Abijah Kingsbury (1778 – 1860)

Copy to your browser, http://books.google.com/books?id=V6X_iI6KnsQC&lpg=PA264&dq=history%20of%20cheshire%20county%20new%20hampshire&pg=PA620#v=onepage&q=ware&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=V6X_iI6KnsQC&lpg=PA264&dq=history%20of%20cheshire%20county%20new%20hampshire&pg=PA621#v=onepage&q=ware&f=false Source:  The History of Keene, New Hampshire, by Simon Goodell Griffin, Published by Heritage Books Inc., Bowie, MD, 1980, pages 620-1

Joseph Wight (1729 – )

”Joseph,  fourth child and third son of Jonathan and Jemima (Whiting) Wight, was born in Wrentham, December 29, 1729. He, like his father, is mentioned as a yeoman. In 1781 he with some of his sons, perhaps, prospected at New … Continue reading →

Avery W. Selkirk (1861 – )

”Avery W. Selkirk. The fishing industry has been one of the leading business mediums of Michigan for many years, and has developed men of industry, perseverance and excellent ability, whose operations have assisted materially in developing the interests of the … Continue reading →

C.H. McArthur (1834 – )

C. H. McArthur, proprietor of a saw and shingle mill, was born at Detroit, Mich., in 1834. He is a son of Alexander and Tirzah (Root) McArthur, the former of whom was an extensive landowner in this State, at an … Continue reading →

Augustin Smith (1800 – 1871)

”Dr. Augustin Smith was born in Clinton county, New York. June 13, 1800. He attended lectures at the University of Vermont in 1823, in connection with his other medical studies, and was licensed to practice medicine by the Clinton County … Continue reading →

William Keene Crockett (1857 – )

WILLIAM KEENE CROCKETT, who resides upon a fine farm of four hundred acres, section 28, Coal Valley township, is a well-known and highly respected citizen, one who thoroughly understands his calling, and whose ability as a farmer and worth as … Continue reading →

Eugene Gray (1829 – )

Eugene Gray is a native of this county, and was born in 1829; his parents were Thomas T. and Mary F. (Crandall) Gray, natives of New York, who came to Pike county the year of his birth. Our subject has … Continue reading →

William B. Hardee (1849 – )

”William B. Hardee, grocer, Crawfordsville, was born May 19, 1849, in Union township, Montgomery county, Indiana. He is a son of Joseph H. and Mary (Ware) Hardee. Joseph Hardee came to Montgomery county about 1829 or 1830, and settled near … Continue reading →

Thompson Ware McNeely (1835 – )

”THOMPSON WARE McNEELY was born at Jacksonville. Ill., Oct. 5, A. D 1835; his father, Robert T. MeNeely, a native of Kentucky, was of Irish and Scotch descent, and his mother, Ann Maria Ware, also a native of Kentucky, was … Continue reading →