William Penn Baker was born January 14, 1839, on a farm south of the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH, and died July 1, 1907, in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH, at age 67. Buried in Glen Forest Cemetery, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH. He is the son of Isaac Baker of Chester Co., PA, and Eliza Graham of Yellow Springs, Greene Co., OH.

Helen Margaret "Marie" Gebauer was born October 7, 1845, in Kreis, Ohlau, Silesia (Slazen), Prussia, Germany, and died July 31, 1925, in Watertown, Jefferson Co., WI, at age 79. Buried in Glen Forest Cemetery, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH. She is the daughter of Albert Gebauer of Silesia (Slazen), Prussia, and Dorothea Wiehle of Silesia (Slazen), Prussia.

William Penn Baker and Helen Margaret "Marie" Gebauer were married May 20, 1874, at the William Alfred Means home, Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH.

William Penn Baker and Helen Margaret "Marie" (Gebauer) Baker had four children:

1. William Gebauer "Willie G." Baker: Born May 24, 1875, in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH; Died June 11, 1876, in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH (age 1). Buried in Glen Forest Cemetery, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH.
2. Albert Means Baker: Born December 2, 1877, in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH; Died October 29, 1956, at University Hospital, Iowa City, Johnson Co., IA (age 78). Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Belle Plaine, Benton Co., IA. Married June 13, 1910, in Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona Territory, to Katharina "Katharine" (Dolak) Wansor: Born August 16, 1879, in Austria (Bohemia); Died June 29, 1963, at Leewood Nursing Home, Annandale, Fairfax Co., VA (age 83). Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Belle Plaine, Benton Co., IA.
3. Gertrude Pearl Patricia Baker: Born February 10, 1880, in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH; Died October 21, 1968, at St. Joseph's Home for the Aged, Watertown, Jefferson Co., WI (age 88). Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, City of Watertown, Jefferson Co., WI. Married (1) April 29, 1897, in Covington, Kenton Co., KY, to George Hutton Anderson: Born May 29, 1876, in the Village of Morrow, Salem Twp., Warren Co., OH; Died January 3, 1932, in the Village of Morrow, Salem Twp., Warren Co., OH (age 55). This marriage was quickly annulled. Married (2) June 8, 1911, in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH, to LeRoy McVey "Roy" Bickett: Born May 1, 1883, in Xenia, Xenia Twp., Greene Co., OH; Died May 4, 1958, in Watertown, Jefferson Co., WI (age 75).
4. Ralph W. Baker: Born March 5, 1885, in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH; Died June 13, 1888, in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH (age 3). Buried in Glen Forest Cemetery, Yellow Springs, Greene Co., OH.

TIMELINE

William Penn Baker was born January 14, 1839, on a farm south of the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH.

The 1840 U. S. Census shows Isaac Baker (age 30-39) is Head of Household and is living in Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH. There are also 2 males under age 5; 1 male age 5-9; 1 female age 30-39; and 1 female age 5-9. Polly Grahm is the next farm Head of Household.

Helen Margaret Gebauer was born October 7, 1845, in Kreis, Ohlau, Silesia (Slazen), Prussia, Germany.

The 1850 U. S. Census taken on July 27, 1850, shows Isaac Baker (age 43) born in Pennsylvania with Real Estate of $1,500 is a Farmer and is living in Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH. Living with him is Eliza Baker (age 41) born in Ohio. Also living there are seven children, all born in Ohio: George Baker (age 18), a Farmer; Louisa L. Baker (age 16); John H. Baker (age 13); William Baker (age 11); Brinton Baker (age 8); Joseph Baker (age 6); and Hesther Baker (age 9/12).

On August 6, 1856, Gottlieb Gerhardt, of German Nationality (age 28) immigrated to the United States.

The 1860 U. S. Census taken on June 8, 1860, shows Isaac Baker (age 52) born in Pennsylvania with real estate of $2,550 and personal estate of $400 is a Farmer living in Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH. Living with him is Eliza Baker (age 51) born in Ohio. Also there are five children, all born in Ohio: George Baker (age 28) with real estate of $500, a Blacksmith; Joseph Baker (age 17); Hester Baker (age 10); Sarah Baker (age 8); and Charles Baker (age 4).

The 1860 U. S. Census taken on July 8, 1870, shows Brinton Baker (age 18) born in Ohio is living in Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH. He is living in the household of a Farmer and his wife, Wm. and Mary Jeane Caufer.

The 1860 U. S. Census taken on August 1, 1860, shows Gotleib Gerhart (age 34) born in Prussia with personal estate of $300 is a Furnace Laborer and is living in Vernon Twp., Scioto Co., OH. Living with him are the following, all born in Prussia: Dorothea Gerhart (age 41); Helen Gabauer (age 15); and Anna Gabauer (age 12).

William Penn Baker (age 22) enlisted for a period of three years on September 5, 1861, as a Private in Co. D, 44th Ohio Infantry, and mustered out on January 4, 1864. He was then transferred as a veteran to  Co. M, 8th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. He was take prisoner and held at Libby Prison, near Richmond, VA.

Johann Gottlieb Gerhardt and Dorothea "Dora" (Wiehle) Gebauer were married January 2, 1863, in Lawrence Co., OH.

Gottleib Gerhardt of Germany was naturalized about March 12, 1868.

The 1870 U. S. Census taken on July 8, 1870, shows William P. Baker (age 30) born in Ohio with real estate of $500 is an unmarried Painter and is living in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH. He is living in the household of a Retired Merchant, Nathaniel Benedict.

The 1870 U. S. Census taken on August 5, 1870, shows Isaac Baker (age 62) born in Pennsylvania with real estate of $7,000 and personal estate of $870 is a Farmer and is living in Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH. Living with him is Eliza Baker (age 61) born in Ohio, who is Keeping House. Also there are three children, all born in Ohio: Joseph Baker (age 26), a Journeyman Plasterer; Esther Baker (age 20), who is Helping Mother; and Charles Baker (age 15), who Works on the Farm.

The 1870 U. S. Census taken on June 23, 1870, shows Gottlieb Garhart (age 44) born in Silesia (Slazen), Prussia, and with real estate of $2,500 and personal estate of $400 is a Farmer, and is living in Elizabeth Twp., Lawrence Co., OH. Living with him are: Dora Garhart (age 31) born in Silesia (Slazen), Prussia, who Keeps Up House; Helen Garhart (age 24) born in Silesia (Slazen), Prussia, who Helps Mother; Anna Garhart (age 21) born in Silesia (Slazen), Prussia, who Helps Mother; Rasa Garhart (age 9) born in Silesia (Slazen), Prussia, who Helps Mother; and Charles Garhart (age 6) born in Ohio. Leigh Larson notes: Helen Garhart should be about age 51, not age 31; Rasa Garhart was probably born in Ohio.

The 1870 U. S. Census taken on August 5, 1870, shows George Baker (age 38) born in Ohio with personal estate of $580 is a Farmer and is living in Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH. Living with him is Eliza Baker (age 30) born in Ireland, who is Keeping House. Also there are three children, all born in Ohio: Mary Baker (age 3); William Baker (age 2); and Elizabeth Baker (age 2). Mary Scarlett (age 12) born in  Ireland, also lives in the household.

William Gebauer "Willie G." Baker was born May 24, 1875, in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH.

Albert Means Baker was born December 2, 1877, in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH.

Gertrude Pearl Patricia Baker was born February 10, 1880, in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH. She was named after the three daughters, Gertrude, Pearl and Patricia, of William Means, who Gertrude's mother was a housekeeper for in Yellow Springs, Greene Co., OH.

Helen Margaret "Marie" Gebauer became a mother's helper to the William A. Means and Martha Elizabeth (Campbell) Means family in Ironton, Lawrence Co., OH, and when the Means family moved to Yellow Springs, Greene Co., OH, she went with them. The Means family had three daughters: Gertrude E. Means (born 1864), Pearl A. Means (born 1866), and Patricia Willhelmina "Patti" Means (born December 10, 1873, in Yellow Springs, Greene Co., OH).

William Penn Baker and Helen Margaret "Marie" Gebauer were married May 20, 1874, at the William A. Means home, Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH.

William Gebauer "Willie" Baker was born May 24, 1875, in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH.

William Gebauer "Willie" Baker died June 11, 1876, in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH, at age 1.

Albert Means Baker was born December 2, 1877, in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH.

Gotlieb Gerhardt died about 1878 in Elizabeth Twp., Lawrence Co., OH, at about age 53.

The 1880 U. S. Census taken on June 28, 1880, shows William P. Baker (age 40) born in Ohio to Pennsylvania and Ohio-born parents, is a married House Painter, and is living in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH. Living with him are: his wife, Helen M. Baker (age 34) born in Silesia to Silesia-born parents; his son, Albert M. Baker (age 2), born in Ohio to Ohio and Silesia-born parents; his daughter, Gertrude P. Baker (age 4/12) born in Ohio to Ohio and Silesia-born parents; and his brother-in-law, Charles Gerhardt (age 15) born in Ohio to Silesia-born parents.

The 1880 U. S. Census taken on June 21, 1880, shows William Meens (age 48) born in Ohio to South Carolina and Ohio-born parents, is a married Iron Business Man, and is living in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH. Living with him are: his wife, Martha E. Meens (age 37) born in Ohio to Ohio-born parents; his unmarried daughter, Gertrude Meens (age 16), born in Ohio to Ohio-born parents; his daughter, Pearl A. Meens (age 14) born in Ohio to Ohio-born parents; his daughter, Patti W. Meens (age 6) born in Ohio to Ohio-born parents; an unmarried Laundress, Elizabeth Crawley (age 36) born in Ohio to Ohio-born parents, a Laundress; an unmarried Servant, Mary Hummell (age 31) born in Ohio to Bavaria-born parents, a Cook; an unmarried Servant, Katie Conoly (age 17) born in Ireland to Ireland-born parents, a House Maid; and an unmarried Servant, Emma Wilson (age 40) born in Kentucky to Kentucky-born parents, a House Keeper.

The 1880 U. S. Census taken on June 1, 1880, shows Geo. Baker (age 48) born in Ohio to Pennsylvania and Ohio-born parents is a Farmer living in Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH. Living with him is his wife Lizzie Baker (age 40) born in Ireland to Irish-born parents who is Keeping House. Also there are his four children, all born in Ohio to Ohio and Irish-born parents: Marietta Baker (age 13); Lizzie Baker (age 12); Wm. Baker (twin) age 12); and Geo. W. Baker (age 9). The Isaac Baker family lived next door.

The 1880 U. S. Census taken on June 1, 1880, shows Isaac Baker (age 72) born in Pennsylvania to Pennsylvania-born parents is a Farmer living in Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH. Living with him is his wife Eliza Baker (age 71) born in Ohio to Virginia-born parents who is Keeping House. Also there are: Joseph Baker (age 36) born in Ohio to Pennsylvania and Ohio-born parents, who is a Plasterer.

William Penn Baker drafted his last will on March 1, 1884.

Ralph W. Baker was born March 5, 1885, in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH.

Ralph W. Baker died June 13, 1888, in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH, at age 3. Buried in Glen Forest Cemetery, Yellow Springs, Greene Co., OH.

The 1900 U. S. Census taken on June 7, 1900, shows William P. Baker (age 61) born May, 1839, in Ohio to Unknown and Ohio-born parents, is a married House Painter, and who owns his house free of a mortgage, and is living on North College Street, Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH. Living with him are: his wife of 26 years, Helen Baker (age 55) born October, 1844, in Prussia to Prussia-born parents, and having emigrated in 1857, and with 2 of the 4 children born to her still alive, a House Wife; his unmarried son, Albert M. Baker (age 22) born December, 1878, in Ohio to Ohio and Prussia-born parents, a College Student; Gertrude P. P. Baker (age 20) born February, 1880, in Ohio to Ohio and Prussia-born parents, a College Student;  and his unmarried brother-in-law, Charles G. Gerhardt (age 36) born January, 1864, in Ohio to Prussia-born parents, a Carpenter.

William Penn Baker died July 1, 1907, in the Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH, at age 67. Buried in Glen Forest Cemetery, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH.

The 1910 U.S. Census taken on April 29, 1910, shows Marie H. Baker (age 64) born in Germany to Germany-born parents, and having emigrating in 1865, and with 2 of her 4 children still alive, is a widowed head of household, and who owns her house free of a mortgage, and is living on North College Street, Village of Yellow Springs, Miami Twp., Greene Co., OH. Living with her is her unmarried daughter, Gertrude P. Baker (age 30) born in Ohio to Ohio and Germany-born parents, a School Teacher.

The 1920 U. S. Census taken on January 15, 1920, shows LeRoy M. Bickett (age 36) born in Ohio to Ohio-born parents is a superintendent at a rubber factory who his renting his home at 604 Farwell Street, 18th Ward, City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI. Living with him is his wife, Gertrude Bickett (age 39) born in Ohio to Ohio and Prussian-born parents. Also living there are his two daughters, both born in Ohio to Ohio-born parents: Helen Bickett (age 7); and Ruth Bickett (age 3). Also living there is Le Roy's widowed mother-in-law, Helen Baker (age 75) born in Prussia to Prussian-born parents.

William Albert Means died July 28, 1921, in the Village of Yellow Springs, Greene Co., OH, at age 89. Buried in Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, Lawrence Co., OH.

Albert Means Baker died Monday, October 29, 1956, at University Hospital, Iowa City, Johnson Co., IA, at age 78. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Belle Plaine, Benton Co., IA.

Gertrude Pearl Patricia "Gertie" (Baker) Bickett died October 21, 1968, at St. Joseph's Home for the Aged, Watertown, Jefferson Co., WI, at age 88. Buried in the Bickett/Fiegel plot, Grave 8, Lot 6, Block 32, Oak Hill Cemetery, Watertown, Jefferson Co., WI. Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage.

XENIA TOWNSHIP. - 471

Brinton Baker, dealer in saddles and harness, Xenia, Ohio, was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1807. Thomas and Sarah, his parents, were both born in Pennsylvania, and immigrated to Ohio in 1812, and have since made this county their home. It is said the first saw mill in the county was built by them. Brinton, the subject of this sketch, was married, in 1831, to Miss Eliza Hivling, of Xenia, Ohio. Six children were born to them, Abraham H., Sarah, John A., Joshua S., Eliza J., and an infant. Abraham, the only one living, is in partnership with his father, was educated in Xenia, and has spent his life here. Mr. Baker was reared by Quaker parents, and is a very moral man. He served as county treasurer from 1852 to 1857, and has been a county infirmary director for fifteen years. He has always been, and is to-day, one of the energetic business men of Xenia. Abraham is now living on the same lot on which he was born. In 1865 he was married to Miss Sallie A. J. Miller, of Frederick City, Maryland, and is the father of three children, Mary E., John A., and Rachel J., all of whom are living with their parents. When the war broke out, he was one of the first to respond, and after its close came home with an honorable discharge, and resumed his labors at his trade. He and his father today are in the foremost rank in their business.

1831 - Business was carried on in Jamestown by about 10 families who were engaged in conducting 2 taverns, 2 general stores, 1 tannery, 2 liquor shops, 2 cake shops.  Provisions for the stores were obtained in Dayton.  School being kept in brick building in what is now the old part of Jamestown Cemetery.  It had a brick floor, puncheon benches without backs and a large open fireplace in each end; Peyton Short was the teacher.  Subjects being Geography, English Grammar and the three R's.  July 26th the Ceasarcreek Associate Presbyterian Church was formed, Elders; David Brown, James Moore, John Duncan, and James Irwin.  Charter Members; John Ireland, Josiah and Margaret Espey, John & Margaret Collins, George & Martha Junkin, Mary Anne & Margaret Irwin, Euphemia Brown, Andrew Harper, Christianna & Mary Ann Duncan, Anthony, Martha, Thomas & Ann Cannon, John and Margaret Bickett, Hugh and Janet Campbell, Mary Moore, Elizabeth Dean, Archibald & Nancy Grieve, Lancelot Junkin, Jr. & Sr., Rosanna Ginn, Catherine Wilson, James & Elizabeth Struthers, Nancy West, Mary Currie, J. C. Webb & Mary Woodburn

Not unlike many other families, we trace the record of the Deans through trials, vicissitudes and poverty back across the sea to the Province of Ulster, Ireland and to the wilds of the Highlands of Scotland, a country rich in the production of liberty loving men and women. Many such dared to leave their native country, crossed the story Atlantic and cast their lot in the wilds of America, infested by hostile enemies and accompanied by privation and discouragements of almost every description. Only the bold spirits, like Daniel Dean, who had the courage to fight for their rights, as a rule survived the ordeal.

To such we owe the credit of having made America a safe place in which to live. Amid the pioneer work of conquering and surmounting difficulties of seeming impossibilities, Daniel Dean began his career in this country.

The ancestors of the Dean family were strictly of the Coventer faith. Daniel Dean, one with whose history we are familiar and who resided and died not more than a mile from this place, was born in the village of Tubermore in the Province of Ulster, Ireland, October 20, 1766. He immigrated to America in the year 1784 at the age of 18 years. His father, G. R. Dean and his two uncles, James and David, were soldiers in the Revolutionary War. He sent back to Ireland for his mother in the year 1790. He was a weaver by trade, prospering well in his trade. He resided for a time in Pennsylvania, then immigrated to Virginia where he was married to Miss Jannett Steele, a Scotch-Irish girl, of Augusta County, Virginia. The young couple immigrated to Kentucky near Mount Sterling where he was engaged in milling for many years, becoming quite well off in that business. He had a family of eleven children, but falling out with the institution of slavery, he determined to immigrate to Ohio, locating in Greene County in the year 1812 on Caesar's Creek where he purchased 2,000 acres of land -- this farm being a part of the same tract.

The names of his eleven children are as follows: Robert Dean, who was a soldier in the war of 1812 and who married Elizabeth Campbell; Mary C. married James Moore; Jannett S. married Hugh Campbell; Elizabeth married James Campbell; Margaret married John Bickett; William married Catherine Shook and was a soldier in the Mexican War; James married Elizabeth Pendray; Joseph married Hannah Boggs; Anna married Walter Parry; Daniel married Jane Campbell; and Julia married James Hopping. All settled down and lived in Greene County, except two -- James and Elizabeth -- who immigrated to Indiana and resided near Muncie, that state. Of these eleven children, they averaged eleven children each. They have since grown into a great multitude.

During the Civil War, 36 enlisted in the Union Army, most of them serving three years and over and out of the 36 who enlisted, 35 returned alive. Dean Perry lost a leg at the battle of Perrysville, Ky. Three of the others were slightly wounded, and James Moore died with disease at Wartrall, Tennessee and of the 36, ten are yet alive.

Of this large family of near 500, more than three-fourths are members of the Christian Church, and 90 percent are total abstainers from the use of intoxicating drink.

This reunion is the centennial anniversary of the immigration of the ancestor Daniel Dean and his family from Kentucky to Ohio. They landed in this county in September, 1812, and camped on the banks of a small stream near the site which afterward became the Dean Cemetery. Eating their first breakfast on a large flat rock, about 20 feet in circumference and perhaps two feet in thickness, which served very well for a table. This rock still remains as a relic and a monument to the memory of our ancestors.

The early history of the immigration of Daniel Dean to Ohio is so intimately associated with his brother-in-law Henry Barnes, who also immigrated from Kentucky near the same time, that we thought it would be well to give a part of his history which is so closely connected with Daniel as to make this sketch more interesting when taken together.

Daniel Dean first came to Ohio in 1808 with Henry Barnes, as did Joshua and Caleb, spying out the land. It was upon this visit that Daniel purchased this 2,000 acres of land, but soon became involved in a suit over the title which cost him $1,500 to perfect his title, which he did not succeed in doing for about three years thereafter, which delayed his removal to this County.

Henry Barnes, being an excellent mechanic, and so became a useful associate and friend of Daniel and their mutual friendship was never betrayed by either, but continued a strong support to each other during life. Barnes came to this County in 1808 with Daniel and located in Xenia, which then had only a few houses. He owned about one-fourth of the present site of the City. He built many houses in Xenia assisted by Daniel Dean, Dean furnishing the timber while Barnes did the work. Parts of some of the buildings yet remain that they built. Barnes was a strong man in other respects - he was a man of some education - was a surveyor. He was a man of General Jackson's type. He was a member of a company of Indian Hunters in Kentucky, and had been engaged in many Indian hunts in Kentucky. On his immigrating to Ohio his military character was soon recognized, and he was placed as Captain over a company of militia at his new home, and this State being full of treacherous Indians one can well see that such a man as Captain Barnes would be considered a very valuable citizen. Barnes continued to reside in Xenia until his death. He was a member of the M. E. Church, and a Christian man. He had seven children. Henry, who was during the Civil War Sheriff of Greene County and also the Treasurer of Greene County two terms; Dean, John, Andrew, Mrs. Hannah Buckles and Mrs. Eliza J. Clemans and Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, all of which families married and had large families -- valuable members of society.

To show the determination of the mother, wife of Captain Barnes, there was an emergency which required her presence back in Kentucky. She mounted her horse with her little child less than a year old, and rode back to Kentucky alone, a distance of 150 miles, back to her old home.

When Daniel Dean came to Ohio he brought with him four wagons - two four-horse teams and two two-horse teams. One of these teams belonged to Captain Barnes. On their way to Cincinnati a stray dog came to them, and as they had no dog he was encouraged to remain, which turned out to be a very valuable asset to the family. Many interesting stories were told of the value of this dog and one of Daniel's horses whose name was Jolly. They gave the name of Range to the dog. A story was told of the dog that after they had passed through Cincinnati, which was a very small village, and took the trail or road toward Greene County, and after they had gone about 15 miles, night came on and they were compelled to camp in the wood. Much fear was entertained of the Indians. At about midnight Range began to raise the alarm of the approach of an enemy. There were four men who had guns. All arose and remained up until daylight. It was supposed that the dog had in fact discovered Indians approaching attempting to steal their horses. After the arrival of the family, and for two or three days thereafter, Range was heard baying something a few hundred yards from camp not far from what is now the family cemetery. James and William took their rifles and went to see what Range had found. On reaching the point, they saw Range baying a bear. It was up on its hind feet challenging Range to a fisticuff which Range declined to accept and while in this posture, William shot him and this bear meat was relished by the family much to the credit of Range.

Another story is told of Captain Barnes and Daniel. A month or so after reaching Ohio they started out to find some friends who settled near the present site of Clifton, both riding horseback; Daniel riding Jolly a noble horse, and the dog Range following after them. On finding this settlement they were cordially received, and their company being genial and entertaining they were induced to remain with them a little too long. On starting home they had not gone far when a cloud came up and they were enveloped in darkness, and soon became bewildered and lost. Not knowing what direction to take, they finally decided to let Jolly have the reins, trusting to his instinct to take them to the camp, Range still following behind. As soon as Jolly was given the reins, he turned about and Captain Barnes objected saying he knew Jolly was going in the wrong direction. But Daniel insisted that Jolly's judgment had been good on other occasions and he could trust him. Jolly set out in a fast walk. It began to storm and thunder furiously. After they had gone quite a distance at about midnight they missed Range, and after a while they heard him barking. He did not like a storm, and during such times he would come to the door of the camp and bark until he was admitted. As soon as Jolly heard the dog bark he started out in a lope and soon reached camp. Grandma, fearing that they were lost, would not let Range in so that he would continue to bark and thereby assist the lost men to find the camp. Jolly went direct to camp and did not betray the trust placed in him.

Daniel Dean was a member of the Associate Presbyterian Church from early life. His wife Mrs. Jannett Dean was a member of the first Missionary Society organized in Greene County. Daniel Dean was an ardent abolitionist; he hated the institution of slavery and enjoyed the distinction of being the first member of that church who was ever arraigned before the session of the church for denouncing his minister for praying for the institution of slavery in which he gained a signal victory, and that same church still exists and prospers and is to be congratulated on being the first church in Greene County to hold a temperance meeting, all members attending, which resulted in a resolution that all members of that church thereafter refrain from the use of intoxicating liquor except in sheep washing and harvest time. This is amusing now, but the great benefit to the temperance cause as a result of that meeting cannot be estimated.

Daniel Dean died in 1842 at the age of 77 years. He was a man of worth, a respected citizen of his community and an upright Christian gentleman. His remains rest in the Dean Cemetery, by the side of his wife Jannett. A suitable monument marks the spot. He was a very liberal man in his dealings with his neighbors, exacting but what was right and just. In his will, which is on record in the Probate Court of this county, he requested that no suit should ever be brought against any person indebted to his estate, and this was fully carried out by his executors, John Bickett and Walter Parry, his two sons-in-law.

Name: Joseph  Newton Dean

Rank: Unknown

Company: B

Jerry Dean's great-grandfather, Joseph Newton Dean, was a son of Joseph and Hannah Boggs Dean on August 22, 1844, near Xenia (Greene County), Ohio. As a teenager, he enlisted in Co. B of the 40th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regm't. at Camp Chase (Franklin County) Ohio in December 1861. He fought with Gen. Garfield at the Battle of Prestonburg, KY, and participated in many other engagements including Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, the siege of Atlanta, Kennesaw, Franklin, Tenn., Jonesborough and Lovejoy Station. Of Irish Presbyterian stock (Tobermore, Ireland), his ancestor Daniel Dean (b. 10-20-1766) had migrated to Pennsylvania from Ulster in 1784. After 1790, he and his mother relocated to the Virginia Tideater, where Daniel wed Jannett Steele, and they ultimately settled near Mount Sterling, Kentucky. Fierce Covenanter Presbyterian abolitionists, the Deans 'voted with their feet' and relocated north, across the Ohio in 1812 into Greene County, Ohio. There, the Deans operated 2,000 acres of farmland on Cesar's Creek near Xenia. After son Joseph's unit mustered out at Nashville in 1864, he graduated first from Iron City Commercial College in Pittsburgh, then from Cincinnati Law School. He wed Lydia Cleaver, became a prominent attorney and probate judge, and the couple had a son, my grandfather, Walter Parry Dean, who became a lawyer. W. P. Dean, in turn, had two sons Walt and Joseph Edward, and two daughters, later Mrs. Dorothy Webb and Mrs. Katherine Stewart. J.W. and his Arkansas-born wife, nee Nola Beard, lived briefly in Concinnati, then in North Little Rock, Ark. where they had a daughter, Joana Jo Dean, and me, Walter Jeryl (Jerry) Dean. I now have two grown sons, David, 32, of Bloomington, Ind., and Daniel Wm., an architect with the former E. Fay Jones firm in Fayetteville, Ark. My wife Regina and I also have daughters Megan Katherine, 3-3-1992, and Amanda Elizabeth, 5-12-1994

From: SSanfordG@aol.com (by way of Nancy Trice <trice@usroots.com>)
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 09:26:07 -0400
Subject: KY-F: Moores: Winchester, Ky

The follow in a copy of a letter  on file at the Library in
Winchester KY

Dr. Nathan Worth Brown
316 Michigan Street
Toledo, Ohio

                    September 30, 1930

Mr. George F. Doyle, Registrar,
         George Rogers Clark Chapter, S.A.R.,
              Winchester, KY

Dear Sir:

I hope you will not consider it an imposition if I make an inquiry regarding a very early resident of Winchester, Ky. My son-in-law, William Christian Moore, is descended from James Moore (1788-1845) who married Mary Campbell Dean (1795-1857), the daughter of Daniel Dean (1765-1843) and Jeannet Steele (1768-1841).  The latter came from Augusta County, Va.  James Moore was married in 1811 and came from Winchester or its vicinity to Greene County, Ohio in 1812.  James Moore had the following sons Samuel, James G., Daniel M., William Henry, and Thomas.  William Henry (1820-1890), the grand-father of my son-in-law, married Harriet Wilkerson b. 1827. James G. married Mary Sipe in 1834 and moved to Indiana.
Samuel married Rachel Ewing and went to Indiana.  I am, however, interested in the ancestry of James Moore (1788-1845) who came to Ohio from Ky.  There are several Moore families in that part of Kentucky and although I have examined many records I have been unable to ascertain to which the said James Moore belongs.  It is possible that in your chapter records you may have the information which I desire.  It may be that you can refer me to some other resident of Winchester who will have this information.  In either case I shall be under deep obligation to you for any effort you may make in my behalf.  I am extremely anxious to secure this information in order that my son-in-law may become a member of S.A.R.

With kind regards,

Sincerely yours,
(signature)
 N. Worth Brown


 

MIAMI TOWNSHIP Dills

J. D. Hawkins, merchant, Yellow Springs, was born in Maryland, April 25, 1832, and is a son of Abram and Anna (Kuhn) Hawkins, both natives of Maryland. They had a family of eight children, five of whom are living. The subject of this sketch came to Ohio in 1852, walking nearly all the way from Cumberland, Maryland, and after landing in Ohio, commenced working for Hon. Aaron Harlan, and cut and put up about three hundred cords of wood, the first winter in Ohio; he then worked in the warehouse of Stewart Brothers for one year, and on December 8, 1853, was married to Miss Louisa Baker, daughter of Isaac Baker, and niece of Brinton Baker, of Xenia, who bore him four children, all dying in 1863, within one week; their names were, Albert M., Anna E., Eddie W., and Harry. He enlisted in Company D, Captain Tully's Forty-Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Colonel U. S. Gilbert, for three years, and was honorably discharged. Is a member of the Masonic order, and also of the Independent Order Odd Fellows. Voted the Democratic ticket in 1853-4-5; after that, when the Republican party was born, he has voted that ticket solid. Through his unswerving energy, faithfulness to business, and honest, square dealing, he has gained a reputation worthy the confidence and support of all good, honest people. He is now engaged in the dry goods business at Yellow Springs, and is doing his full share of the business of the place. Has filled the office of corporation treasurer for twelve years, and that of township treasurer for three years, and, in the writer's judgment, is today well qualified and worthy to fill any office in the county within the gift of the people.

May 10, 1967, A. L. F.

September 13, 1970, L. Jane F.   Married September 25, 2004, in Walworth Co., WI, to Jason Matthew Matesevac. November 20, 1971.

MCELROY, MRS. PATTIE (MEANS)       I.R. OCT. 7, 1921
The funeral of Mrs. Pattie Means McElroy who died Tuesday at Battle Creek, Mich., was held at Woodland cemetery. The pall bearers were Messrs. E. S. Culbertson, Mills Hutsinpillar, C. W. Moulton and L. B. Campbell. M.I. Oct. 06, 1921 - Remains arrive here - The remains of Mrs. Pattie Means McElroy will arrive this Thursday . . . as services were held in Cincinnati there will be no service in Ironton . . . Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Julian (nee Gertrude Means) of Cincinnati, Miss Pearl Means and Mrs. Louise Whiting of Yellow Springs will accompany the body to Ironton.   Died: October 4, 1921, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI (age 41)

MEANS, MRS. MARTHA ELIZABETH (CAMPBELL)       I.R. FEB. 25, 1904
Martha Elizabeth Campbell, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell, was born at Mt. Vernon Furnace, Lawrence county, in 1842, and married October 12, 1859, by Rev. Joseph Chester; died February 19, 1904, in Cincinnati, Ohio, of pneumonia. William Means and daughter, Pearl, of Yellow Springs, Mrs. Alex Julian, Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus McIlroy, of New York, accompanied the body from Cincinnati. Two brothers, Albert Campbell, of Washington, D. C. and Charles Campbell, of Hecla Furnace, are the only survivors of the Campbell family. The funeral held from the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Nixon, of Park avenue. Burial at Woodland.
 

CAMPBELL, CHARLES:    M. I. JUL. 18, 1923

Died Jul. 16, 1923 at Athens Ohio Hospital, age 71. He was the son of John Campbell (founder of Ironton). Interment was Woodland Cemetery. Mrs. J. L. Anderson of this city, a niece of the deceased, was notified yesterday. He was the last of the John Campbell family. Three nieces, Mrs. Alexander Julian of Cincinnati, Mrs. William Means of Yellow Springs, and Mrs. J. L. Anderson, of this city, survive, as does a cousin, Mrs. L. B. Campbell, also of Ironton.

I.R. Jan. 16, 1890 - Mrs. Wm. Means and daughters, Misses Gertrude and Pattie, arrived here last Friday evening and went immediately to Mrs. Mean's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell. They came from Ashland on the ferry boat, that being the easiest and most comfortable way for Pattie, who is quite feeble and ill from a recent surgical operation. Miss Gertrude Means left for Yellow Springs, Tuesday, but her mother and sister yet remain at Mr. Campbell's, and will, until she gains some strength. Mr. Means is at Yellow Springs and is rapidly recovering his health.

I.R. Jan. 30, 1890 - Mrs. William Means left for Yellow Springs last Friday.

The Morning Irontonian, Friday, July 29, 1921 - DEATH CLAIMS WM. A. MEANS - ENGAGED IN IRON INDUSTRY FOR YEARS IN IRONTON - FORMER MAYOR OF CINCINNATI AND PROMINENT IN DEMOCRATIC POLITICS (Associated Press Dispatch) - Springfield, July 28. - William Means, 90, formerly mayor of Cincinnati died at his home in Yellow Springs, O., at 10 o'clock this morning. Mr. Means who was the father-in-law of Wm. A. Julian of Cincinnati, democratic candidate for U.S. Senator last fall was prominent in democratic politics for many years. For forty years while a resident of Cincinnati he maintained a summer home in Yellow Springs and a few years ago came there to spend the remainder of his life. Recently twenty acres of the estate were sold to the trustees of Antioch college for the purpose of establishing homes for Antioch faculty members.

(Associated Press Dispatch) - Cincinnati, O., July 28. - William A. Means who died at his home in Yellow Springs today was mayor of Cincinnati in 1881 and 1882. He was president of a local bank at that time. He leaves three daughters, Mrs. W. A. Julian of Cincinnati, wife of W. A. Julian former candidate for U. S. Senator, Miss Pearl Means and Mrs. Pattie McElroy of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Julian are now on the Atlantic en route to Europe. Mr. Means will be buried at Ironton but the time of the funeral has not been determined. He was the son of Thomas H. Means. He became successful in the iron industry at Ironton and engaged in the same business in Cincinnati when he was about 45 years old and later became head of a Cincinnati bank.

Children:
54* Gertrude Means      b.c 1864      d. 25 Mar 1949
53*Pearl A. Means      B. February 1866     d. 25 Aug 1931
119*Patricia W. "Pattie" Means      b. 10 Dec 1873      d. 4 Oct 1921

(54) Gertrude Means, daughter of William and Martha Elizabeth (Campbell) Means, was born about 1869 and married 5 Sep 1895 in Yellow Springs, OH, (55) William Alexander Julian, son of Alexander and Elizabeth (Laughlin) Julian, who was born 6 Aug 1861 in Franklin Co., KY. Gertrude died 25 Mar 1949 in Cincinnati, OH and was buried in Ironton, Lawrence Co., OH, Woodland Cem.. William Alexander died 29 May 1949 and was buried in Ironton, Lawrence Co., OH, Woodland Cem..
 

Notes for Gertrude Means:
I. R. Oct. 9, 1949 - Article about John Campbell states: The last living grandchild was Mrs. W. A. Julian, wife of the Treasurer of the United States, who died early this year. Mrs. Julian's mother, Martha Campbell married William Means, one time mayor of Cincinnati.
 

In 1904, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Julian were living in New York.
 

I.T. Sat., March 28, 1949 - NATIVE OF IRONTON DIES IN CINCINNATI - CINCINNATI, March 26, - (AP) - Mrs. Gertrude Means Julian, 80, wife of Treasurer of the United States W. A. Julian, died at her home here yesterday after an illness of several months.
 

Julian, who disclosed his wife's death on arrival today from Washington said she had not been considered seriously ill.
 

A native of Ironton, O., Mrs. Julian had been active in civil and philanthropic organizations throughout her life here.
 

In 1936 she was presented to the court of St. James in London, the third Cincinnatian to be so honored.
 

The Julians had no children. Mrs. Julian's two sisters, Misses Patti and Pearl Means, died some years ago at their Yellow Spring, O., home.
 

Julian said his wife had "left positive instructions to be cremated."

Ironton Tribune, March 28, 1949 - JULIAN SERVICE THIS MORNING AT WOODLAND - Private graveside services were held at Woodland cemetery this morning at 11 o'clock for Mrs. Gertrude Means Julian, wife of Treasurer of the United States W. A. Julian. Mrs. Julian died Friday at her home in Cincinnati and the body was cremated yesterday.
 

Mrs. Julian was a native of Ironton. She was a granddaughter of John Campbell, founder of Ironton, her mother being the former Mary Campbell Means. Her father, William Means, served as mayor of Cincinnati in 1881.
 

Mrs. Julian was vice president of the Hamilton County Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and was a former trustee of the Widows and Old Mens Home in Cincinnati. She was presented to the Court of St. James in 1936. She last visited here 28 years ago but planned to return during the Centennial next October. She was a distant relative of Mrs. Carl Moulton and Mrs. M. B. Edmundson, of Ironton.
 

Notes for William Alexander Julian:
W. A. Julian was Treasurer of the United States.
 

I.E.T. Wed., May 3, 1933 - JULIAN NAMED U.S. TREASURER - FIRST MAJOR APPOINTMENT TO COME TO OHIO - Cincinnati. May 3 -(AP) - W. A. Julian, retired Cincinnati shoe manufacturer and Ohio member of the Democratic national convention, today announced his acceptance of the post of treasurer of the United States. Informed circles in Washington said yesterday that his appointment was probable. Until today, however, Julian insisted he had nothing to say, either no to whether the post had been offered to him, or whether he would accept. The treasuryship is the first major post to go to an Ohion in the Roosevelt administration. The announced his acceptance to newspapermen before going into a luncheon meeting of the Associated Charities here, of which he is president. He had, he said, wired President Roosevelt his acceptance of the office. Julian, in becoming treasurer of the United States, accepted office at last after steadily refusing high posts offered him in succeeding Democratic regimes. President Wilson offered him first a position on the Federal trade commission, and then on the Federal Reserve Board. He declined both. Still later he refused the office of treasurer of the national Democratic committee. But elected to the national committee for Ohio, in a factional dispute in 1925, he has held the office since. Julian started life as a farm boy near Frankfort, Ky., graduated from Dodds College, there in 1888 (?), and went to Cincinnati. He became a bank clerk, then switched to shoe manufacturing, established a plant of his own, and later retired, reputedly a millionaire. Three years before, he ran for the United States Senate - the only elective office he ever sought - and was defeated by Frank B. Willis in the Harding landslide of that year. With party loyalty his creed, he only once differed with its leaders. In 1931, he came out openly in opposition to the ( ----ter John J. Rankob ?) seat/sent national committeemen, seeking support of his "home-rule" liquor plan. William's family was established in this country by James Julian, who settled at Fredericksburg, VA in 1680. John Julian a descendant of James, the colonist, and grandfather of William A. Julian, was surgeon-major in the Revolutionary Army under Washington. William A. Julian was graduated, A.B., at Dodds College, Frankfurt, Kentucky, in 1888. He began as a clerk in a bank. He engaged in the shoe manufacturing business in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1893 as a partner with Franklin Alter and H. Kokenge in the Alter-Julian Co. This company was succeeded in 1900 by the Julian-Kokenge Co., which is still (1934) in business in Columbus, Ohio. The company specializes in the manufacture of women's fine shoes. It employs an average of eight hundred people and its annual business amounts to approximately $3 million. Mr. Julian was president of the company until 1917 when he retired from its active management, although he continued as chairman of the board of directors. He was president also of the Cincinnati Shoe Co.; First National Bank of Bethel, Ohio, and Queen City Trust Co.; vice-president and director of the Central Trust Co. of Cincinnati. During World War 1, he was chairman of the civilian relief committee of the American Red Cross and vice-chairman of the Cincinnati chapter. For twenty years he has been chairman of the investment committee of Berea College, and for the same period of time he has been president of the Associated Charities of Cincinnati. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1916 and, since 1926, he has been Democratic National Committeeman for Ohio. In May, 1933, he was appointed Treasurer of the United States by President Roosevelt. He was married at Yellow Springs, Ohio, September 5, 1895, to Gertrude E., daughter of William Means, former mayor of Cincinnati. He lived at Red Gables, R. F. D. Rockville, Maryland. He died May 28, 1949. "Who was Who, Vol. II. National Cyclopedia of American Biography."
 

I.T. Monday, May 30, 1949 JULIAN, U.S. TREASURER IS CRASH VICTIM - BETHESDA, MD., MAY 29, (AP) - W. A. Julian, treasurer of the United States since the earliest days of the Roosevelt New Deal, was killed today in a head-on automobile crash near here. Death was quick for the man whose flourished signature appears on every piece of currency. His chest was crushed, and members of the rescue squad worked half an hour to extracate his body from the wreckage. The occupants of the other car, William Ellis and Paul Smith of nearby Maryland communities, were only slightly hurt. No charges were filed in the accident. Julian's death brought to life a secret carefully guarded by the retired and wealthy former banker - his age. A driver's license showed it to be 73 (or 78 - can't make out copy - smk) Julian's wife, Gertrude Means Julian, daughter of a former mayor of Cincinnati, died last March 24(6) at the age of ( ). They were childless. The late Mrs. Julian was a native of Ironton, a granddaughter of John Campbell, founder of Ironton; her mother was the former Mary Campbell Means. She was a distant relative of Mrs. Carl Moulton and Mrs. M. E. Edmundson of Ironton. The ashes of Mrs. Julian were brought here and buried in Woodland Cemetery. Born on a farm near Frankfort, Ky., William Alexander Julian rose to shoe manufacturer, president of the Queen City Trust Company of Cincinnati, and a director of other banks. A lifelong Democrat and one-time national committeeman, he dodged various offers of appointment to public office. Franklin D. Roosevelt persuaded him to come to Washington to overhaul the national's fiscal system in mid-depression. The accident occurred this morning as Julian, driving alone, attempted to make a left turn as he neared the brow of a hill about three miles from his home at Rockville, Md., police said. The office of Treasurer of the United States - not be confused with the Secretary of the Treasury, a cabinet post - is essentially a banking facility for the government. Duties include the receipt, disbursement and accounting for public moneys; the custody, issuance and redemption of paper currency and coin; the safekeeping of securities, and the payment of principal and interest on the public debt. The treasurer receives $_0,330 a year. Julian ran unsuccessfully for the U. S. Senate in Ohio in 1920 but thereafter he stayed behind-scenes politically. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
 

I.E.T. Wed., June 22, 1949 - JULIAN WILL CODICIL DECLARED INVALID - CINCINNATI, June 23 - (AP) - A codicil to the will of William A. Julian, leaving five-twentieths of a trust fund to the Seventh Day Adventist Church, has been declared invalid, it was learned Tuesday. Judge Chase M. Davies of Probate Court held the codicil to be invalid because the former treasurer of the U. S. had no witness present when he signed it. No estimate was given on the fortune left by Julian, who was killed in an automobile accident May 29. The original will dated Oct. 28, 18__ provided an annual income of $36,000 a year to Mrs. Julian and at her death the income was to have been divided among Julian's two brothers. The brothers and Mrs. Julian, however, are dead. Walter Shohl, one of the late treasurer's attorneys, said the will then provided that on the deaths of the brothers and Mrs. Julian the estate should be divided into twentieths with Berea College of Berea, Ky. and various charitable institutions sharing the estate. In the codicil the court held to be invalid, Julian deleted several original beneficiaries, and stipulated that money go to the Seventh Day Adventist Church "because of its splendid work." Shohl said. Several other codicils providing for individual bequests also were declared invalid because they had not been witnessed.

Cincinnati, June 22, 1949 - The will of W. A. Julian was accepted for probate as originally written. In a codicil earlier held invalid, Julian had changed the will to give the Seventh Day Adventist Church 5/20 of his fortune.
 

Cincinnati, November 1, 1949. The Julian estate was valued at $4,457,988.41. Included were cash $436,513; bonds, $177,678; stocks,$3,757.576; personal jewelry, $35 (a wrist watch); real estate, $150; notes receivable $85,334. Cash to Charles A. Julian, of Frankfort, Kentucky, a nephew, $100,000; $50,000 each to Mrs. Douglas J. Ebert of Birmingham, Alabama, and Mrs. Lillian J. Abbott, of Clearwater, Florida. An unestimated trust fund was to be divided among Berea College, Berea, Kentucky; Associated Charities, Y.W.C.A., Widow's Home, Walnut Hills, Children's Hospital, Clovernook Home for the Blind. No children of this marriage in these records.
 

(53) Pearl Means, daughter of William and Martha Elizabeth (Campbell) Means, married (14) Never Married. Pearl died 25 Aug 1931 and was buried in Ironton, Lawrence Co., OH, Woodland Cem.
 

Notes for Pearl Means:
I.R. Thurs. Feb. 7, 1889 - MISS PEARL MEANS - The New York Sun makes public a fact that the young lady's friends have known for some time, i.e., that Miss Pearl Means is studying for the stage. Miss Means is positive that she is not "stage struck" in the ordinary sense of the word, but adopts the stage as a method earning a livelihood. Before her parents were fully aware of her intentions she became a member of the Lyceum School of Acting, of which A. M. Palmer is the head, and Boucicault a professor. she has been placed upon the preferred list of pupils and has enlisted, by her earnestness, the interest and sympathy of such men as Lawrence Barrett and A. M. Palmer, and should she develop the requisite talent for success, will undoubtedly have every opportunity of proving it. She promises to be a very delightful "ingenue", and the many friends of her family here will watch her career with deep interest. She kep her attendance at the school secret for awhile, fearing an unnecessary shock to her father, ex-Mayor Wm. Means, whose health is still precarious. The Sun says: "Two more society girls are ready for the stage. They show the extent to which the stage craze has gone among women in America since Mrs. Potter's success. One of the young women has just been engaged by Mr. Frohman for the 'Lord Chumley' Company, and the other will probably join Mrs. Blaine's company. Miss Means is the daughter of a former bank President in Cincinnati. She was very well known in society in the West. A series of misfortunes, culminating in her father's financial ruin, finally led Miss Means to seek for a livelihood. The other society debutante is Miss Moynahan, who comes of the old Irish family of that name in Ottawa. Her fortune was left entirely in the hands of her father's executors and was dissipated in less than three years. Both of the young women are in the class of society amateurs of which Miss Elsie DeWolfe is such a shining light." - Com.-Gazette.
 

Miss Means goes upon the stage probably because she loves the dramatic art. Ever since she was a child she was fond of elocution. She has particularly a sweet voice and graceful manners, and is a most handsome and intelligent young lady. If the information above is true, we are sure she will carry to the stage the best and noblest ideas of the art.
 

No children of this marriage in these records.
 

(119) Pattie Means, daughter of William and Martha Elizabeth (Campbell) Means, was born 10 Dec 1874 and married (227) Thaddeus McElroy. Pattie died 4 Oct 1921 in Battle Creek, MI and was buried in Ironton, Lawrence Co., OH, Woodland Cem..
 

Notes for Pattie Means:
 

I.R. July 9, 1896 - ANOTHER WEDDING - The following dispatch appeared in the Enquirer, of Tuesday:
 

YELLOW SPRINGS, O. July 6. - Announcement is made of the engagement of Mr. F. Roy Hayward of Ironton, to Miss Patti W. Means, daughter of William Means. The marriage was urged by the young people but owning to the continued feeble health of Mrs. Means, was at her request postponed.
 

I. R. Wednesday, Oct. 5, 1921 - DEATH CLAIMS MRS. M'ELROY - DAUGHTER OF THE LATE WM. MEANS DIED AT BATTLE CREEK - Word was received last evening by Mr. Earle Stewart of the sudden death Monday morning at Battle Creek, Mich., of Mrs. Pattie Means McElroy, daughter of the late William Means, former mayor of Cincinnati. Hon. W. A. Julian, brother-in-law of the deceased has gone to Battle Creek and will return with the body to Ironton for interment in Woodland cemetery. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Bettison's Pier, one of Galveston's most popular fishing spots of the early 1900's. Operated by Capt. R. L. Bettison, his pier and fishing house was located on the North Jetty, seven miles from the city. Bettison offered free transportation to the pier. The pier sold bait and tackle and had overnight accommodations...for men only. On July 21, 1909 a hurricane struck Galveston....the city's first major test of its new seawall. There was extensive damage to Galveston's beachfront, and both Murdock's and The Breakers were destroyed. But, as the newspaper declared: "the seawall paid for itself today". Though the seawall was strewn with debris, it weathered the storm and came through with flying colors. Not a single life was lost in the city of Galveston. However, 5 lives were lost on outlying fishing piers. Two of those lives lost were those of Capt. Bettison and his wife when Bettison's Pier was completely destroyed during the storm. Their bodies were found within 12 hours, but the coroner reported that nearly every bone in Mrs. Bettison's body was broken, a testament to the awful struggle the two had endured.

 
No children of this marriage in these records.