, at Macy, was born in Piqua County, Ohio, April 8,
1830. He was the son of Joseph and Martha Ann (Baggs) Champ,
natives of Kentucky and Virginia respectively, the former of
Scotch-Irish and the latter of German descent. The father of our
subject died when the latter was but seven years old. When he was
ten years old his widowed mother and five children came to this
county and first located at Peru. That was in 1840. Five years
later they located upon the present site of Somerset, Wabash
County and erected the first house in that place. In about 1848
they returned to Peru. They removed to a farm in Kosciusko County
in 1850. About two years later they removed to Cass County and
located in the vicinity of the Huldah Iron Works, four miles east
of Logansport. John took a position in that establishment, which
he continued to hold four years. In 1856 he and his mother located
upon a farm in Adams Township, Cass County. In 1864 he removed to
a farm which he had purchased in Fulton County. In February 1865,
he enlisted in Company F., 151st Indiana Volunteers, from which he
received an honorable discharge in the following November. In the
spring of 1876 he again came to this county and this time located
at Macy. He owns a farm adjoining that place which he
superintends, and in connection with this he is engaged quite
extensively in the manufacture of tile, having entered into a
partnership in that business in 1878, with Peter Carey. June
23,1859, he was married to Sarah M. Scott, a native of Preble
County, Ohio, born March 18, 1839. She was the daughter of Daniel
and Ellen M. (Dilhorn) Scott, natives of New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, the former of Scotch and the latter of English
descent. Mr. and Mrs. Champ have never had any children of their
own, but are the foster parents of eight children, six of whom are
living. Out subject and his wife have been members of the
Christian Church over thirty years. The former is a member of the
F. & A. M. and G. A. R. Lodges and a Prohibitionist in
politics. In the fall of 1876 he was elected to the office of
Justice of the Peace and served one term. He is an industrious and
successful farmer and business man and a worthy and honored
citizen.
Contributed
by Barb Zigenmeyer
History of Miami County, Indiana:
From the earliest time to the present ... By Brant &
Fuller, Chicago
STEPHEN FINNEY is a native of Miami County ,Ohio,
born August 14, 1838, a son of John and Rebecca Finney,
natives of Ohio, and of Irish descent. The same year of his
birth his parents moved to Randolph County, Indiana, and in
1856, to Deer Creek Township. He married, November 1, 1859,
Mary Larton, daughter of Israel and Sarah Larton, residents of
Randolph County. By their union there are four children
living: Rosa L., Ulysses, Orlando and Minnie. . February 24,
1865, he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Fifty-First
Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, and was placed in the Army of
the Cumberland. He served until September 11, 1865. After his
discharge he engaged in farming, in Deer Creek Township, until
1882, and then followed buying and shipping stock in Bunker
Hill for one year. He is now a member of the only hardware
firm in Bunker Hill, that of Finney & Clem. They do a
thriving business. Mr. Finney is a member of John M. Wilson
Post, No. 112, G. A. R., and in every respect a most exemplary
citizen.
Contributed
by Barb Zigenmeyer
History of Miami County, Indiana:
From the earliest time to the present ... By Brant &
Fuller, Chicago
BROWN, Miss M. Belle, physician and surgeon,
born in Troy, Ohio, 1st March, 1850. She was educated in the high
school of her native town, and in the Oxford Female College, Oxford,
Ohio. Her ancestor, Chad Brown, emigrated from England to
Providence, R. I., in the year of his arrival. He was one of a
committee of four to prepare the first written form of government
adopted and continued in force until 1644, when Roger Williams
returned from England with the charter and Chad Brown was the first
one of the thirty-nine who signed that charter. In 1642 he was
ordained the first settled pastor of the Baptist Church. His great
grandsons, John and James, repurchased a part of the land that had
originally belonged to him and presented it to the college of Rhode
Island. In 1770 the corner-stone of University Hall was laid by John
Brown. In 1804 the name of that institution was changed to Brown
University. Doctor Brown commenced the study of medicine in 1874. In
1876 she went to New York and entered the New York Medical College
and Hospital for Women. She was graduated in 1879 and entered
immediately upon a general practice in West 34th street, New York,
where she still resides. She is one of the few women in medicine who
practice surgery. She makes a specialty of diseases of women, and is
professor of diseases of women in the New York Medical College and
Hospital for Women, and is also secretary of the faculty of that
institution. She is a member of the American Institute of
Homoeopathy of the New York County Medical Society, a member of the
consulting staff of the Memorial Hospital in Brooklyn, and of the
New York Honueopathic Sanitarium Association.
(American Women Fifteen Hundred Biographies Vol 1 Publ. 1897
Transcribed by Marla Snow)
COFFIN, Howard E., engineering
and vice president E. R. Thomas Detroit Co.;
born at West Milton, O., (Miami Co)
Sept. 6, 1873; son of Julius V. and Sarah E. (Jones) Coffin; educated
at University of Michigan, 1893-96 and 1900-02; married, Battle Creek,
(Calhoun Co) Oct.
30, 1907, Matilda V. Allen. Began active career in United States civil
service, continuing, 1896-1900; was chief of experimental department Olds
Motor Works, Detroit, 1902-05, and chief engineer same, 1905-06; vice
president and engineer E. R. Thomas Detroit Co., manufacturers of motor
cars, since 1906. Also consulting engineer E. R. Thomas Motor Co., Buffalo,
N.Y. Member Society of Automobile Engineers, American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, Detroit Engineering Society. Clubs: Detroit Boat, Detroit
Automobile. Recreations: Motor boating and automobiling. Office: E. R.
Thomas Detroit Co. Residence: 434 Cadillac Av.
The Book of Detroiters. Edited by Albert Nelson
Marquis Copyright, 1908 - transcribed by Christine Walters
Notes
Immigrant Ancestor of
Miami Valley, Ohio - Quaker familiesThomas Macy was born
in 1608, at Chilmark, Wiltshire, England.
He died Apr. 19, 1682, Nantucket Island (then
New York).
Married 1639, in Mass. & she died 1706,
Nantucket Island.
Thomas and Sarah Macy came to Salisbury,
Massachusetts separately before their marriage, making them the
earliest immigrants of this area. They owned property, had
children, and put down roots in their new land. In 1658, a
Baptist preacher, Joseph Peasley, had developed quite a following in
Salisbury. The courts responded by ordering all citizens to
attend Puritan services, and pay their compulsory tithes there.
In October, 1658, Thomas Macy was ordered to appear before the court,
and to pay fines for his disobedience.
Apparently a determined man, Thomas decided to
see "if it were possible to find a place where religion was not a
sin". In February 1658/9, he began purchasing Nantucket
Island. The following summer, Thomas committed the sin of
allowing transient Quakers to seek shelter from a thunderstorm under
his roof. The resulting court action against him was the last
straw. In Oct. 1659, he and his family were the first white
settlers of Nantucket, then part of New York.
John Greenleaf Whittier penned the lengthy
poem entitled "The Exiles" about Thomas Macy. Though Thomas paid
for the infraction with a fine, the Quakers involved paid with their
lives, being hanged for their offense.
The family was warmly greeted by the Indians
on Nantucket, and the following year, other families joined them.
But we can not by any stretch of the imagination call Thomas Macy a
Quaker. Of his children, only one son survived to have
children. John Macy Sr. fathered 4 daughters and 4 sons, all of
whom lived on Nantucket. John Macy Jr., born 1675, was the first
child of the family to unite with the Friends in 1711. John Macy
married Judith Worth, daughter of John Worth & Miriam Gardner, and
their children were:
1. Miriam Macy, 1708 -1736, married Zephaniah Coffin; died Nantucket
2. Silvanus Macy, 1709 - 1719; died in Nantucket
3. Seth Macy, 1710 - 1790; died in Nantucket
4. Eliab Macy, 1712 - 1723; died in Nantucket
5. David Macy, 1714 - died in North Carolina
6. Anna Macy, 1716 -1756; married Joseph Jenkins
7. Bethiah Macy, 1719; never married
8. John Macy, 3rd, 1721 - 1795; marr. Eunice Coleman; died in North
Carolina
9. Judith Macy, 1723 - 1795; married William Clasby & Abial Gardner
10. Jonathan Macy, 1725 - 1798; died in Nantucket
11. William Macy, 1727 - 1753; died in Nantucket
12. Sarah Macy, 1729; married Richard Gardner.
13. Abigail Macy, 1731 - 1763; died in Nantucket.
In 1850, 95% of the Macys in the U.S. census
were descended from this family.
It is said that Thomas the immigrant had a
brother George Macy, who married Susannah Street, d/o Rev. Nicholas
Street, and bought property in 1638 at Taunton, Mass.
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