Documented Families of Highland County, Ohio

The Bunn Family

of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Thomas A. Bunn b. 1825

• Born January 1825.
• Learned the cooper's trade from his father.
• Followed coopering then engaged in mercantile business at Sugartree Ridge with his son Arthur N.
• Held various township offices.
• Died at age 66.
• Daughter Eliza married Newton W. Igo of Concord township.
• Belle of Sugartree Ridge.

Source: History of Highland County, Ohio

The Burnett Family

of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record

James Burnett b. 1819

• Born in Highland county January 11, 1819.
• Fourth of the second set of John Burnett's children.
• Married Elizabeth, daughter of Adam Tedrow.
• Daughter Melvina married J. T. Steele.
• Neoma married Rynard Van Zant.
• Martha J. married J. W. Noble.
• Sons James A. and Edward S. were farmers in Marshall township.

Source: History of Highland County, Ohio

The Burnett Family

of Highland County, Ohio · from Delaware · documented from the public record

John Burnett

• Of Delaware.
• Originator of the Ohio branch of the family.
• Married twice: one son (John, named after himself) by his first wife, and by his second wife (a Miss Snell) had Peter, William, Edward, James, Nellie and Peggy.

Source: History of Highland County, Ohio

The Butters Family

of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record

John Butters

• Grandfather of Daniel M. Butters.
• Soldier of the Revolution.
• Weaver by trade and farmer.
• Twice married, second time to a Miss White of West Virginia.
• Early settler of Brush Creek township.
• Died at age ninety.

Source: Biographical Record of Highland County, Ohio

The Butters Family

of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Michael Butters b. 1816

• Son of John Butters.
• Born September 4, 1816 on a farm in Brush Creek township.
• Married Elizabeth Zink, a native of Adams County.
• Began housekeeping in Marshall township, moved to Indiana where he died.
• Two children: Susannah (married Daniel Rhoads, later Asa Brown) and Daniel M. Wife returned to Brush Creek township, lived to age 63.

Source: Biographical Record of Highland County, Ohio

The Delaney Family

of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Andrew Delaney

Source: History of Highland County, Ohio

The Delaney Family

of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Mae Delaney

• Married Henderson July 20, 1898.
• Had charge of classes in the Lynchburg schools 1892-1899, regarded as one of the most efficient teachers.
• Married name Henderson.

Source: History of Highland County, Ohio

The Douglass Family

of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record

James Douglass

• Son of William and Mary (Scott) Douglass.
• Married Mary Mackerly.
• Father of James Norman Douglass of Highland County, Ohio.

Source: Portrait and Biographical Record, Ohio

The Douglass Family

of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record

William Douglass 1764 – 1852

• Came 1810 from Sherman Valley, Pennsylvania to Pickaway Plains, Ohio, then Highland County.
• Died Dec 23, 1852 aged 88 (birth ~1764).
• Revolutionary War service.
• Son of George Douglass.

Source: Portrait and Biographical Record, Ohio

The Evans Family

of Highland County, Ohio · from Kentucky · documented from the public record

Noah Evans b. 1795

• Third son of Richard Evans.
• Born in Kentucky in 1795.
• Married Elizabeth Robison of Chillicothe in 1819.
• They had ten children, including Elizabeth (Evans) Linn.

Source: History of Highland County, Ohio

The Faris Family

of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record

John B. Faris

• Elder John B. Faris (father of John B. Jr. b.1837 and Josephus b.1829).
• Married Catharine Welty.
• Of the pioneer Faris family of Salem township, Highland County.
• Son of pioneer couple John and Jane (Watson) Faris.
• NOTE: distinct from his son John B. Faris, Jr.

Source: Biographical Record of Highland County, Ohio

The Hopkins Family

of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Cynthia A. Hopkins

• Of Clinton county.
• Married a Virginian who came to Ohio in boyhood and became prominent in the Cincinnati live stock and commission business.
• Seven children.
• Married name Henry.

Source: History of Highland County, Ohio

The Linn Family

of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Robert Linn d. 1790

• Lived in the north of Ireland.
• Died about 1790, leaving a widow and six children.
• Of Scotch ancestry and Protestant faith.
• His widow emigrated to America in 1796, settling in Lancaster County, Pa., then Virginia in 1803.

Source: History of Highland County, Ohio

The Linn Family

of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Samuel Linn 1775 – 1860

• Eldest child of Robert Linn.
• Aged 21 when the widowed family left Ireland in 1796.
• Married Catharine Slaymaker November 8, 1803.
• Removed to Highland County, Ohio in 1832.
• Died there September 1860 at age 85.
• Of Scotch/Protestant ancestry.

Source: History of Highland County, Ohio

The Linn Family

of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record

William D. Linn b. 1860

• Second son of Robert A. and Elizabeth (Evans) Linn.
• Born on the paternal homestead June 30, 1860.
• Educated in district schools.
• Removed to Iowa in 1879 and clerked for six years, then returned to Highland County and settled on part of the Linn estate in 1886.
• Married Luella Bumgarner, who died 1885 leaving two children, David and a second.

Source: Biographical Record of Highland County, Ohio

The Muhlbach Family

of Highland County, Ohio · from Wertemberg (Wurttemberg), Germany · documented from the public record

Christian Muhlbach

• Native of Wurttemberg, Germany.
• Emigrated to America with four brothers.
• Married Caroline Hautica (of French descent, then of Brown county, Ohio) and moved to Iowa.
• Harness-maker.
• Enlisted as a Union soldier in the Civil War.
• Died at the Soldiers' Home in Dayton, Ohio.

Source: History of Highland County, Ohio

The Murry Family

of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Sarah E. Murry

• First wife of Charles C. Muhlbach of New Market, Highland County, Ohio.
• Mother of two children, Carrie (wife of E. Austin) and Mattie.

Source: Biographical Record of Highland County, Ohio

The Robinson Family

of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Henry Robinson b. 1828

• Born April 9, 1828.
• Eldest of Minott Robinson's children.
• Qualified as a teacher and taught several years, then farmed.
• Married Mrs. Mary A. Kellenberger.
• Removed to Highland County 1866 and settled at Taylorsville.
• Wife died there.
• Daughter Lucy married George W. Pulliam of Hamer township.
• Daughter Malissa married J. W. Mahaffey of Hillsboro.

Source: History of Highland County, Ohio

The Robinson Family

of Highland County, Ohio · from Massachusetts · documented from the public record

Minott Robinson

• Native of Massachusetts.
• Came with his parents to Ross County as early as 1803.
• Farmer and cooper in Huntington township, Ross County.
• Married Sophia Haines.
• Died near Taylorsville in his 73rd year.
• Wife died at 68.
• Of their ten children, William, Thomas and James died.
• The living were Henry, Mary, Maria, John, Elizabeth, Charles and a tenth.

Source: History of Highland County, Ohio

The Robinson Family

of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Pinckney C. Robinson b. 1854

• Merchant at Pricetown.
• Educated at Hillsboro high school and Normal University in Lebanon.
• Taught school ~9 years in Highland and Fayette counties, won a ten-year state certificate.
• Entered general merchandise at Pricetown 1888.
• Married Elsie (daughter of James and Virginia Smith) 1891.
• Served as township clerk and treasurer.
• Member Christian church and Modern Woodmen of America.

Source: History of Highland County, Ohio

The Zink Family

of Highland County, Ohio · from Pennsylvania · documented from the public record

Enoch Zink b. 1784

• Pioneer settler.
• Married 1805, migrated from Pennsylvania to Highland County, Ohio in fall 1809 with wife and two sons.
• Settled about four miles northwest of Hillsboro and farmed.
• Had ten children (two born in PA, eight in Ohio).

Source: Biographical Record of Highland County, Ohio

The Zink Family

of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Milton P. Zink

• Next to youngest child of Enoch and Mary (Foster) Zink.
• For fifty-two years a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church and member of the Cincinnati conference.
• Retired from active service since 1889 and permanent resident of Hillsboro.
• Married 1855 to Mary J. Beasley.

Source: History of Highland County, Ohio

The Zink Family

of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record

Posey B. Zink b. 1861

• Born October 14, 1861 at Hamersville, Brown County, Ohio.
• Graduated Hillsboro high school 1882.
• Clerked for wholesale grocers Scott & Roads and McKeehan & Hiestand, opened own retail grocery 1890, removed 1898 to corner of High and Walnut streets, Hillsboro.
• Married October 3, 1894 to Sarah E. McClure.

Source: History of Highland County, Ohio