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See Also: Biographies From "History of Clermont County , 1880" by Louis Everts
Bartlow , Darius and Bushman , Evaline
Submittted by William Branham
Submitted by Harriet R. Rariden
Altman , Clark,Bolender,Shinkle,Brown,Phillips,Ireton,Robinson,Swope,Luke and many more
Submitted by Tammy Altman
Watkins, Brackenman,
Crist, Lewis, Utter, Viers, Emmons, Applegate, Swearingen, Sargent, Wood,
Manning, some Smith, Long, Clinard, some Motzinger, Adams, Leach, Shumard,
Bigam, Dunham, Shriner, Daughters, Vreeland, some Evans, Doughty, some
Hirons, some Westerfields
Submitted by Amy Tumbleson
Amy has quite a bit of information on the above surnames. Please e-mail her directly.
Frazee Family of Clermont
I would like to contribute some family information. Below is information I've compiled on my Frazee family from Clermont Co., Ohio. James Frazee is my gg grandfather.
James Frazee (b. Sept 1, 1816 Ohio, d. Dec. 23, 1895) married Amanda Fletcher (b. 1823 Ohio, d. Jan 14, 1889 Clermont Co., Ohio) Jan. 5, 1840 in Clermont Co., Ohio. James Frazee and his family resided in the Village of Bethel, Tate Twp., Clermont Co., Ohio and are listed in the following Census records: 1880, 1870, 1850 and 1840. His occupation was carpenter.
There the couple had 6 children:
1. Cintrilla Frazee born about 1841,
2. John R. Frazee born August 14, 1844, died March 29, 1845, buried in the Tate Twp. Cemetery,
3. Lowell T. Frazee born Jan 23, 1846. He is buried at the Tate Twp. Cemetery. This is his military record during the Civil War.
At the age of 15 yrs. 8 mths. he enlisted in the Union Army on 9/30/61 as a Private. On 9/30/61 he mustered into "H" Co. OH 59th Infantry. He was discharged for disability on 2/9/63 and died 8 days later on 2/17/63.
Sources: - Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio
Fifty-ninth Infantry. - Col. James P. Fyffe; Lieut.-Cols., Farran Olmstead, William Howard, Granville A. Frambes; Maj., Robert J. Vanosdol. This regiment was organized in the state at large, from Sept. 12, 1861, to Sept. 23, 1862, to serve for three years. It was engaged with the enemy during the whole of the second day's fighting at Shiloh, losing 4 killed and 53 wounded, 5 of the latter mortally. After the battle of Shiloh the regiment moved with the army on Corinth and participated in all the skirmishes and severe marches of that approach. Being in the front line of the Federal army it was among the first to
enter the town and in the pursuit followed the enemy to a point 6 miles beyond Rienzi. It participated in the pursuit of Bragg up through Tennessee and Kentucky, then back into Tennessee, where it operated continuously until the fall of 1863, when it had the honor of opening the battle of Chickamauga and participated in both days' fighting. It also did its full share in the battle of Missionary ridge. Immediately afterward the regiment was ordered with others to Knoxville to relieve Gen. Burnside, where, and in the vicinity of Strawberry Plains, it spent the winter, enduring terrible privations from want of clothing and rations. In the following May it was in the fight at Rocky Face ridge losing 1 man killed and 6 wounded. It was also engaged at Resaca, Adairsville, Dallas (or New Hope Church), Kennesaw Mountain, Peachtree creek, Atlanta and Jonesboro. In October orders were received to proceed to Nashville, where the regiment was mustered out on Nov. 1, 1864.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 2
4. Tine E. Frazee b. abt 1850, died March 30 1891, buried Tate Twp., Cemetery. She married George T. Gillen Jan. 14, 1874 in Clermont Co., Ohio.
The Book, "Clermont County, Ohio Marriages, 1850 Through 1874" page 176, shows Tine E. Frazee age 22 married George T. Gillen age 32 on the 14th of Jan. 1874, by W. E. Hines, M.G., also, I have a copy of their marriage license which states the same. (This puts her birth at 1851) The July 31, 1870 Census Records for Tate Township, Village of Bethel, Clermont County, Ohio page 61, line 14 refers to her as Tane E. Frazee age at last birthday is 21. (This puts her birth at 1849).
5. Albert Frazee born 1851, died 1905. Albert's occupation was photographer. He married Nancy Mary Duncanson on May 13, 1879. She was the daughter of Alfred R. Duncanson and Nancy Ann Gardner Early, also of Clermont Co., Ohio. They had three children; Roy, Lowell Ted, and Faith "Dot."
6. Orvel (Orville) Frazee born about 1855.
Lowell Ted Frazee was my grandfather. His occupations were teacher, accountant, and farmer. At the time of his death in 1967 he had a 30+ acre farm off Queen Anns Rd. in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. He played many stringed instruments such as the banjo guitar, and violin, and rolled his own cigarettes. His grandchildren called him papaw. He, his sister Dot and brother Roy went to live with their grandmother Nancy Early Duncanson after their mother died in 1888. He is listed in the book titled, "HILLSBORO CITY DIRECTORY and HIGHLAND COUNTY GAZETTEER" dated 1911-1912 as follows: Frazee, Lowell, Clay Twp., RFD Mt. Orab.
A Biographical Sketch of Joseph
HERRON
by Lucy HERRON PARKER
Joseph HERRON was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, October
1st,
1808. His ancestors were Scotch, whose homes were in the southern
highlands of Scotland among the lower Grampian and the
Cheviot-Hills.
Several families formed a friendly band for mutual aid and
protection,
adopted plumes of the White Heron for a crest, and hence became
known as
"The HERONs". The name is traceable back as far
as 1206. During the
three centuries of warfare, when the English considered the Scots
as
vassals who presumed to rebel, and the Scots in their turn
regarded the
English as usurpers who aimed to enslave them, the border homes
of the
HERONS were between two fires. They were brave in the
defense of
Scotland and earned a Coat of Arms whose crest was a heron's head
ducally crowned. In "The Hunting of the Cheviot",
a ballad older than
that of "Chevy Chase", and of which the latter seems to
be a modern
version, mention is made of the name, and a reference is made to
it in
"Marmion". Sir Walter Scott was proud of being a
son of the Border.
The perusal of ballad literature, especially of "Percy
Reliques" and the
hearing at his Grandfather's farm tales of the border wars, to
which he
was always an eager listener, had an important influence in
shaping his
literary tastes and character, the predominant feature of which
was a
reverence for the past. Here is found inspiration for his
Minstrelsy of
the Border, the Lay of the Last Minstrel and many other writings
both in
verse and prose. One of the objects of his life was, we are
told, to be
numbered among the landed gentry of the old border country from
which
his family had sprung. The HERONs were among the founders
of the Scotch
Presbyterian Church. They hated Romanism and rebelled
against the
liturgy of the Episcopalians, and with every agitation or
imposition
upon the church by the crown they advocated greater civil and
religious
liberty, became "Seceders" and "Covenanters"
in behalf "of the true
religion and the liberties and laws of the Kingdom".
They were admirers
of the Protestant Prince of Orange, and the followers of sturdy
John
Knox the reformer. Immense tracts of land had been depopulated in
Ireland by war and famine in consequence of which James the First
introduced especially into the Ulster province, many Scotch and
English
Protestant settlers, whose example of industry and prosperity, it
was
hoped, would raise the rest in the social scale. The lands
were let to
three classes, - those who received 2,000 acres were to build a
castle,
- 1,800 acres a stone house, and 1,000 acres a good dwelling to
their
own taste. Hume says that "James in nine years made
greater advances
toward the civilization of Ireland than had been made in the 440
years
since its conquest was first attempted". Among these
protestant
colonists from Scotland were some of the HERON family. In
the reign of
the unfortunate Charles the First they were in sympathy with
Cromwell
and the Puritan party and in consequence became involved in civil
war
with the Catholics and Old Irish, who, jealous of the prosperity
of the
newcomers, seemed to long for an opportunity to avenge themselves
of the
insult and injury which they fancied the presence of these
strangers
inflicted. Under the plea of loyalty to the King, the
leadership of
O'Neill, the encouragement of Cardinal Richelieu and the Pope,
"who
looked longingly upon the Peter-pence and the absolute authority
of the
green isle", an insurrection was raised which was not
subdued until
Cromwell himself appeared upon the scene. Several of
the HERON family
had already emigrated to America from both Scotch and Irish
branches,
between whom communication had always been kept up, but
immediately
after the close of the Revolutionary War a large party of
liberty-loving
friends and relatives determined to seek homes in the new
Republic.
Among these was John HERON, who with others, crossed over to the
north
of Ireland whence they were to embark. While waiting for
the
organization of the company he married Rebecca Clarke, of English
descent but of Irish birth and here their eldest son was
born. It was,
(I think) in 1790 that they reached Philadelphia, and went
immediately
to lands in Pennsylvania, previously purchased with reference to
farming
or to coal and iron. John Heron's portion fell in Lancaster
County, and
here seven other children were born, the youngest of whom was
Joseph,
the subject of our sketch. To quick natural intelligence
these children
added the advantages of such schools as their neighborhood
afforded and
were all fond of books. The eldest brother enlisted in the
Army and
served through the war of 1812. In the meantime relatives
who had
preceded this Company to America had inserted another R in the
name,
making it HERRON, in order to avoid the spelling, and
pronunciation of
Hern and Hearne, as was often the case and undoubtedly those who
spell
the name with the double r are direct descendants of these first
comers
to the United States. John HERON and his family accepted
the amendment.
Glowing accounts of the new Northwest Territory had for years
been
traveling eastward, and in 1816 John HERRON determined to remove
thither. With his family he crossed the mountains in the
great
Conestoga wagons of that time, and took raft at Pittsburgh for
Cincinnati. In accordance with previous arrangement with
former
neighbors he found his way to Clermont County, and purchased a
farm near
the Ohio River, where he passed the remainder of his life.
When New Richmond became the county-seat, the sons established a
weekly
county paper, called it the “Luminary” and placed at
its head the motto
- “Enlightened minds and virtuous manners lead to the gates
of glory”.
They also published a monthly magazine - “The Columbian
Historian” - one
of the earliest of its kind. Joseph, having gone as far in
his studies
as his teachers could lead him, was prevailed upon to take charge
of a
county school in the “Franklin neighborhood”.
Here the youthful teacher
succeeded in inspiring his boys and girls with a love for
learning,
taught them to declaim and organized a debating society in which
not
only the farmer’s sons but the farmers themselves came to
listen and to
discuss the questions of the day, and “Franklin School
House” became
the center of an intelligent community which has remained such to
an
unusual degree. On Saturdays Mr. HERRON set type in his
brother’s
office for the magazine, committing to memory every article he
arranged.
In 1829 he, with an older brother, went to Cincinnati and engaged
in the
grocery business. This was, however, but temporary, and he
soon secured
a position in the public schools. His first appointment was
to the
Third District. He attended the meetings of the College of
Teachers and
availed himself of every opportunity to enlarge his
knowledge. He made
the acquaintance of Dr. Daniel Drake and other gentlemen eminent
in the
early educational history of the city, who recognized in him the
earnest
student and enthusiastic teacher. In 1836 he was invited to
take charge
of the Preparatory Department in the first Cincinnati College of
which
Dr. William H. McGuffey was president, and the late Gen. O. M.
Mitchell
was professor of mathematics. These became the true and
life-long
friends of the young professor, and the exchanges of hospitality
were
delightful and frequent. In 1845 the College Building at
the corner of
Walnut and Fourth streets was destroyed by fire. The
trustees
determined not to rebuild immediately and the Faculty separated.
President McGuffey was called to the University of Virginia,
Professor
Telford resumed the practice of law, Professor Harding organized
a
Seminary for Young Ladies and Professor HERRON opened a school
for
boys. This was the beginning of Herron’s Seminary in
which young men
were prepared for business or for college, of which he was the
successful head until his death in 1863. The school
occupied the
lecture room of the Wesley Chapel at first, but in 1848 Mr.
HERRON
purchased property on Seventh Street between Walnut and Vine
streets
which had been used as the Wesleyan Female College. The
rooms
accommodated 200 pupils and were always filled. Many of the
prominent
citizens and business men of today were students here and are the
better
fitted for Life’s work and for usefulness because of the
earnest
christian instruction received, both by precept and example, from
their
friend and teacher. Joseph Herron was a gentleman of the
highest type,
of rare charity and courtesy of manner. He took a warm
personal
interest in each of his pupils, and followed them with affection
through
their varied careers in life. It afforded him the greatest
pleasure to
meet them and to know that they were doing well their part in the
work
of the world. Though broad in his views, Mr. HERRON was
sincerely
attached to the Methodist Episcopal Church in which he was a
Trustee,
Steward, Class Leader, Sabbath School Superintendent and Bible
Class
Teacher. He was for ten years the Superintendent of the
Bethel Mission
Sabbath School, which he helped to organize for the benefit of
the
people living down about the river landing on Front Street east
of
Broadway. This school grew into a congregation and a church
was built
farther east on Front Street, and the present Union Bethel was
organized. He was happy in this mission work, and
considered it among
the best works of his life. His Sabbaths were always full
of these
labors of love, but he said that change of work was rest enough,
and
that he “must be about his Master’s
business”. He was a director of the
Bible Society for twenty years, Secretary of the Relief Union, a
Tract
Distributor, Overseer of the Poor, member of the School Board,
one of
the Astronomical Society which founded the Cincinnati
Observatory, one
of the founders of the Cincinnati Wesleyan College and a charter
Trustee. In acknowledgement of the 38 years of service to
the cause of
Christian Education the Ohio Wesleyan University conferred upon
him the
degree of Master of Arts. Mr. HERRON died March 26, 1863 at
the
comparatively early age of 54 years, a martyr to his desire to
benefit
others. “He rests from his labors and his works do
follow him” in the
usefulness of those who have been blessed with his counsel and
his care.
Up to this time no private school in Cincinnati had compared with
this
one in numbers or in length of service, but upon Mr.
HERRON’s death and
the closing of the school, others were built up from his material
and
new ones opened, which deserve the good name they have made.
He was twice married, in 1828 to Elizabeth Rogers, who died in
1837, and
in 1839 to Cordelia Weeks, who survived till March 1893. Ten
children
were born to him, five of whom died in infancy, the eldest Rev.
James H.
is a minister in the Methodist Church. The second son,
Thomas G. is a
physician, the third, William C., an iron merchant. The
elder daughter,
Mrs. Lucy HERRON Parker is the widow of Mason D. Parker, a
prominent
educator in Cincinnati before the late war, in which he offered
up his
life for freedom and the Union of his country. She has been
teaching
ever since his death, and is at present connected with Mt. Vernon
Seminary in Washington, D.C.. The younger daughter, Delia, is
doing work
as a Home Missionary in the South. The beneficent influence
of such a
life and labor as that of Joseph HERRON cannot be recorded in
words, but
“When the books are opened” and the accounts therein
proclaimed, if
beside any name is written “Well done” it will be by
that of Joseph
HERRON, the christian gentleman, the friend of the poor, the
faithful
guide and instructor of youth.
Edward B Herron
1701 Circo del Cielo
El Cajon, CA 92020-8109
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