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Born 1849
From Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio (1905), Memorial record of Butler County, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of representative citizens of the county together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States (1894)
BENTON E. URMSTON was born in Fairfield Township, May 16, 1849. He is the sou of David and Nancy (Stone) Urmston, both of whom are natives of that township. There were eight children born to them, three of whom are now living: Mary, wife of Elmore Anderson; Benton E.;and Emma Frances, wife of J. W. Dick. I he father of our subject was a farmer and a man of considerable influence in the township and county, in which he occupied many positions of trust and honor. He was for years Infirmary Director, served as Township Trustee and Treasurer, and filled various other offices. This township was always his home, and he died on the farm upon which his father settled before him. His death occurred January 12, 1892, when he was nearly eighty-two years old. His wife still survives him. They were of the Old-school Baptist faith, and consistent in their lives with the professions they made.
The paternal grandfather of our subject, David Urmston, was from New Jersey, and was one of the very early settlers in this county. He was also a farmer, and brought up a family of ten children, all of whom are deceased. His wife was formerly Mary Enyart. The maternal grandfather of our subject was Thomas Stone, a native of Ireland, who came to Ohio among the very early settlers. He lived to be quite an old man and died in this township.
Our subject was born and brought up in Fairfield
Township, where he received his early training and was educated in the district schools. The instruction there received was subsequently supplemented by a course at the normal school of Lebanon. He then engaged in farming on his own account, his first purchase of land being one hundred acres in Fairfield Township, which, with what he inherited from his father, made him a tract of three hundred acres. He was united in marriage with Mattie Emerick on December 24, 1874. She was a daughter of Michael and Matilda (Bell) Emerick. Six children have been born to them, four sons and two daughters: Bessie Alma, Mary, David, Nellie, Earl Benton and Hugh. Mr. Urmston is a member of the First Presbyterian Church, although not a strict Calvinist.
Politically our subject affiliates with the Democratic party. He has held the office of Township Clerk and Real-estate Assessor for a number of years, and has also been a member of the School Board. He does a general farming business systematically, and has spent all his life in this township. His place is finely improved and is two miles from the court house on East High Street which is one of the main streets of Hamilton.
As printed in Memorial record of Butler County, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of representative citizens of the county together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States (1894). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
BENTON E. URMSTON.
The well-known farmer of Fairfield township, Butler county, Ohio, whose name appears above was born May 16, 1849, on the old Urmston homestead in Fairfield township. He received a good common-school education, and also attended the normal school at Lebanon, Ohio, for three years. He began his independent course at ‘farming on the home farm, but in 1884 he married, and then moved onto what was then known as the Wytherell farm, about three miles east of Hamilton, on the Princeton pike, which was at that time owned by his father. Here he built a fine residence, made other good improvements and has since carried on farming. His farm land holdings are large at the present time, as he owns four hundred acres, all in one body, and also owns the old Morris farm of one hundred acres, all of this land being in Fairfield township. Mr. Urmston has been prominent in the township all his life, and has served on the township board of education for twenty-
20 five years, and also as clerk of the township for several years.
The grandfather of the subject of this sketch was David Urmston, Sr., who was a native of England. He emigrated to this country and entered a section of land four miles east from Hamilton, which became the Urmston homestead. He married Mary Enveart. a native of New Jersey, and to them three sons and four daughters were born David, the father of the subject, was the youngest son of David. He was born on the old homestead in Fairfield township in i8wo and died January 12. 1892. He inherited the old homestead and was a successful farmer and prominent man in his township and county all his life, holding prominent offices many years. He married Miss Nancy Stone, who was born on the old Stone farm in Fairfield township. Her father was Thomas Stone, a native of Ireland, and who was an early settler of this country. Nancy (Stone! Urmston died m January. 1902, 'aged eighty-five years. To David and Nancy Urmston children were born as follows: John died unmarried; Mary A., who became’ the wife of Elmer T. Anderson j Jennie died unmarried; Benton E. is the immediate subject of this sketch; Emma F. became the wife of J. W. Dick: Bell and Robert died unmarried.
On December 24, 1874, Mr. Erins ton, the subject, married Miss Martha bdlen Ernerick. who was born in Hanover township, Butler county. Ohio, on January 24, 1854. the daughter of Michael W. and Matdda (Bell) Emerick. The father of Mrs. Emerick was born in. Hanover township, Butlei county, on December 4, 1811., and his wife was born August 13, 1819. The former died February 24, 1873, and the latter on April
, 97. The father of Daniel W. Emerick was John, who was a native of Ireland, and
Ins wife was Margaret. " 10 vas torn in Scotland. They were married in
Pennsvlvania, from which state they came to Hanover township. Butler county, where thev both died. The children of Michae W. Emerick were as follows: Maria, bom
February 22. 1837: Alexander, born December 24, 1838. and died January- 11. 1903; he married Martha Leffler; William, born May 5, 1841. died April 19, 1885'- married Martha Herron; Margaret J.. born 1 arc 12 1843. married Michael Bros.er; John
H.. twin of Margaret J., died at the age of nine months; George M., born Ju y 1845. died January 7-: Jaine*; M
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