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From History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions (1915), The history of Clinton County, Ohio (1882)
FRANK M. BALDWIN, druggist, P. O. Blanchester, in Carnahan’s Block, Broadway street, and son of Joseph and Valeria A. (Shank) Baldwin; was born in Blanchester September 6, 1842, where he attended school till 1861, and taught school also about fifteen months. He then entered the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati, where he attended one term during the winter of 1863-4. In June, 1864, he started in the drug business in his present place of business, where he has quite an extensive trade, carries a choice stock of drugs, paints, oils, window glass, jewelry, and overhead a stock of wall paper; stock valued at $3,000, and does an annual business of about $6,000. He has been married twice, first near Middleboro, Warren County, Ohio, October 19, 1864, to Elmira, daughter of J. H. and Mary (Erwin) Ferguson, born in Hamilton County, Ohio. They had five children, two living — Sherman and Carrie; deceased, Sheridan, Gladdest M. and Stanley B. His wife died February 22, 1879, and he again married in Newport, Ky., to Anna, daughter of Ezra and Anna Yanduzen, born in Newport in 1855. Mr. Baldwin owns a fine brick residence and four lots on Main street. He is Master of the Masonic Lodge of Blanchester, member of the fire department six years, Village District Clerk eleven years, Councilman several times, and member of the Universe list Church.
As printed in The history of Clinton County, Ohio (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
FRANK M. BALDWIN, M. D.
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Frank M. Baldwin was born In Blanchester, Ohio, on September 6, 1842. He was the son of Joseph Baldwin, whose father, Jonathan Baldwin, a native of Virginia, having been born and reared In Morgantown, Virginia, married a Miss Blancett, of Virginia, whose brother Joseph, filled with the vision of new land and new enterprises, came "West" as Ohio was termed in that early day, and with true pioneer seal, helped to lay out the town of Blanchester, Ohio.
Later, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Baldwin came West, and were among the earliest settlers of Clinton county. Their son, Benjamin, was the first white child to be born in Marlon township. They were the parents of the following nine children: Judge William H. Baldwin, who Is now deceased: Benjamin, who is now deceased; Josina, who Is now deceased: Joseph, who Is now deceased: Samuel, who is now deceased; John, a resident of Blanchester; Harriet, who is still living at the age of ninety-one: Louisa, who is now deceased, and Celissa, deceased. Several years after the death of Mrs. Baldwin, Jonathan Baldwin contracted a second marriage with Mary Vlllara. To this union were born three children: Rebecca: Mary, and Thomas. Tbomas Benton Is the only survivor of this union.
Jonathan Baldwin, true to his country and for the humanitarian principles for which she has always stood, heard the call of his native land In her grievance against England, and was one of the valiant defenders of the young republic In the War of 1812.
Joseph Baldwin, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born on March 7, 1817, In Clinton county, Ohio. He was reared In this county, attending the public schools, but learning even more from the pioneer efforts on all sides of him to make Clinton county the pleasing and habitable place that It Is today. He was married in early manhood to Valeria Shank, who was born In Fauquier county. Virginia, in 1824. She was the daughter of Henry and Mary tMann) Shank, who were both among the earlier settlers of Clinton county. Henry Shank served his country in the War of 1812; a pioneer In the principles of justice as well as of the frontier, and so when England persisted In seizing American seamen, and in searching American vessels, he was one of the very first to enlist. He lived many years to enjoy the freedom for which he had fought. He died in 1864, at the age of eighty-seven years, which years had been of constant devotion to his fellow men. His wife, Mary (Mann) Shank, died in 1882, and was buried on her nlnely-first birthday. Joseph Baldwin was a prosperous merchant in Blanchester, always broad in his ideas. He was a stanch Democrat, politically, although he was liberal enough to see the good in other parties. He was a Unlvermllst in religion, interpreting the Universe and God in the broadest terms; kind and sympa-
As printed in History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions (1915). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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