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PoTtn . Oct. I>. 182H: is c tson of Towiiseucl and Oa(ba3-itit> Hough; was a
native of l each Bottom, Peuu.. and was a doscendont of John Hoii^'h and his
wife Hujomh Janney. Townsond Hough married Catherine McCurdy, and
camf to Lei-.-mou, Warren Co., Ohio, Juno 23, 1S3S. His puternril gi-iuidpar-
enls were Jonathan Hough, of Now Jersoy, and Ann Michner, his wife. Jona
than Hough's great-grandfathorwasthe John Houghal.>OYe. mentioned of Penu's
Colony, who was drowned in attempting to swim tlie Delaware, to meet the
Provincial Assembly, of which he was a member. The subject of this sketch
wasiii his 15tU year, when his father's family canv to Wan-en Cv, Ohio;
here he grew to matm-ity; was married Oct. 1, 1S43, to Miss'Phebe, daughter
of Amos and Margaret (Blackford) Kelsey. natives of~i\entuctvyr' but who-
came among tne eai'lysettlers of this county; the Kelsey family Lxtated near
the north line of Clear Creek Towusliip, and the Blackford family near llldge
ville. AmoP Kelsoy was a sou of Daniol Kol.^ey! i Iargarct Jilacklord wa.s
a dauglit-or of Nhtlianiol Blackford, who settled "near Kidgeville alH.>ut l <\)7,
one of the first jiumeors. Amibs and Margaret Kelsey were parpiils of eleven
childi'ca; five now survivePhebo, Amos, Albert, Jane and Mollie. Mr. Hough
and wife hav.' had twelve children; six now sm'vivcAmos, Catuerino (new-
Mrs. Thomas Johns), William, Charles, Ida (now Mre. Charles Hosier), and
Nettie, ib-. Hough first located, in Clear Creek Township, and engaged for
several years iu farming. About 1863, he removed to Raysvill and eng;u;;ed
in the mercantile trade, till the spring of 1874, -when he foimied a paiiners.hip
with Mr. Edwin Sweuy in the manufacture of tile, which business he has. sin(X>
foUowocL They are devoting their whole attention to this business, and are
doingan extrensive trade. They manufacture the best of tile, and have a sale
for all thev can make. Mr. Hough is a very active, indmstrious man, and takea
great interest in all public improvomouts and progress of his commxinity. Ho
has been Assos.sor and Trustee of his township, and is one of the substantial
citizens of this community.
WILLIAM HUMFHRKYS, cooioi-, 1'. O. Waynesvillo; bom in Washiugton
Township, this County, Dec. 18, 1829, is the son of James and Hlizabeth
(Long) Humphreys, nadves of New Jersey, who emigrated to Ohio and located
in this county in 1815. and here opened out a farm from the woods, and
passed through the trials and deprivatidhs of pioneer life, and died on the
same farm where he first located, departing this life Feb., 9. 18<9, agednearly
eighty-seven years; his wife died Jan. 31, 1855. Ofthethirteen children bom
to them, eight now survive, viz., John L., Lewis, David L.. Tamson L., \Sill-
iam, Elizabeth, James and SarahE. Mr. Humphreyswasthrice man-ied; fii-st to
Phebo Rose, by whom he had two childrenone now survivingHannah, now
Mrs. Steams, residing in Illinois. His third and last wife was Sarah Riley.
to whom ho was united in marriage March 12, 1856, and with' whom he lived
till his death. Mr. Humphreys made a continued residence on his fami in
Washington Township of sixty-threeyearsa period of time equaled by but
few even of the pioneers. Ho wa.s one of the permanent and prominent farm
ers of that township, and was Township Trustee for many years. Our subject
reraaincd -with his father till his majority, brought up to farm labor; then he
worked at srmdry places for wages for a time, when he finally learned the
cooper trade; was married, Juno 22, 1854, to Margaret, daughter of Phillipand
Ann Hawke. natives of England, who were parents of thirteen children, of
whom three now survive - Philip, Mary Ann and Margaret. Mr. Hawkewas
thrice married. By his first wife he had two children. l>oth now deceased. By
his second wife be had two childrenone survivingJohn. Mr. Hawke
depjirtod this life inEngland. Oct. 8. 1848, aged 71 yt^ars. In 1853. his widow
HISTOIiV OF WABKEN COUNTY.
Bapm Cnrc,. The
ganized as early as 1j ^ ^BidgeviUe. When a8^ form
stood about half amile north of the s purpose of form-
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eluded in^T^'^SombcrsEip tbe Baptis active, and,
ttfy members. Th^^^^7the Clear Creek Baptist Ch^h. .
fnr m&nv years, theTeadmg mem^ o justice John McLean,
nS BlacHo^d W
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ABsociation held its regular annual v,;if^:ea then a member of theTer^to
weie'rrpresented, with ^f^\XeBdtrtoch Ld adiBHt^d into the aeso-
flhiirchwas organized into ani P , a fortv-five members.
citton rn 180f. At this time Lrders ot the county, were
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fZTe Church, now Middletown, 1801; members, 11; tot essenger,
Philip Sutton, v, now OenteryiUe, 1803; members, 12; totMossen-
tot Messengers, d. Sewnrd, T.
kcrsou and James MoManis^ Baptist Association, at Tto^
When the second meeting jgll, the association included twe f-
Turtle Creel^ adopted the following. ^i^e,
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