Clermont County OH

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 William H. Manser, M. D.

William H. Manser, M. D.,had that splendid satisfaction which comes to the man who found himself in a congenial vocation early in life and had steadily broadened and improved his service and capacity for doing good. Dr. Manser is now the oldest physician in point of continnous service at Burden, where he had practiced thirty-three years. Though of New England ancestry, the Mansers having located in Massachusetts in Colonial times, Dr. Manser is a native of old Virginia, born at Beckley in what was then simply Western Virginia and as a result of the Civil war became the State of West Virginia. … Read more

Biography of Father Berthold Staubach

Father Berthold. That the Church of the Sacred Heart at Emporia is now one of the strongest and most efficient Catholic parishes in Kansas is due primarily to the devoted services of its pastors, and more particularly to Father Berthold, who had been in charge there for the past ten years. The record of the parish during this time is sufficient evidence of Father Berthold’s excellent ability as pastor and church executive, but with these qualities he also unites an equally important one of spiritual adviser to his people. A small number of Catholic people located in and around Emporia … 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 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 James Cuthbert

James Cuthbert. One of the oldest and best known general contractors in the state is James Cuthbert of Topeka, which city has been his home and the center of his widely extended activities more than thirty-five years. As his name indicates, Mr. Cuthbert is a sturdy Scotchman, and his many associates and friends in Kansas say that he exemplifies all the best traits of the race. He was born in Nairnshire, Scotland, July 14, 1849, a son of James and Jane (Bowie) Cuthbert, who spent their lives in Scotland. He grew up among his native hills and heather, had a … 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

J L Trees Farm Cemetery Records, Clermont County, Ohio

(Loc. on J. L. Trees farm ½ mi. W. of Mt. Olive) CONREY Ann Athelia, b. 25 Aug. 1853, dau. of H. S. and Elizabeth, d. 27 Jan. 1855. HARVEY Robert W., son of Henry and Maria, d. 2 Apr. 1839, ae. 3 mos., 10 days. William W., son of Henry and Maria, d. 6 May 1834, ae. 5 yrs., 13 days. PAGE Estella, dau. of T. N. and Harriett, d. 3 July 1871, ae. 4 mos., 20 days. James F., son of J. N. and H. J., d. 14 Aug. 1862, ae. 16 days. WILSHIRE Lemar James, son of … 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

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.

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