Richland County Ohio
Biographies
Welcome to our biography page. We have listed short and long biographical information on deceased residents of Richland County for your benefit, hoping that you might find a connection to a long, lost relative. The biographies put in by us may include nothing more than a name and a birth year. All have some indication of how the person is connected to Richland County. All also have a reference to a source, online or printed material, with more information. If you'd like to contribute to this site check out our policies for submission by clicking HERE.
RICHLAND COUNTY BIOGRAPHIES
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JAMES --- Ralph L. JAMES
...A resident of Independence, Kansas, in 1918, Mr. JAMES' was married at Paola, Kansas, September 6, 1911, to Miss Nelle NUMBERS. She was born at Paola, Kansas. Her maternal grandfather, W. P. FINNEY, born in 1832, is a resident of Galion, Ohio. W. P. FINNEY married Almyra Chambers, who was a daughter of Andrew and Isabel (Marshall) CHAMBERS. Isabel MARSHALL's father was Captain John MARSHALL, who was commissioned March 4, 1776, as captain in General Miles' regiment, serving with that organization two months, nineteen days, and later was commissioned captain in Colonel Walter Stewart's Thirteenth Pennsylvania Regulars. He fought in the battle of Brandywine, where he was wounded. He was retired in December, 1778, and was given a pension May 8, 1818. He died upon the Marshall homestead in Richland County, Ohio, and is buried in a private cemetery on that homestead.
The full biography of Ralph L. JAMES with information on his wife's Richland County family connections can be found online in A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, written and compiled by William E. Connelley. Originally published Chicago : Lewis Publishing Co, 1918..
JOHN --- Philip JOHN
...., farmer, Section 23, Township 20, Range 31, P. O. Parsons, came to Kansas, October, 1869, from Louisa County, Iowa; he is a native of Richland County, Ohio, born in 1827. He grew to manhood and received a common education in his native county. In 1857, he married Miss Sarah WATTS a native of the same county, she was born in 1834; in 1852, Mr. J. and wife settled in Michigan, and remained until 1855, then moved to Iowa; they have five children - Sidney A., Frank, Charlie, Elfie, and Bruce. In 1862, Mr. JOHN enlisted in Company F. Nineteenth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and served three years. He received injuries at the siege of Vicksburg, that caused him the loss of his left eye. He is a cabinet maker, having worked at the business many years; both he and Mrs. John are Advents in their belief; their home is one of attraction, being well improved.
This is the beginning of a biography found in an online version of: History of the State of Kansas (Labette County section) by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL. (PLEASE TAKE NOTE!!! The dates in this biography, taken from the online source, do not work out with the biographical time line. We have copied them as they appear. [Bill and Diana Sowers])
JOHNSON --- Taylor JOHNSON
[This is an incorrect entry in the book: History of Richland County, Ohio... published in 1880. The man's name was Johnson TAYLOR. We have put his biographical summary under the "T" section in this web page.
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This page was established July 1, 1998