Clermont County OH

Biography of Lewis T. Hussey

Within the limits of Kansas there is probably no better informed insurance man than Lewis T. Hussey, who is now filling the responsible position of state fire marshal at Topeka. Mr. Hussey is the only son of Jerry Hussey of Williamsburg, reference to whom is made on other pages. Born in Clermont County, Ohio, November 19, 1866, Lewis T. Hussey came with his parents to Kansas when two years old, and in his early life imbibed the spirit of Kansas prairie. His youth was spent on a farm, where he learned all the duties of a Kansas country place during … Read more

Bullskin Creek Cemetery Records, Clermont County, Ohio

(Loc. on U. S. Rt. 52 on Bullskin Creek in Franklin twp.) GHEYNE James, b. 10 Mar. 1847, d. 26 Aug. 1888. Husband of K. P. Robert W., d. 13 July 1865, ae. 25 yrs. Co. E., 48th Ill. Inf. HAMILTON Abigail, b. 3 Dec. 1840, d. 26 Jan. 1863. Wife of Robert. PICKEREL Harriet S., d. 15 Feb. 1851, ae. 17 yrs., 1 mo. Hilery, d. 15 Feb. 1851, ae. 17 yrs., 1 mo. (Both drowned in Ohio River) NO SURNAME Richard H.

R. J. O’Brien’s Farm Cemetery Records, Clermont County, Ohio

(Loc. on R. J. O’Brien’s farm nr. Mt. Pisgah) COX Elizabeth, d. 27 Jan. 1827, ae. 55 yrs. Wife of John. John, d. 14 Jan. 1835, ae. 69 yrs. Husband of Elizabeth. MCELFRESH Bentley, son of Nathan and Elizabeth, d. 17 Nov. 1839, ae. 20 yrs., 8 mos., 23 days. WILSON Rhoda, d. 20 Apr. 1832, ae. 26 yrs., 6 mos., 28 days.

Biographical Sketch of William A. Sims M.D.

William A. Sims, M. D. is a son of William and Julia (Cooke) Sims, who are Tennesseans, born in 1826 and 1833 respectively. They were married in west Tennessee and immediately located in Crockett County where they have since resided. Of eight children born to them five are living, four sons and one daughter. Three of the sons are physicians and one is a teacher, though all have taught school. Both parents and all the children are members of the Christian Church. Dr. William A. Sims was born January 15, 1857 in Crockett County. His early education was quite limited … Read more

Biography of Arthur C. Shriver

Arthur C. Shriver, of the firm of A. C. Shriver & Sons, dealers in stoves, tinware and house-furnishing goods, Charleston; was born in Fleming Co., Ky., Jan. 30, 1813; when he was about 10 years old, his parents removed to Adams Co., Ohio; at the age of 18, he went to Hillsboro, in Highland Co., Ohio, to learn the tinner’s trade; after which, he worked as a journeyman in Ohio and Kentucky for a number of years; in 1836, he began business for himself in Augusta, Ky., removing a few years later to Felicity, Clermont Co., Ohio, and there carried … Read more

Biography of Herman H. Sudendorf

Herman H. Sudendorf was born in Hanover, Germany, October 10, 1832, and came to the United States in 1848, locating at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he learned and followed the carpenter trade. In 1859 he removed with his family to Kansas and continued to work at his trade for ten more years. In 1868 he embarked in the lumber business at Salina with Mr. C. Eberhardt, they having opened one of the first lumber yards in the town. The partnership was dissolved in 1891, Mr. Sudendorf afterward continuing the enterprise alone, and the business is yet carried on in his name. … Read more

Holloway, Margaret Caldwell – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Margaret Caldwell Holloway, 91, of Amelia, Ohio, and formerly of La Grande, died June 6 in an Amelia care center. Date of services will be announced later. Daniels Chapel of the Valley is in charge of arrangements. Margaret was born on Nov. 9, 1916, in Fort Duchesne, Utah, to Mason and Ida Mae Caldwell. At age 8, she and her family moved to the Lime area. She attended school in Baker and La Grande, graduating from La Grande High School in 1935. She married Jess Holloway on March 31, 1942, in Weiser, Idaho. They were ranchers in … Read more

Biography of William Hasselmann

William Hasselmann is an expert florist. He learned the business in all its details and all its phases in Germany, and had had experience in some of the greatest flower growing centers in the world. Some years ago he located at Independence, Kansas, and is now proprietor of the leading greenhouses of that city and his business had grown so rapidly that it is constantly demanding more room and greater facillties for the better handling of a custom that now extends far beyond the borders of his home city. His full name is William Dietrich Hasselmann. He was born at … Read more

Biography of Jerry Hussey

One of the most interesting old timers of Kansas is Jerry Hussey, now living retired at Williamsburg. He served faithfully and loyally as a soldier during the Civil war, and soon after the close of that great struggle identified himself with the State of Kansas, where he helped to reclaim a part of the wilderness and make it a fertile and valuable farm. Of New England ancestry he was born in the State of Vermont in August, 1845, and when very young was left an orphan, so that he had to flght his own battles at a time when most … Read more

Willis Cemetery Records, Clermont County, Ohio

(Loc. on Volney Moore land on Sodom Hamersville Rd. in Tate twp.) WILLIS Elizabeth B., d. 11 Jan. 1867, ae. 66 yrs., 11 mos., 18 days. Wife of Thomas. H. R. (Mr). B. 6 Aug. 1821, d. 22 Aug. 1897. His wife died 2 yrs. later. Thomas, d. 23 May 1861, ae. 55 yrs., 4 mos., 7 days. Husband of Elizabeth B. Thomas D., son of J. D. and M. A., d. 16 Aug. 1843, ae. 2 yrs., 1 mo., 26 days.

Biographical Sketch of E. C. Balzhiser

Balzhiser, E. C.; ice industry; born, Batavia, O., Aug. 24, 1868; son of Henry and Mary Balzhiser; common school education; married in 1892, Miss Cora May Walker of Oswego, N. Y.; issue, one daughter; settled in Cleveland in 1888, entering the employ of the Knickerbocker Ice Co., as driver; by 1893 had be-come supt. of the business, which in 1893, was sold to the Forest City Ice Co.; entered the employ of the Pictet Ice Co.; first plant to make manufactured ice in the city; bought interest in the Independent Ice Co.; became director, sec’y and mgr.; in 1902, became … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Mrs. Tirzah B. McMillen

Mrs. TIRZAH B. McMILLEN. – Especial interest surrounds the life of those mothers who made possible the social conditions of our state. They will be held in everlasting remembrance. Tirzah, the daughter of Edward and Hannah H. Barton, was born in Clermont county, Ohio, in 1832, and at a very early age accompanied her parents to Cincinnati, later to Indiana, and in 1851 across the plains to Oregon. In October of the same year she was married in Portland to James H. McMillen, and soon removed to their new home on Tualatin Plains, ten miles west of Portland. It was … Read more

Shumard Cemetery Records, Stonelick, Clermont County, Ohio

(Loc. on Gilbert Lutes land on Weaver Rd. in Stonelick twp.) FLETCHER Eliza, d. 19 June 1847, ae. 33 yrs., 4 mos., 19 days. Wife of John. John. Footstone J. W. SHUMARD Anna, b. Sept. 1779, d. 6 July 1830, ae. 61 yrs., 2 mos. David, d. 10 Dec. 1841, ae. 40 yrs., 8 mos. Lyman D., son of W. S. and L., d. 13 Jan. 1870, ae. 21 yrs., 1 mo., 13 days. Maria, dau. of William and L., d. 27 Apr. 1865, ae. 19 yrs., 2 mos., 27 days. WILLIAMS Samuel, d. 6 July 1846, ae. 54 yrs., … Read more

Biography of Charles H. Apt

Charles H. Apt first came to Kansas in the weeks following the first election of Grover Cleveland for the presidency. He had already been thoroughly trained and for a time had practiced law in Ohio, and deciding upon a location in Kansas, he transferred his professional interests to this state and for more than thirty years had been a successful lawyer, had acquired a large amount of farming interests, and is one of the best known citizens of Iola. He is now head of the law firm of Apt & Apt, having a son in partnership with him. The Apt … Read more

J. J. Goslin Farm Cemetery Records, Clermont County, Ohio

(Loc. on J. J. Goslin farm 1½ mi. S. of intersection of Rt. 133 & Rt. 222 in Franklin twp) GOSLIN Nathaniel, d. 23 Oct. 1843, ae. 55 yrs., 4 mos., 22 days. Reuben, son of Nathaniel and Amy, d. 8 Dec. 1836, ae. 4 yrs., 4 mos., 18 days. Sarah Jane, dau. of Nathaniel and Amy, d. 13 July 1835, ae. 2 mos., 14 days.

Malott Family Cemetery Records, Clermont County, Ohio

(Loc. in Wayne twp. near intersection of Rt. 131 and Rt. 133.) MALOTT Andrew J., d. 26 Feb. 1862, ae. 45 yrs., 4 mos., 11 days. Elizabeth, d. 3 Jan. 1850. Wife of A. J. Henry O., son of A. J., d. 26 Apr. 1861, ae. 3 yrs., 4 mos., 18 days. Susan, dau. of J. and P. d. 30 Apr. 1860, ae. 4 yrs., 8 mos., 4 days.

Meal Private Cemetery Records, Tate, Clermont County, Ohio

(Loc. in Tate twp. on Moore Rd.) LINDSEY Elizabeth, d. 30 June 1833, ae. 21 yrs., 10 mos. Wife of T. J. MEAL Ann, dau. of G. and M., d. 12 July 1840, ae. 24 yrs., 4 mos. George, d. 8 Mar. 1847, ae. 71 yrs., 3 mos. Margaret, d. 7 Oct. 1835, ae. 50 yrs., 11 mos. Wife of George. Mary, dau. of G. and M., d. 20 July 1833, ae. 23 yrs., 4 mos.

Biography of Anton Diebolt, Jr.

Anton Diebolt, Jr., cashier of the Piqua State Bank in Woodson County, is one of the younger bankers of Kansas and had studied and practiced banking with a varied experience in different institutions ever since reaching manhood. He is a native of Kansas and represents a family that have had an important share in business and financial circles. He was born in Atchison County, Kansas, October 10, 1885, a son of Anton Diebolt, Sr., and a grandson of Joseph Diebolt. The Diebolt family in the earlier generations lived in the Province of Alsace, on the border between the French and … Read more