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Pioneer Annals of Greene Township, Hamilton County, Ohio By: Reese P. Kendall, MD, SanJose, California, Published: 1905 Printed by: George F. Degelman, Printer, San Jose, Cal. Transcribed by: Patti Graman, 2000 Page 9 AYRES, Jesse - Married a sister of Mrs. Posey and of Mrs. Jonathan Noble; from New Jersey in 1820. Write saw his hewed log house built opposite Israel Miller, north, in 1832 and was in it with Bill Miller before the door was hung or anyone inhabited it. The door leaned against the jamb. Children: Theodore married Martha Whipple; Mark; Preston, died from epilepsy in his minority. Very active and bright in school. Saw him spring upon a ride a fat hog while running, during butcher season; Jesse, educated but laborer. He and Theodore operated a butcher shop on his own premises several years. Mrs. Ayres raised Angeline Watson, a sister of Mrs. Henry Schaefer Henry from Germany and worked in Manter's mill about 1837. Our tradition says that Mr. Ayres' house had been D.E. Stathem's on the Powner tract. Thus that fixes dates.

ASHLEY, Robert - From England; married Maria Wedding; was a wheelwright. He and John Clark built the "windmill" but the title was with William Ashley. She was sister of Lawson, brought up at Felicity, Clermont County. Thrifty, property, loaned money. Settled 1820. Children: Daniel, married Margaret Griffith, daughter of Dunham; Sarah; Robert. In 1893 saw Daniel's granddaughter at 746 State Ave., Cincinnati.

Pioneer Annals of Greene Township, Hamilton County, Ohio By: Reese P. Kendall, MD, SanJose, California, Published: 1905 Printed by: George F. Degelman, Printer, San Jose, Cal. Transcribed by: Patti Graman, 2000 Page 10 AYRES, Isaac - Married; from New Jersey, 1823. Tenant on tract next west of Old Seven-mile house premises. Day laborer and plain carpenter. Occupied many years and then moved to Bridgeton.
Children: Daniel and Sabra. In 1842 Daniel, in his kindness, gavbe brother Henry and self each a cigar to turn grindstone for his ax. We smoked and were in ' cast up' agonies before the articles were one-quarter consumed! The mother 'took Dan to task' but we boys defended him.

Pioneer Annals of Greene Township, Hamilton County, Ohio By: Reese P. Kendall, MD, SanJose, California, Published: 1905 Printed by: George F. Degelman, Printer, San Jose, Cal. Transcribed by: Patti Graman, 2000 Page 10 ARMSTRONG, William - Married Martha Crawford from Pennsylvania, in 1819. Settled upon an "80" east of Joseph Boyd; farmer and plain carpenter; a mild mannered and upright man, much beloved by our father. Died in 1851; his wife in 1852. Children: Robert, married Susan Kellogg; Rebecca, married Hope Mills; Wayne, married Miss Brokaw: Jane, married Erastus Burgoyne. (One authority says her
name was Virginia). In 1831 Robert had a grocery at the "White Oaks" road corner (p11) east of
the "Cheviot Inn." Was first captain of the Cheviot militia. Burgoyne had a grocery at head of Main St. City, and then moved to Cumminsville. Wayne often furnished poles, flagstaff, for Fourth of July (early, to 1843.) The parents called Jane "Gincie"; a patient, sweet-tempered girl. The old lady, our mother and our self drove the barouche and "Tom" to New London, Butler county, via Miamitown toll-bridge, to visit the Mullens and Lyles; date, 1842.

ARTHUR, John - Married Freelove Evans; came in 1833-1834; worked as help at the Cheviot Inn (tavern) and when Bush quit, with Dunham Griffith, operated the hotel a year or more. He was a famous horse-breaker and was sent for by the father more than once. One one occasion he came and said to the horse: "Charley, do you know me? If you don't remember, you will soon!" Like too many in those days, his only fault was "drinking excessively"; it effected injury; he went elsewhere, perhaps Indianapolis.

ARMSTRONG - Unknown, except for an episode; a boy and a girl of that name who attended school about 1839, until one day a closed hack came from the city and carried them away. It occurred at the noon recess while all were at play in front of the school house. Both were very blonde with white hair.