Richland County Ohio

Biographies

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RICHLAND COUNTY BIOGRAPHIES

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VALENTINE --- Andrew VALENTINE
....born in Bedford Co., Penn., April 12, 1830, where he resided until the age of 7 years, when his parents came to this State; Coshocton Co., where he remained four years, when he came to this county and township (Blooming Grove). In 1874, Nov. 5, Mr. VALENTINE was married to Miss Susan Amanda McCORMICK; they have two children. Mr. VALENTINE was a member of Co. F, 20th O.V.I.

This is a summary of a biography found on page 764 of the book: History of Richland County, Ohio... published in 1880 by A. A. Graham & Company, Mansfield, OH. This book is held by the Richland County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 3823, Mansfield, OH 44907-0823.

VALENTINE --- Jacob VALENTINE
....born in Bedford Co., Penn., Jan. 25, 1804; he resided there until 1839, when he removed to Coshocton Co., where he remained four years, when he removed to this township (Blooming Grove). In the year 1825, on the 12th day of May he was married to Miss Rebecca DEVORE; they reared a family of nine children.

VANHORN --- Barnard VANHORN
....born in Columbiana Co., this State, on the 10th of June, 1817; he resided there until the age of 19, when he removed to this county. In April, 1843, he was married to Miss Sophia CLINESMITH; they have a family of ten children.

VANHORN --- William VANHORN
....born in Beaver Co., Penn., Aug. 17, 1808; lived there until 5 years of age, when his parents removed to Washington Co., same State, where they lived about four years, when they went back to Beaver Co., and stayed there a few years, when they removed to this State, and settled in Columbiana Co.; they resided there a few years, when they came to this county. In the year 1840, he as married to Miss Mary FROUNFEETER; two children were born to them.

VIERS --- L. D. VIERS
....he was born in Jefferson Co., Ohio, Nov. 22, 1806; he is a son of Bazil and Anna VIERS, and is the fifth of a family of twelve children; he was married in the spring of 1830, to Jane PARKER, of Summit Co., near Akron. After his marriage he settled in Summit Co., where he lived four years. In the summer of 1835, he emigrated to this county and settled on his present farm in the north part of Butler Township. He has had eight children.

This is a summary of a biography found on page 773 of the book: History of Richland County, Ohio... published in 1880 by A. A. Graham & Company, Mansfield, OH. This book is held by the Richland County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 3823, Mansfield, OH 44907-0823.

VIERS --- T. P. VIERS
....he was born in Summit Co., Ohio, Feb. 22, 1834, and is a son of L.D. and Jane VIERS; he is he third of a family of eight children; he remained at home until he was 24 years of age, when he married Miss Maria HALL, of Huron Co.; after his marriage, he settled in Greenwich Township, Huron Co., where he lived two years, when he moved to Wood Co., where he lived seven years, and then came to Richland Co. Mr. and Mrs. VIERS have two children.

VINSON --- J.W. Vinson

....was born in Knox Co. June 21, 1833; at the age of 21, he went to Dayton, where he remained for a short time; he then went to Plymouth, Ohio, where he learned the trade of marble-cutting; he then went to Mount Hilliard, Knox Co., where he remained one year; then went to Shelby and engaged in marble-cutting, under the firm name of Hersheiser & Vinson; the business not being profitable, the firm failed; he moved to Jackson Township, where he remained five years; he resolved to make another effort in the marble business; his shop was located near where he now resides; this was about the fall of 1863; he followed the trade in Jackson about seven years; his health failing him, he went to farming. He was married to Miss Catharine LANTZ in May, 1858; they had one child; his wife died in the spring of 1863. He was again married to Mrs. Catharine LASER; they have one child. page 797

This is a summary of a biography found on page 797 of the book: History of Richland County, Ohio... published in 1880 by A. A. Graham & Company, Mansfield, OH. This book is held by the Richland County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 3823, Mansfield, OH 44907-0823.

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