BUTLER COUNTY OHIO *********************************************************************** File contributed & permission given for use in the Ohio Biographies Project by Nancy Sween & the submitter Butler County OHGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbutler *********************************************************************** * A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County Ohio, With Illustrations and Sketches of its Representative Men and Pioneers Cincinnati Ohio. Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1882. Mrs. Jane Hudson CORWIN was born in Mourne, County Down, Ireland, October 6, 1809, and came to this country with her father, the Rev. James McMECHAN, in the Autumn of 1817, taking up her residence in this town in the Spring of 1818. She was thoroughly instructed by her mother and older sister, and was possessed of great beauty and attractive manners. April 15, 1829, she was married by the Rev. Dr. MacDILL to Jesse CORWIN, one of the leading members of the Hamilton bar. This pair of generous and genial people kept a hospitable home for many years in this city, which was a pleasant resort for their many friends, and those of them who still survive will recall with grateful memories the cordial civilities of their departed hosts. Eight children were born to them, only three of whom are living. Thomas CORWIN, one of her sons, rushed to the defense of the country when attacked by rebels, and in April, 1861, joined the Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Mrs. CORWIN united with the Associate Reformed Church in 1840, and sat under the preaching of the Rev. Messrs. MacDILL and DAVIDSON for many years. She was naturally a believer in the truths of religion, and gave them her unquestioning assent. In both prose and poetry she wielded a facile pen, and her productions were warmly received by her friends. She was a welcome contributor to the newspapers, and five or six years ago gathered her verses from their files, added a few new ones, and published them in book form, entitling the "The Harp of Home." Her death occurred March 6, 1881. Few have left behind them more friends to lament their loss.