BROWN COUNTY, OHIO
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VAN DEMAN, Henry
Henry Van Deman settled in Clark Township about the year 1806. He had a large family; Jacob settled on Survey No. 3,862, and when Scott Township was formed his house was in that township, although the larger part of his farm was in Clark. He was a farmer, but also preached for a number of years, first as a New Light, then as a Methodist, and lastly as a Campbellite. Benjamin married Susan Shick in 1842, and raised four children--Daniel, who now occupies the old homestead; John, Mary and Barton S. George settled south of Benjamin, on the same survey. He was a preacher of the Campbellite Church, and raised a large family, who, after his death, emigrated to Illinois.
The History of Brown County, Ohio Containing A History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Map of Brown County; Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., Etc. (Chicago: W.H. Beers & Co., 1883), 523.
VOLTER, Jestine of Perry Township
submitted by Yolanda Campbell Lifter
Mrs. Jestine Volter, P.O. Fayetteville, was born in France in 1819. Her father died in France and her mother came to the United States in 1836. Jestine came over the following year. Her mother bought thirty acres of land in the western part of this township, where she resided several years and then removed to Fayetteville, where she died in 1879. Jestine was married in Fayetteville, in 1853, to Anthony Rapp, by whom she had five children, three now living—Julia, Jane and Mary. Mr. Rapp died in 1866, and she again married to Frank Volter. Mrs. Volter now keeps a general country store in the western part of this township; the business was started by her first husband. She keeps a stock of dry goods, notions, queensware, boots, shoes, etc. Mrs. Volter owns the store and three acres of land. The family are members of the Catholic Church.
The History of Brown County, Ohio Containing A History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Map of Brown County; Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., Etc. (Chicago: W.H. Beers & Co., 1883), 147.
Yolanda Campbell Lifter, Brown County Coordinator
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