Clermont County OH

Carl Lore Meier Farm Cemetery Records, Clermont County, Ohio

(Loc. on Carl Lore Meier farm 10 mi. from Merwin) ARTHUR Ebben B., son of J. and E., d. 12 June 1845, ae. 1 mo., 11 days. Joseph, b. 2 Jan. 1791, d. 19 Mar. 1838. Mary, b. 1 Jan. 1796, d. 23 Jan. 1862. BEHYMER Catherine, d. 1 June 1850, ae. 23 yrs., 2 mos. Wife of D. CHAPMAN Edward, 11 Oct. 1823, ae. 46 yrs. Nancy, dau. of Edward and Rebecca, d. 28 Feb. 1824, ae. 2 yrs., 6 mos., 25 days. CORD Abby C., d. 22 Dec. 1864, ae. 31 yrs., 5 mos., 4 days. Married. to … Read more

South, Sargent, Frazier, Family Cemetery Records, Clermont County Ohio

(Loc. on Rt. 133 nr. Wiggonsville) FRAZIER Charlotte, dau. of J. and M., d. 9 Mar. 1851, ae. 18 yrs., 6 mos., 15 days. Jesse, b. 10 Feb. 1802, d. 8 Sept. 1860. SARGENT Phebe, d. 2 Mar. 1839, ae. 25 yrs., 3 days. Wife of T. C. Rebecca H., d. 8 Mar. 1839, ae. 54 yrs. Wife of Ben South and John Sargent. SOUTH Ben, d. 17 Sept. 1820, ae. 31 yrs. William, d. 9 Oct. 1855, ae. 72 yrs.

Daniel South Cemetery Records, Owensville, Clermont County, Ohio

MALSBERRY Nancy Ann, d. 23 July 1846, ae. 20 yrs., 2 mos., 21 days. Wife of William. SOUTH Infant dau. of James and Mary, d. 26 Jan. 1830, ae. 5 days. Daniel, d. 13 Dec. 1819, ae. 59 yrs. Husband of Susannah. Native of Maryland. Hannah, dau. of J. and E., d. 24 Sept. 1824, ae. 1 mo., 7 days. James, son of J. and E., d. 15 July 1837, ae. 2 mos., 6 days. Lucinda, dau. of J. and E., d. 7 May 1847, ae. 6 yrs., 3 mos. Mary, d. 14 Aug. 1852, ae. 45 yrs., 2 mos., … Read more

Biography of Charles Jeffreys Buckingham

The experiences of Charles J. Buckingham in Kansas cover almost half century. He came to the state in 1868, was for many years successfully identified with the farming, stockraising and public life of Leavenworth and Wabaunsee County, but in 1912 retired and moved to Topeka, where he enjoys the comforts of a city home at 1029 Lane Street. He was born in 1837, in Clermont County, near Miamiville, Ohio. His people were among the earliest and most prominent pioneers of this section of Southern Ohio. His gradfather, Enoch, a native of Pennsylvania, was one of the first white men to … Read more

Biography of William A. Cormany

William A. Cormany. During a period covering more than a half century William A. Cormany has been a resident of Fort Scott, and in this time has been closely identified with the agencies that have made for progress along material, educational and moral lines. Coming here a veteran of the Civil war, in 1866, he entered newspaper life as owner of the Fort Scott Monitor, and since then his activities have branched out in various avenues of business. He is one of the few remaining of the early settlers of the city, and looks upon its present prosperity with the … Read more

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

Behymer Cemetery Records, Clermont County, Ohio

(Loc. on 10 Mile Road) BEHYMER John, d. 12 Mar. 1861, ae. 39 yrs., 8 mos., 4 days. Katherine, b. 1 Oct. 1774, d. 2 July 1818. First wife of Samuel. Mary P., b. 10 Mar. 1793, dau. of E. Parvin and R. , d. 10 Sept. 1873. Wife of Samuel. Samuel, d. 27 Nov. 1848, ae. 85 yrs., 10 mos. Husband of Katherine. EPPERT Daniel, b. 10 Dec. 1810. d. 11 June 1885. J. D., CO. A. 153 Ohio Inf. Nancy, b. 14 Feb. 1814, d. 12 Aug. 1874. Wesley R., b. 23 Feb. 1842, son of Daniel and … Read more

Biography of Joseph Schoewaiter Smith

Joseph Schoewaiter Smith, was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, June 20, 1824. His ancestors at an early day emigrated from England and Wales and settled in New Jersey and their descendants are now scattered all over the United States. At the age of eight years he accompanied his parents to Clermont County, Ohio, and three years later to Vermilion County, Indiana. He received such education as a farmer’s boy of ambition could receive at that day in a pioneer neighborhood. During the summer he worked on the farm and in the winter attended such schools as the county afforded. He … Read more

Old Ricker Cemetery Records, Clermont County, Ohio

(Loc. nr. Locust Corner in Pierce twp.) BRACKETT Daniel, (Rev.), b. Berwick, Maine, d. 22 Dec. 1836, ae. 33 yrs. CLARK Infant dau. of J. and M. A., d. 28 June 1859, ae. 2 mos., 11 days. Twin. Anna Cora, dau. of J. and M. A., d. 28 June 1859, ae. 2 mos., 11 days. Twin. Mariah B. (Miss), dau. of J. and M. A., d. 18 May 1863, ae. 23 yrs., 8 mos., 12 days. Susie F., dau. of J. and M. A., d. 2 Aug. 1862, ae. 6 yrs., 10 mos., 1 day. FITZPATRICK Infant son of John … Read more

Biography of Louis R. Roter

Louis R. Roter. One of the very able business men of Parsons was the late Louis R. Roter, who was president of the Parsons Cold Storage and Crystal Ice Company and had followed merchandising and various lines of business in Kansas and other states for many years. He died in his fifty-fourth year at Parsons February 3, 1907. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 2, 1853, a son of Henry Roter, who was born in Germany and died at Dillsboro, Indiana. Henry Roter came to this country a young man, lived in Cincinnati many years, and then moved to … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Aldrich, James Mott

Aldrich, James Mott, son of Arnold and Dollee Lang Aldrich, was born in Smithfield, Providence County, R. I., October 30, 1817. He attended the common schools and the academy at Union Village. He studied medicine in the office of Dr. J. A. Brown, Providence, R. I., Harvard medical school, and in the Botanic Medical College, Cincinnati, Ohio; and commenced regular practice in Fall River in 1843, in which city he has ever since lived. Dr. Aldrich was married in Dedham, May 24, 1844, to Mary A. Allen, who died in 1857. He was again married, September 23, 1862, to Louisa … Read more

Biography of John Schalker, Sr.

John Schalker, Sr. Among the names which have become indelibly impressed upon the recent commercial history of Leavenworth, one of the most prominent is that of Schalker, in connection with the Schalker Packing Company. This concern, the growth of which had been phenomenal, and which had only lately doubled its operations, was founded by John Schalker, Jr., and Austin Schalker, sons of John Schalker, Sr., a resident of Leavenworth since 1883. John Schalker, Sr., was born June 2, 1858, in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, and is one of five children born to Jacob and Susan (Widmer) Schalker. His youth … 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.

Whitaker Family Cemetery Records, Clermont County, Ohio

(Loc. on Horstman farm in Batavia twp.) WHITAKER John, d. 21 Dec. 1842, ae. 36 yrs., 7 mos., 16 days. Lucett V., dau. of John and Margaret, d. 11 July 1841, ae. 1 yr., 9 mos., 15 days. Margaret, d. 20 June 1833, ae. 74 yrs. Wilson, son of John and M., d. 8 July 1837, ae. 1 yr., 15 days.

Biography of William Christee Smyser

William Christee Smyser, who died at Sterling, Kansas, August 9, 1917, had been for thirty-five years a resident of that section of the state. Few men have assumed and carried out to such a successful conclusion the larger responsibilities of business affairs. One of the outstanding characteristics of big business men is a quiet efficiency of performance that handles a great volume of work with a notable absence of noise and confusion. This quiet efficiency was a mark of Mr. Smyser’s entire career. Under his direction large affairs were transacted and things got themselves done in the form of concrete … Read more

Biography of James Scott Cummings, M. D.

James Scott Cummings, M. D. A former president of the State Board of Health, a member of the Legislature, and otherwise prominent in local and state affairs, Doctor Cummings is a pioneer physician of Bronson in Bourbon County, and both through his profession and as a citizen he had found many ways in which to make his career count for benefit to his community. Doctor Cummings represents a pioneer family in Southeastern Kansas. He was born in Parke County, Indiana, June 8, 1851. His Cummings ancestors were emigrants from the North of Ireland to Virginia in colonial times. Doctor Cummings … Read more

Biography of Frederick H. Ireland

Frederick H. Ireland. For many years Fort Scott had been recognized as one of the leading commercial centers of Kansas, being splendidly fitted for such preeminence by its location in regard to transportation facilities. This supremacy, which is recognized even in the old eastern cities, had been brought about and maintained by the aggressive business men who have chosen this city as the field of their operations, many of which are far-reaching in their results. Among the men belonging to this class of citizens is Frederick H. Ireland, of the Ireland & Rollins Planing Mills Company, whose career is one … Read more

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