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WILSON - DARKE COUNTY [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 15:45:06, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: DARKE COUNTY PIONEERS PART 2 OHIO The Cross Road of our Nation Records & Pioneer Families July-September 1973 Vol. XIV No. 3 Published by The Ohio Genealogical Society - COPYRIGHT 1973 DARKE COUNTY, OHIO PIONEERS ARNOLD, NOAH was son of William b. in S.C. and came to this county in 1816. Noah was born in Warren Co., O. Feb. 2, 1816, 6 weeks before his parents came here. Noah m. in 1839 to Emily Stingley, daughter of George & Barbara Stingley early settlers here. Emily d. in 1848. They had Isaac, Effie, mary, George. Noah m. 2nd Martha (Larimore-Banfield) Bierly, daughter of Hugh & Nancy (Martin) Larimore, who came here in 1817. Martha m. 1st John Banfield who was killed by falling tree. Noah and Martha had daughter Margaret m. W. McCool. ARNOLD, GEORGE was son of Moses Arnold, a native of N. & S. Carolina. Moses was a brother of William (above). George was b. in S.C. in 1800. Moses m. Rachel Lynch and came to this county in 1816. George came here with brothers Aaron and David and sister Lydia who later m. James Townsend. George m. in 1820 to Mary Dines, b. in KY in 1800, daughter of Chambers & Millie (Cole) Dines. George & Mary had: Amelia m. M. Floyd, res. KS, Lydia m. H. Houk, res. MO, Rachel m. J. Shiverdecker, Mary m. S. Schlechty, John C. b. 1826, m. in 1847 Mary Shepherd daughter of Wm. & Mary (Heath) Shepard. Had 9 children. ALLEN, WILLIAM b. Butler Co., O. 8-13-1827, son of John B. in Ireland, to N.Y. in 1812, to Butler, Co., in 1818 and here in 1838. William m. in 1851 Priscilla Wallace whose father was here in 1834. They had 4 sons and 4 daughters. William was a lawyer, jurist and statesman. His son Matthew b. 9-17-1848. ALBRIGHT, SIMPSON b. Anderson Co., E. Tenn. on 1804, son of Philip & Christena, natives of N.C. who came to Preble Co. in 1814 and here in 1834. Simpson m. Mary Snoderly. Simpson & Mary had 12 children; Johnson, Henry, Henderson, Daniel, Philip, Wm., Adam, Catherine, Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary & Martha. Members of U.B. Church in Christ. BRINEY, CHRISTOPHER b. 1-2-1811 in Warren Co., O., son of Adam & Euphemy Briney to Ohio early from Pa.; to this county in 1835. Christopher m. in 1835 to Mary Mills, daughter of John V. & Elizabeth Mills. She was b. in Pa. in 1816 and here with her parents when an infant. They had 14 children: Ellen, Emiline, Adam, Silas, Herod & Israel twins, Mary and Joseph living about 1880. BECHTOLT, SAMUEL b. Miami Co., O., 1819; when an infant to Warren Co., O. with parents. He came here in 1849; m. Eleanor Vannote. Had Mary, Geo., Jos., and Cath. BRANDON, ALEX B. b. in this county, 12-14-1820, son of James R. b. in W. Va., 4-14-1792 and wife Anna Hole b. Butler Co., O., 1-22-1798, daughter of Zachariah Hole who came here in 1818. Anna d. in 1857 and James in 1876. James Brandon and his sister Elizabeth also came in 1818. Alex m. Anna Shaffer in 1846, daughter of John Shaffer. She was b. Bedford Co., Pa. 4-30-1826. They had 10 children. BRYSON, JOSEPH b. 11-30-1821, son of James an early pioneer here from Bedford Co., Pa. in 1817. James was b. near Hagerstown, Md. 5-21-1786 and d. here 1863. He m. in 1817 Mrs. Rachel (Creviston) Rush who was b. 3-3-1784 and d. 1855, and was here in 1810. Her 1st husband was Henry Rush and they had a son Lemuel Rush. James & Rachel had: Morris, Mary, Joseph, Rachel, Eliza and James. Henry Rush d. in campaign of Harrison and his brother Andrew killed by Indians in 181. Joseph son of James & Rachel b. 1786, m. Mary A. Cole and had 10 children. BISHOP, WILLIAM F. b. in N.J., 4-27-1800, son of Frazee Bishop of N.J. b. in 1775, and m. there in 1797 to Elizabeth Lamb. William F. in Butler Co., O. at age of 5 years, and to this county in 1842. In 1825 he m. Maria Bogus b. in Ky. 12-6-1805. They had 10 children. Their son Thompson L. b. 11-8-1829, m. Cynthia A. Dunham of Warren Co., O. in 1856 and had 3 children. CALDERWOOD, ANDREW ROBESON b. in Montgomery Co., O., 9-14-1818, son of George and Margaret (Robeson) Calderwood, natives of Hunterdon Co., Pa., m. in 1811, to Ohio 1817, here 1832. He d. in 1849 and she in 1873. George was of Scotch parents and wife of Scotch, Irish, Welsh. Andrew an attorney served in C. War. CALDERWOOD, G.M. b. here 1849, son of J.R. & Jamima (Otwell) Calderwood. J.R. b. in Montgomery Co., O., 11-6-1821. G.M. m. in 1872 Isabella Reed. Had 3 children. CLOYD, JAMES b. in Va. in 1780, served in War of 1812. He was one of the first settlers here. At close of the war he m. Elizabeth Norftsinger, daughter of Andrew Norftsinger one of first settlers here before War of 1812 and erected a blockhouse. He m. here and had 7 children. He d. 1872 and his wife in 1875. Their son Gordon b. 1822, m. in 1846 to Julia A. Woodmansee of Butler Co. 4 children. CRAIG, DAVID b. in Montgomery Co., O., 10-5-1804, son of John Craig a native of Va., who went first to Ky. then to Montgomery Co., O. where he d. in 1812. DAvid and twin brother came to this county in 1816. He m. in 1834 Ruhannah Shanon b. in Cumberland Co., Pa. 2-17-1816, here with parents in 1832. They had; Elizabeth, James, Thomas, Marietta, Martha, Phoebe and David E. COLE, SAMUEL, SR. a native of Sussex Co., N.J., one of the first settlers here. He had son Samuel Cole, Jr. who m. Elizabeth Cox and had 11 children. Their son Henry M. b. here in 1845 was an attorney. Their son William b. 1849, m. Clarissa Alexander and had 5 children. She was daughter of Samuel & Elizabeth (Roberts). CULBERTSON, SAMUEL of Pa., b. in June 1801, here early with his family. He had m. Rebecca Westfall in 1823 and had; Orrin, Mary, T.W., Elizabeth & James. He d. 1837 and his wife in 1853. Son T.W. b. 10-25-1828, m. Elizabeth Harper in 1857. She was daughter of Wm. S. Harper of Pa., here early. They had 7 children. CHENOWETH, CHARLES W. b. Md. in 1838, here with parents who later removed to Randolph Co., Ind. He m. in 1853 Minerva J. Harrison and had 7 children. She d. in 1878. In 1879 he m. Mary A. Felton. He was a member of Christian Church. CHENOWETH, THOMAS F. came here from Franklin Co., O. in 1818. His son L.E. an attorney was b. here 12-3-1840, m. Effie Arnold, daughter of Noah Arnold, had 2 children. CALKINS, CHARLES b. 2-11-1827, Bradford Co., Pa., son of Moses, m. Elizabeth Stamm a native of Pa. and had 4 children: Luella, Harriet & Henry twins, George. Henry, brother of Charles b. Bradford Co., Pa., son of Moses & Eveline (Broffett) Calkins. Moses b. Bradford Co., Pa. 4-6-1797. His father one of first settlers in the county in 1790, was the father of 5 sons and 4 daughters. Moses and Eveline had 6 children. Charles b. 1827, Edward, Alfred, Emma (Northup) and one other. The grandmother of Eveline was a Gore whose husband was killed in the Wyoming massacre. Her daughter Rebecca b. 1774, m. in 1794 to James Broffett, and their 5 children were early settlers here. Henry m. in 1862 Harriet McClure of Peru, Ind. and had 6 children of whom 3 died early. DENISE, JOHN S. b. in N. J., 3-25-1803, came here when quite young. He m. in Warren Co., O. in 1824 to Margaret M. Clark b. in WArren Co., 8-15-1804 and had 10 children. Their eldest son Aaron was b. in Butler Co., O., 1-16-1825. DEVOR, John b. in Pa., here in 1808 and laid out town of Greenville in 1810. In 1816 moved his family here from Montgomery Co., O. He was a surveyor. His son James was born in 1795 near Maysville, Ky. while on way here from Pa. He held county offices. He m. Patience Dean, daughter of Aaron dean one of early settlers here. They m. in 1828 and had 10 children. James d. in 1855. Their son John b. here in 1831, m. Elizabeth Travis, daughter of John Travis of Butler Co., O. Elijah, son of James b. here 10-16-1848, m. Emily Webb, daughter of H.A. Webb. DOWNING, JOHN m. Margaret Faris, both of Irish descent.here from S.C. in 1818. Their son Jason b. 4-14-1811 in Chester Co., S.C. m. 1841 to Rebecca Beard, daughter of John & Jane Beard and had 8 children; Robert, Samuel, Margaret, Sarah (Armacost), George W. and Fanny (Armacost). DOWNING, JON E. b. in S.C. came with parents to this county when a boy. Sarah M. (Morrison-Brawley) Downing b. in Preble Co., O. came here with her husband in 1833. She had 9 children by her 1st husband John Brawley and 9 by her 2nd husband John E. Downing. Their son James L. b. 2-20-1852. *Continued in part 3* ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 15:45:13, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: FRAZER E. WILSON - DARKE COUNTY HISTORY OF OHIO, The American Genealogical Society, Inc., 1925 Vol. 5 Page 405-406 FRAZER E. WILSON, local historian of Greenville and Darke County, was born at Ansonia (then Dallas), Darke County, Ohio, September 10, 1871, and is the son of Augustus N. and Sarah C. (Niswonger) Wilson. From the best data at hand it seems that this branch of the Wilson family is of Quaker origin, tracing descent from one Steven Wilson, a carpenter of Cumberland county, England, who came over about 1688, A.D., and settled in the original Quaker community in the valley of the Delaware River near Trenton, New Jersey. His certificate from the Friends in England is recorded in full on the records of the Chesterfield monthly meeting in the southern part of Trenton. Steven soon crossed to the west side of the Delaware and settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, where he was employed in erecting Quaker meeting houses. Here he married one Sarah Baker, the daughter of an influential Quaker family. He soon became firmly established in this community and served in the Provincial Assembly. Here the family remained for several generations with varying fortunes until about 1820 when one Thomas Wilson, then a young unmarried man, left for the budding state of Ohio, walking from Philadelphia to Zanesville, Ohio. Later he conducted a flatboat load of goods down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans, and walked back to Cincinnati, Ohio. Thomas finally settled in Preble County, where he married Elizabeth Leas, the daughter of a prosperous pioneer farmer. Augustus N. Wilson was the sixth son of this union, being born in 1842. He served nearly four years in Company E, Sixty-ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and participated in Sherman's march to the sea. After teaching for a short time in rural schools he followed the bent of his natural inclinations and engaged in mercantile pursuits in a small way with his two brothers. In 1873 he came to Greenville, Ohio, and soon made valuable connections with practical business men who helped him to build up a prosperous business in dry goods and carpets. In 1880 his firm completed the commodious three-story brick business room on Broadway, near Third Street, which has since continued to be one of the best trading centers in the county seat. Besides conducting an active and prosperous business Mr. Wilson raised a family of seven children and served in various official capacities, notably as a member of the City Board of Education, president of the Board of Trustees of the Dayton State Hospital and mayor of Greenville. He was active both physically and mentally, and for thirty years never missed his annual fall hunting trip to the wilds of various states. He died in 1923, commanding the respect of the community for his active and useful life. Frazer E. Wilson, third in a family of seven surviving children, was educated in the public schools of Greenville and was graduated from high school in 1893. He later attended Ohio Wesleyan University and Oberlin College. In 1892 he became a member of the firm of A.N. Wilson & Sons, and has given some thirty years to this business, which, since 1920, has been reorganized and conducted as a corporation, known as the Economy Store Company, of which he is now president. While in high school, Mr. Wilson manifested great interest in the study of natural science, particularly geology and related subjects, and later developed a strong liking for the study of ethnology, archaeology and local history. In 1894 he compiled a book dealing with the military campaigns of St. Clair and Wayne in the wilds of the old Northwest Territory and the resulting treaty of Greenville. This book which he later revised under the title The Peace of Mad Anthony," received high commendation as a literary production and was placed in many of the best city and university libraries of the country. In 1914 Mr. Wilson compiled a comprehensive history of Darke County, which is recognized as a standard of authority in his community and state. Mr. Wilson was one of the founders of the public museum in 1901 and has served on the Board of Curators since that time. He was a charter member of the Greenville Historical Society and is now its secretary. In recognition of his contributions to local history and various historical articles published in the Quarterly, he was made a life member of the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society in 1907. Although not a politician, in the common conception of that term, he has served as city treasurer, clerk of the City Board of Education, and is now president of the City Council being elected on the republican ticket in a democratic community. Socially he is a member of the local Kiwanis Club, and has served as chairman of its civic affairs committee. In spite of these various activities Mr. Wilson is vitally interested in church life. Although raised in a liberal atmosphere and being inclined to a broad interpretation of the Scriptures, Mr. Wilson has been actively associated with church work for nearly thirty years. Through marriage he became connected with the Reformed Church, and has served in various offices in the church, being now an elder, superintendent of the Bible School and teacher of the Men's Class. Church history and theological subjects are subjects of intense interest to him. Mr. Wilson married at Greenville, Ohio, June 7, 1904, Miss Pearl Larimer, oldest daughter of John Wright and Caroline (Mowen) Larimer. The Larimer family is of Scotch-Irish descent. Isaac Larimer, Mrs. Wilson's great-grandfather, settled in Fairfield County, Ohio, with the pioneers. Enlisting for the War of 1812, he served as an ensign in Captain George Sanderson's Company of Ohio Militia. He was taken prisoner at the capture of Detroit but was allowed to retain his sword, which is still in the possession of the family. His son Isaac, born in 1808, represented his district in the Ohio Legislature for two terms. He married October 9, 1838, Margaret Ray. Their son, John Wright Larimer, father of Mrs. Wilson, was born near Lexington, Perry County, Ohio, June 24, 1846. He was a soldier in the Civil war, serving in Company B, Seventeenth Ohio Infantry, and participated in Sherman's march to the sea. In 1865 he settled in Darke County, and on November 12, 1872, married Miss Margaret Mowen, daughter of David and Sarah (Hartie) Mowen. Mrs. Wilson was the first child of her parents and was born September 8, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Wilson have three children: John Larimer, born October 13, 1905, now a student in Ohio state University; Wayne Alden, born November 29, 1908, now a student in the Greenville High School; and Miriam, born March 30, 1912, now a pupil in the seventh grade of the Greenville schools. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #265 *******************************************