OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 104 *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 104 Today's Topics: #1 Fw: Bio:David E. Stathem - Hamilto [christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20000321.210053.-317967.2.frog158@juno.com> Subject: Fw: Bio:David E. Stathem - Hamilton county Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit David E. Stathem History of Hamilton County, OH; published in 1881 by Ford pg 306 Transcribed by Patti Graman David E. Stathem first settled in Green township in 1817. He was born in 1792, in Cumberland county, New Jersey, from which State he emigrated to Ohio. His death occurred in 1867, at Cheviot. In 1817 he was a school teacher, when the country was a wilderness. A list of the patrons of his school and the number of pupils sent by each may be of interest in this connection. Providence Ludlamor, 1; John Bacon, 4; Robert Dare, 1; James Smith, 2; Samuel Anderson, 1; Louis Thornell, 3; James Turner, 2; Thomas Brown, 2; John Craig, 3; John Miller, 3; Roswell Fenton, 2; Ephraim Stathem, 1; Benjamin Benn, 2; David Congar, 2; Achsah Carson, 2; John Congar, 1; Mathias Johnson, 4; Mary Cain, 1; Thomas Marshal, 3; Nathaniel Ryan, 2; Noah Smith, 2; Jonathan R. Tucker, 1; William Gain, 2; Elisha Fay, 6; Hugh Goudy, 1; Abner Scudder, 2; John Redish, 4, John Jones, 1; Francis Holt, 1; Elijah Brown 2; George Smith, 1. For twenty-one years he was township treasurer, when he resigned. Christian name of his wife was Dorcas Hildreth. Names of surviving members of the family are: Isaac W., Jacob H., and David T., all of Cheviot; and Phoebe, who died in 1871. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 16:09:53 -0600 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20000321.210053.-317967.3.frog158@juno.com> Subject: Fw: bio: Frank Frondorf - Hamilton county Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Frank Frondorf History of Hamilton County, OH; published in 1881 by Ford pg 311 Transcribed by Patti Graman Frank Frondorf, an enterprising farmer, lives about two miles from Cheviot, Green township, on the Cleves turnpike. His farm consists of over two hundred acres of choice lands, which he has secured for a homestead, having bought the same in parts at different times as opportunity and business prosperity would permit, His father, George Frank Frondorf, his wife Catharine, Elizabeth, their daughter, and four sons, Phillip, Frank, Christopher, and Henry the youngest who died soon after their arrival left Hesse Darmstadt in the year 1840, and after landing in New York made their way to the State of Iowa, where the father and part of the family remained. Frank Frondorf came back to Ohio after a short stay of three months, and began life working for himself, remaining thereafter in Hamilton county. He was born the tenth of March, 1819; was about twenty-one years of age when he first began working for R. H. Fenton, who kept the tavern at the Seven Mile house. After a stay here of three years he worked about five years at the Buckeye house for Reid & Anderson, who were proprietors. During the second year of his stay at the last named place he became acquainted with Miss Mary Elizabeth KOelling, from Melle Hanover, who came to this country alone in the year 1842, arriving first in New Orleans, from there coming to Cincinnati, where she married Mr. Frondorf in the year 1846. She was born December 26, 1818. The young couple, after working two or three years longer in the hotel, added their pennies together and bought eighty acres of the present homestead, to which they added, at different times, from thirty to filly acres, until finally the farm increased to two hundred and forty acres, the amount of which he owns at present. He also worked two years at the Mill Creek house. This was previous to going to the Buckeye hotel, and making in all several years service as a hired hand, by which he saved earnings sufficient to start him as a farmer. After Mr. Frondorf moved to his farm the young couple began a system of labor and economy that laid the basis of their future wealth. They not only worked and economized, being sparing of their earnings, but they added improvements, from time to time, to their little home until now their beautiful place somewhat resembles a miniature town. They not only have an elegant mansion (the second one, the first burned down) for the rest and repose of themselves, but by a singular foresight, common only to the most industrious and thriving classes of society, have looked as closely after the wants and necessities of their stock and domestic brutes as to themselves. Phillip, the oldest brother, joins farms with Frank. He came to America in 1837. George Frank Frondorf, the father, lived in Iowa until 1856. His wife died in 1843. He was a shoemaker, and also owned a fine farm, but seemed never contented in America, and died in the seventy-third year of his age in the year 1856. The last two years of his life were spent with his son Frank in Ohio. Mr. Frondorf has also been a useful member of society in various ways. He was the founder and chief supporter of the Catholic church in Cheviot, being not only the prime mover but a munificent giver until the church building was erected and the church established, having furnished the brick for the building himself. He is the father of three children. The son has charge of the farm entire, Mr. Frondorf having retired from business altogether. One daughter is a member of the Sisters of Charity; the other remains at home. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 16:10:08 -0600 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20000321.210053.-317967.4.frog158@juno.com> Subject: Fw: Bio: Thomas Wills - Hamilton county Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thomas Wills History of Hamilton County, OH; published in 1881 by Ford pg 310 Transcribed by Patti Graman This venerable gentleman, one of the best known citizens of the village of Cheviot in this township, is of Irish lineage on both sides of his family. His paternal grandfather, James Wills, immigrated from Ireland to the new world about the year 1780, with a brother, and settled in eastern Pennsylvania for a time, but shortly afterwards removed to the present Fleming county, Kentucky, upon or near the site of Flemingsburgh. He was among the earliest pioneers to this part of the "dark and bloody ground," and was driven from his improvements by the marauding savages as many as three times, once being obliged to remain away for the period of two years. When preparing for flight, Mr. Wills was compelled to bring all his farming utensils in which there was iron, to prevent their falling into the hands of the Indians. He had many troubles with the redskins, and for a long period could hardly consider his life secure at any moment. James Wills is believed to have been a native of county Down, Ireland, so also was the maternal grandfather, George Dowler. He came to this country in 1790, and likewise located in eastern Pennsylvania, where he died some years afterwards. His son, George Dowler, jr., was a man of marked ability, and became a prominent minister in the Methodist Episcopal church. When his family removed westward, he was kept behind in Wheeling, through his mother's fear of the Indians, and grew to manhood in that place. After the death of the elder Dowler, his widow married James Grimes, of eastern Pennsylvania They removed to Hagerstown, in the same State, and remained there until 1795, when they came to Newtown, in Anderson township, Hamilton county, Ohio, being among the very first settlers of this region. Here Mr. Grimes spent the remainder of his days, in the peaceful pursuits of agriculture, and died about four years after his immigration. Samuel, son of James, and father of Thomas Wills, was born at the pioneer home near Flemingsburgh, Kentucky. He learned the trade of a stone-mason, and became proficient in all branches of the business. About 1808 he went to Newtown, in search of work, and there met Miss Mary, daughter of James Grimes and Mrs. Dowler Grimes, aforesaid, whom he married the next year. He died in 1822, when Thomas was but seven years old. About two years afterwards Mrs. Wills was united in marriage to William Hatfield, a shoemaker at Newtown. Thomas was the third son of the previous union. Upon the remarriage of his mother, he lived with his grandmother three years, and then returned home, where he learned the trade of shoemaking with his stepfather, and followed it in the paternal shop until the age of seventeen, when he left Newtown. In 1839 he removed to Cheviot, in Green township. Nine years after he was married to Miss Eliza Richardson, by whom he has had seven children, of whom three are still living. He continued the boot and shoe business and remained at it as long as he was able to work. He was soon called, however, to the performance of public duties, in which he was more or less engaged all the rest of his life. When he settled in Cheviot that region was almost entirely isolated, and material for official service was rather scarce; he was hence, in a manner, forced into prominent positions which he would not voluntarily have asked or accepted. For twenty-nine years he was a justice of the peace in this township, retaining remarkable popularity, and commanding general approval by the integrity and impartiality of his decisions. For thirty-one years, the entire period of a generation of the human race, he was postmaster at Cheviot. In 1865 he was chosen by his fellow citizens to a yet more responsible position, as director of the county infirmary, and was thrice reelected, serving in all, three terms in that position, with entire acceptance to his associates of the board and to his constituents. He then declined further service, on account of increasing infirmities and disabilities; and has since declined to assume official duties. He died Sunday, February 27, 1881, in the sixty-sixth year of his age, leaving abundance of proof that the sunset of his life was as glorious and peaceful as had been the purity of his relations toward his fellow men. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:05:17 -0600 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20000321.211646.-317967.8.frog158@juno.com> Subject: Fw: Bio: George W. Davis Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit George W. Davis History of Hamilton County, OH; published in 1881 by Ford pg 307 Transcribed by Patti Graman George W. Davis, is of the firm of Townsend & Davis, proprietors of an extensive dairy one mile south of Cheviot. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:04:52 -0600 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20000321.211646.-317967.7.frog158@juno.com> Subject: Fw: Bio: Thomas J. Bradford - Hamilton county Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thomas J. Bradford History of Hamilton County, OH; published in 1881 by Ford pg 307 Transcribed by Patti Graman Thomas J. Bradford, of Dent, Green township, lives on the homestead owned by his father, John Bradford, who came from Ireland. M. T. J. Bradford, in the year 1876, married Miss Lydia Hart. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #6 Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:07:08 -0600 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20000321.211646.-317967.14.frog158@juno.com> Subject: Fw: Bio: James Veazey Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit James Veazey History of Hamilton County, OH; published in 1881 by Ford pg 306 Transcribed by Patti Graman James Veazey resides on part of section seven, Green township, near Westwood, where he moved in 1870. His father came from Delaware to Ohio, settling in Clermont county in 1812. In 1824 he purchased a farm in Spring Grove; he died in 1876, in the eighty-eighth year of his age. James was born in 1818, bought his present homestead in 1852, and was married to Miss Williams, daughter of an old settler, in 1870. He is a farmer. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #7 Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:05:34 -0600 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20000321.211646.-317967.9.frog158@juno.com> Subject: Fw: Bio: Thomas Morgan - Hamilton county Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thomas Morgan History of Hamilton County, OH; published in 1881 by Ford pg 307 Transcribed by Patti Graman Thomas Morgan was born in North Wales in 1814; came to the United States in 1839, and since the year 1840 has been proprietor of a large lumber-yard on the corner of Twelfth and Plum streets, Cincinnati. The business has been to him a very profitable one, out of which he has made a fortune. Soon after coming to Cincinnati he was married to Miss Lucinda P. Terry, a native of Virginia, and is the father of two children--a son and a daughter. The son, John W. Morgan, was in the service, first as a lieutenant and finally as quartermaster. Mr. Morgan owns a beautiful property in Westwood. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #8 Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:06:10 -0600 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20000321.211646.-317967.11.frog158@juno.com> Subject: Fw: Bio:Charley B. Lewis - Hamilton county Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Charley B. Lewis History of Hamilton County, OH; published in 1881 by Ford pg 307 Transcribed by Patti Graman Charley B. Lewis, proprietor of a bakery and lunch room at 194, West Sixth street, came from Portsmouth, Ohio, to Cincinnati in the year 1861. His father, Thomas C. Lewis, now living, owned the rolling-mills of that place, the only one west of Pittsburgh, in which mills Charley learned the business of machinest. The property is now owned by his brother-in-law, George Baylis, who is probably one of the wealthiest men in the State. Mr. Lewis was for three years after coming to Cincinnati a driver of a bakery wagon, for which he received one dollar per day. From this he was promoted to a clerkship, and in 1866 he bought out the entire business, since which time he has run it himself. He also owns the building at 206. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #9 Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:07:26 -0600 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20000321.211646.-317967.15.frog158@juno.com> Subject: Fw: Bio: S.S. Jackson - Hamilton county Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit S.S. Jackson History of Hamilton County, OH; published in 1881 by Ford pg 306 Transcribed by Patti Graman S. S. Jackson was born in Philadelphia in 1803. He came to Ohio from New York city, and made his first settlement in Green township, in the year 1826. His wife, Elizabeth Jackson, was born in 1807. Of his seven children, only two are still living: Mary Jackson and Julia Herrick, both in Green township. John was wounded at Vicksburgh and died, Isaac and Lewis were drowned. The remaining two that are not alive are Elizabeth and Debby. Mr. Jackson has in his possession a journal of his grandfather, Mr. William Jackson, dated August 26, 1768, at Philadelphia; also, a weather record kept by his father, Isaac H. Jackson, three times each day, for the years between 1813 and 1842. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #10 Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:06:52 -0600 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20000321.211646.-317967.13.frog158@juno.com> Subject: Fw: Bio: Isaac Townsend - Hamilton county Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Isaac Townsend History of Hamilton County, OH; published in 1881 by Ford pg 307 Transcribed by Patti Graman Isaac Townsend, formerly the well known dairyman near Cheviot, came from Springborough, Warren county, where he was born in the year 1829; lived for a while in Clinton county, Ohio, where he kept a grocery. In 1860 he started his dairy, and at first began the business on a small scale, but afterwards increased it to larger dimensions. In 1880 he sold out his interest in the business to his brother, since which time he has been a farmer. He lives near Cheviot, and is nicely situated on what is known as the Rose Hill farm. Mr. Townsend began life a poor boy, and was bound out until sixteen years of age, but by industry and perseverance has been successful in securing for himself finally a good homestead. He is a Quaker. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #11 Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:05:55 -0600 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20000321.211646.-317967.10.frog158@juno.com> Subject: Fw: Bio: Joseph M. Reardon - Hamilton county Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Joseph M. Reardon History of Hamilton County, OH; published in 1881 by Ford pg 307 Transcribed by Patti Graman Joseph M. Rearden, of Cheviot, formerly county commissioner of Hamilton county, is of Irish descent, his father, Thomas R., having come from Ireland in 1812, leaving Limerick and coming by the way of England, where he stayed a while; landed in Philadelphia, where Joseph was born, in 1837, on the nineteenth of March. In 1852, Thomas removed to Green township, one mile west of Dent. Mr. Rearden completed his studies about the year 1851, in St. Xavier's college, Cincinnati, and then went south, making application to General Walker to enter the fillibuster service, but was not received on account of his age. From 1852 until 1875 he followed the business of farming, since which time his county has called him to various offices of trust. After the war, beginning in 1865, he served three terms as trustee of the township, was also deputy treasurer, member of the board of education, and in October, 1875, was elected county commissioner, serving until 1877, and receiving a county majority of 1,713, and a township majority of 146. He was married to Mary E. Miller in 1857. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #12 Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:06:32 -0600 From: christina m hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20000321.211646.-317967.12.frog158@juno.com> Subject: Fw: Bio: Rev. Gottleib Brandstetter - Hamilton County Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Rev. Gottleib Brandstetter History of Hamilton County, OH; published in 1881 by Ford pg 307 Transcribed by Patti Graman Rev. Gottleib Brandstetter, pastor of the First German Evangelical. Protestant church of Green township, was born in Rhein Baiern, Bavaria, in 1830. He belongs to a family of ministers. Gottlieb came alone to America and took a course in theology, completing his studies in 1856, after which he engaged in the ministerial work at Peppertown, near Evansville, Indiana, and other places. He came here May 1, 1876, and has since had charge of the congregation and Sabbath-school, acting as its superintendent. He also gives instruction three days in each week to the children of his congregation, who are taking a course preparatory (page 308) to confirmation. The church building, a fine brick structure, was erected in the year 1871, in which, service and Sabbath-school have been held ever since. A graveyard of some four acres lies just back of the building. He was married July 24, 1857, to Miss Catharine Wittkamper, of Cincinnati. This union has been blessed with five children four sons and one daughter. One son, Henry, born in 1859, died in 1880, and was a most promising young man. He possessed a natural genius for drawing, taking up the art and completing the course almost without the aid of instruction. He, however, spent one year in Cooper Institute, New York. He was engraver for Stillman & Co., Front and Vine streets, Cincinnati, Ohio. He has left some beautiful sketchings, of which a "Scene on the Ohio," "Church Yard Scene," "Lick Run Church," show a master hand in the work. He was also of great assistance to his father in his church work being a musician and of great use in Sabbath-school service. As the pride of the Bransdtetter home, he was much missed in that circle. Rev. Brandstetter is exercising a great influence for good among his people of Cheviot, of which his people are proud. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V00 Issue #104 *******************************************