Biography of Asher Curles
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Asher Curles
Company I
1837-After 1882



ASHER CURLES, farmer, P. O. Westboro, a leading, enterprising citizen of Jefferson Township, was born in Brown County, June 21, 1837. His father, Samuel Curles, was a native of New Jersey, and was born March 20, 1813. His parents removed to Clermont County in 1819 and to Brown County about 1828. Mrs. Curles, the mother of our subject, formerly Hannah Brown, was a native of Virginia. She was born May 14,1814, and died September 7, 1862.

Our subject is the second son, and third child of a family of thirteen children. He was reared on a farm near Fayetteville, and was educated in the National Normal at Lebanon. He was a student at its second session. He was engaged in the profession of teaching from September, 1856, to the spring of 1870. In 1859 and 1860, he was Principal of the Fayetteville schools; in 1867, of the Blanchester schools, and in 1869 and 1870, of the Westboro schools.

In December, 1861, he enlisted in defense of the Union, in Company I, Sixtieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was chosen First Lieutenant; and with his regiment, served as Advance Guards to Gen. Fremont, up the valley of the Shenandoah. He was in the battle of Moorfield, Charleston, Cross Keys, thence to Winchester, and to Harper's Ferry. He was then transferred to Chicago, and paroled to go to Minnesota to quell the Indians, but was discharged November 26, 1862.

He then returned home, and, after engaging in merchandising in Fayetteville for fifteen months, came to Clinton County and located on his present farm, where he has since resided except five years, 1872 to 1877, during which time he resided in Westboro. In 1876, he was a member of the firm of Haines & Curies, merchants in Westboro. In 1877, he returned to his farm, and has since followed that vocation in connection with raising stock.

November 26, 1863, Mr. Curles celebrated his marriage with Miss Amanda C. Haines, a daughter of M. R. and Susanna Haines. Mrs. Curles, a very estimable lady, was born in Marion Township, May 14, 1840. Six children were added to bless this union; five are living, viz., Homer G., Luella May, Osee Dell, Walter J. and Carey Lee.

Mr. and Mrs. Curles are acceptable members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Curles is identified with I.O.O.F. and Encampment. In politics, he is a straight Republican. He served his township as Assessor one term, and as Justice of the Peace one term. He owns a farm of eighty-five acres, well improved and highly cultivated. Mr. Curles is a man of genial disposition, upright integrity, and sterling manly qualities.

The History of Clinton County, Ohio. Chicago, Illinois: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882, pages 1027-1028.


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