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entrance. Basement beams are hand hewn and retain some of the original bark.Attached to the rear of the main house is a simple two story wing built ca 1827-1831. It is possiblethat this wing may be part of the original farmhouse. When Samuel Wilson purchased the four acre tractin February, 1849, the deed description included “a house in which another lives.”Sally Nesmith Wilson’s journal contains the following entry: “April 21, 1849 J. P. (her brother, JesseParsons Wilson) hauls the first load of lumber for new house at College Hill. June 29 new house raised.August 20 our family moves into new house.”The house retains its original slate roof, chestnut flooring of random width pegged boards, and twopass-through cupboards. The house stayed in the Wilson family until 1926 when it was purchased by theO’Neil family. When they purchased the house, they were requested to give a home to and keep for therest of her life Christine Gramm, who was a servant that the Wilsons considered a part of the family.Christine died in 1932 and is buried in the Wilson plot in Spring Grove Cemetery. Jack O’Neil, the lastowner, passed away in Oct. 2005. His house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2000through the research and kindness of Mary Ann Olding.Harriet Wilson63
Chapter 9Danforth WitherbyDanforth Witherby was a Methodist minister who rode a circuit from Oxford, Ohio south intoHamilton County. On his travels down old Colerain Pike he saw the beauty and fertile soil of the CollegeHill area. In 1799 he bought fifty acres north and an additional fifty acres south of Colerain Pike(Belmont Avenue). By 1801 he had constructed a one and a half story log cabin with trees he clearedfrom his own land, which extended to Kirby Road. His family, sons Oliver, Luther, and Thomas Branch,joined him in 1802. The cabin “had a low ceilinged room, a bare seven feet high, is approximately sixteenfeet square. It had three doors, east, west, and north, and four windows. In the middle of the south wall isthe brick chimney...Great beams, eight inches square, were used...Here you see the neat dovetailing an thewhittled pegs that served instead of spikes or bolts. The black walnut floor is still well preserved.” 2 Sincehe had to carry water uphill from his well, he decided to move closer to his water. This well was soreliable that it always remained clean and never failed during droughts. The College Hill area is atop alarge aquifer which accounts for its original multitude of lakes.He moved his cabin 1,000 feet, rotating it to face west. In 1839 he built a two-story brick northaddition, with an inside stairway leading to the upper floor. The cabin was then covered by cement. Asmall kitchen and thirty foot dining room were added to accommodate the men that needed to be fedduring threshing season. At this time the cabin belonged to his son Thomas Branch.“There were broad fireplaces in the east parlor and the room above...The fire in the cabin room ...was never allowed to go out from the first frost until the end of the winter season, the great green backlogdragged by horses from the woods in the rear of the property…” 3Not relying on preaching along, Danforth was a cooper during the winter months; making staves,lard kegs and pork barrels, and in 1839 a kiln to fire brick was added on his property. In the other seasonshe was a farmer.He and Aaron Burdsall preached on alternating Sundays in the school house. In Mt. Pleasant (Mt.Healthy) a plain brick church was built that was shared by all denominations until the various faithsbecame large enough, and wealthy enough, to build their own individual churches.A contract dated February 1, 1835, shows his output. “One thousand kegs to be 1-inch cut head and16-inch worked staves, and to be made out of Good Seasoned white oak staves and heads, and in the bestworkmanship manner at forty cents a keg.”Danforth left College Hill for Oxford and Miami University. He, several of his children, and hissecond wife Lydia Yillet, are buried at Oxford.Luther and two of his sons are buried in Gard Cemetery. Luther married Juliana Brown, daughter ofEphraim Brown and Eunice Gard, and they had nine children.Oliver became a lawyer, going west for the 1849 gold rush. In San Diego, California he started a lawpractice and became a respected judge and was the president of the Consolidated Bank of San Diego.By 1830 Thomas Branch (‘Branch’) Witherby “... was married, having brought home to the smallcabin Mercy Van Zandt, first cousin of Alice and Phoebe Cary. With a growing family, more room wasneeded.” Branch inherited the property after his father died. Branch was a successful farmer and operateda brick plant, donating the bricks used to build Farmers’ College. A relative, John Price, contributed allthe paint and labor needed to complete the College.Ella Ferry wrote: “When Branch Witherby and his wife retired from the farm, it was leased to adairyman and barns stabling sixty-five head of cattle were built about one hundred and fifty feetsouthwest of the house. These barns were destroyed by lightening and the splendid dining room built foruse at threshing season was torn down by the lessee, who found it cheaper to do that than to put on aneeded new roof.” Ella referred to the incident in more detail in one of her letters: “Momma used to so2 The Daily, Old College Hill Well Still Serving Thirsty, S. Winslow Bell, Sept. 5, 1927.3 The Witherby Place, Ella Ferry from the collection of Ruth J. Wells.64
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A Little piece of Paradise.....Coll
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1853 Map of Farmers’ College Expe
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Chapter 27 Furniture and Philanthro
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IntroductionHundreds of years ago t
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His civil record was equally as fin
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Jacob Parkhurst, a relative of the
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the North-Western Territory printed
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avarice. It has been my particular
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This was the start of grassroots ca
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Chapter 16 Morgan’s RaidersEven t
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Rose Budd (Lingo) Cummins, a reside
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Chapter 17 College Hill as a Villag
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post-office and two or three dwelli
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from which are enjoyed extensive vi
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ound trip. 44In 1883 a new railroad
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Chapter 18 Rammelsberg & Mitchell 1
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Richmond, Indiana. The original rec
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Chapter 19 They Built a CityThe Dav
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The transition to brick buildings e
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Great-granddaughter, Mary Buente Mc
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In 1962 Louis was asked by the buil
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money from the Community Developmen
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several editors of the student’s
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This house was removed to the west
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It has been the policy of the prese
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Life as a Cincinnati SuburbAt the t
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It was on Davey Avenue that Powel J
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then he spent $175,000 in preferred
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company assembled ‘radar-sensitiv
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College Hill Lodge #641 2 Free and
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Chapter 25 A College Hill Landmark
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length of retaining wall and the sa
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Her ashes are buried next to those
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The men that were brought over from
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as Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisia
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Mt. Vernon and Albion.When we arriv
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took steps to retrieve our fortunes
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worst trouble we had was to pay off
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continued to do up to the present t
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after the death of her parents. Dor
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car line, for twenty-five cents. He
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Paul Briol 15 was born in Spencer,
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felting, roof coatings, plaster boa
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School.John R. Davey built the home
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Mrs. Schevene Neuzel used to go Dr.
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1863, it is located at 319 N. Third
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had an inkwell on her desk. They ha
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manufacturer from England.When firs
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Pounsford served as chairman of fou
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named Highland Avenue and Huntingto
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for a machine that formed uniform s
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two years he became a clerk on a st
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In 1996 St. Clare’s announced pla
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structure of the new building was c
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Charter members of the C.H.U.B. Chu
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While he was selling books, he also
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Despite all the finery, according t
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My grandmother had been warmly hosp
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Chapter 33The OaksThis property was
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Chapter 34 Life at The OaksBy Chilt
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The oldest son married and moved ou
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Well we’ve seen most of the first
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the corner about 1930, adding anoth
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Chapter 37 Some Assembly RequiredTo
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Chapter 38 The Fourth of JulyBy Mrs
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Chapter 39 It Doesn’t Seem So Lon
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which the priest, Father Diehner, l
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Diehn’s candy store was on the no
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Hammond North is today was a large
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when she was in medical school and
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they kept the hose running water ov
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wrapping my arm around the neck of
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old. His younger sister, Margaret,
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Almost from its beginning College H
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against fire and theft while in our
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Older residents of College Hill rea
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Post purchased its afternoon rival
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jeopardy. For several years prior t
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had photography as a hobby was give
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photographer. And I never stopped l
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Kentucky on their approach to the G
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with my furnace job and a little cl
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Millet- Chancellor, Governor Rhodes
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1939 College Hill Retail Merchants
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Bill, Sr. repaired TVs, radio and s
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artender, Mr. Murrison also cranked
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Max purchased a lot on the north ea
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Chapter 45 North College Hill 17An
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Chapter 46 College Hill GrowsThe po
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All of the utilities will be underg
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Speiser, Jack E.; Speiser, Sorman A
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Clark 80, 90, 99, 102, 153, 204, 20
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LaRue 28, 50, 53, 86, 89Lawrence 28
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Thornton 72, 75, 152Toepfer 194Trim
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Deborah Ann Bard, 1830-1876, age 27
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Abigail Crary GrayEthel Peirson and
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Gilbert LaBoiteaux, Mt. Healthy.Cou
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Samuel Emerson, 1802-1845.Courtesy
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Joshua PiersonCarrie Joella Arnold
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College Hill Boosters ClubRonald Re
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Freeman G. Cary’s House,5651 Hami
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College Hill Post OfficeCourtesy of
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Isaac & Mary (Toy) Betts House,6275
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Pleasant Hill Academy, about 1830.C
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Logging the site of LaurelCourt, pr
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Hamilton AvenueToll GateEd Sayre’
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P-26
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Raymond House.Graham Hotel, Belmont
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Appendix IAIKENI. Charles AIKEN 181
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Mahlon Brown Jr. born July 10, 1832
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Issue: 1. Laura H. BROWN b 11-28-18
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m 2) JANE BATES RICHARDSON, no issu
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I. HANNAH CARY b. Dec. 16, 1771, di
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Cincinnati. Both Sarah & William ar
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. Mary COMPTONccc. Mildred COMPTONd
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George W. PLINKTONbbbb. Arthur CRAR
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POTTENGER b 13 Dec 1869 d 26 Mar 19
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was Captain of a company from Butle
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L. ?Paul GIFFIN, killed by Indians,
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13. Anna M. ARNOLD 1851-185114. Syl
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iii. Oliver JESSUP 1819-1906cc. Dav
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dddd. Henry JESSUP 1863-1944 m Leul
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daughter of David Fitz RANDOLPH)6.
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. Peter VAN DYKE m Ada BLUEc. Phebe
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Monmouth Court House, where he was
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a. Samuel LABOYTEAUX b 7-10-1805 d
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Frederick Wm. b July 25, 1828Peter
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2. Anne BENEDICT3. Jean BENEDICT4.
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McKENZIEaa. Arthur POUNSFORDbb. Sus
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d. Thomas SKILLMAN3. Jacob Jr. SKIL
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H. Thomson SPARKS b 12-1-1808 d 11-
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VAN ZANDTThe Van Zandt name came fr
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1814 Sally NESMITH 1787-1873. Samue
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Appendix 1 Index for Genealogy Tabl
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Kinney A-13, 32Kipp A-24Kitchen A-1
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Williams A-14, 27, 50Wimmer A-33, 3
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