Clermont County OH

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

Round Bottom Rd. Cemetery Records, Clermont County, Ohio

(Loc. on Round Bottom Rd. between Milford and Perintown) BOYCE Ben F., b. 6 June 1839, d. 11 Mar. 1851, ae. 11 yrs., 9 mos., 5 days. Eliza, d. July 1844. CAZEL John J., b. 15 Nov. 1818, son of Robert and Mary, d. 5 July 1829. Nancy H., b. 9 Sept. 1837, dau. of Robert and Mary, d. 26 Oct. 1838 Robert, b. 21 July 1785, d. 19 July 1839, ae. 53 yrs., 10 mos., 25 days. DAVIS Elmer, son of Jerry and Amanda, d. 17 Oct. 1879, ae. 3 yrs., 5 mos. Joseph D. Husband of Rachel. HILL … 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 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 William Y. Morgan, Hon.

Hon. William Y. Morgan is one of the men who have attained sufficiency of public distinction so that he might merely give his address as Kansas and every one would know the who’s who and who’s what about him. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 6, 1866, a son of W. A. and Minnie (Yoast) Morgan. His father served as an officer in the Twenty-third Kentucky Regiment in the Union army, and in 1871 brought his family to Kansas. For forty years he was editor of the Cottonwood Falls Leader and at the same time was prominent in public … 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 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

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

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.

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

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.

Irwin Family Cemetery Records, Clermont County, Ohio

(Loc. in Goshen twp. on Goshen-Belfast Rd., on edge of Goshen) BOUTELL Sarah A., dau. of J. I. and R., d. 26 Oct. 1855, ae. 9 mos., 8 days. CLARK Charles H., d. 5 Dec. 1868, ae. 19 yrs., 6 mos., 9 days. Eleanor B., d. 13 June 1880, ae. 5 yrs., 10 mos., 7 days. Wife of John. Sarah A., b. 7 Feb. 1856, d. 17 Mar. 1888, ae. 32 yrs., 1 mo., 19 days. IRWIN Eliza H., d. 12 Aug. 1880, ae. 57 yrs., 9 mos., 14 days. Elizabeth, d. 28 June 1875, ae. 67 yrs., 7 mos., … Read more