Paul H. Vandervort

As printed in 1882

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.,,r:, tim H than, ' > * * here grew to womanhood, was married and they became residents of Virginia; thence emigrated to Columbia, Ohio, where she died. lie subsequently moved to Starbu < Town, in Clinton County, where he died. Jonah and Jane Vandervort resided at Columbia till 1809, when they removed to Clinton County and located on Todd’s Fork where they lived six years; thence removed to near New Antioch, where they resided the balance of their lives. Here they were among the earliest settlers, and in the organizing and establishing of the Christian Church at Antioch they were leading, active members financially, and, with their moral and Christian influence, became the great strength of the church. He was a very upright, industrious man, pf sound judgment and was one of the first jurymen of Clinton County, a man highly esteemed and r spect.cd and dcservos to bo handed down on the pages of history to posterity ds one of the honored pioneers of Clinton County. They had six sons and five daughters, of whom Paul H., our subject, is the only surviving one. Mr. Vandervort died in January, 18-12; his wife died in 1845. The subject of this sketch was two months old when his parents moved to near Now Antioch, where ho was raised and grew to manhood and spent his entire life till, in August, 1879, he retired from the farm and located in New Antioch. Mr. Vandervort has now lived sixty-seven years right here in shdu of New Antioch. In his younger years, he experienced his full share of pioneer work and has witnessed tho great changes that have taken place around him, in the transformation of tho vast forests into fine cultivated fields, and the rude log cabins replace! by good frame and brick houses, and instead of the hardships and scarcity of those early days, comfort and plenty now cheer the hearts of her citizens. Mr. Vandervort has been one of the prominent and useful citizens of this community; has been Commissioner of the county twelve years; was one of the managers of Clinton County Agricultural Society thirteen years, and President of the same for several years, and has held many other minor offices. He has been a leading member and active supporter of the Christian Church. At the death of his father, he was elected to fill his place as a Deacon in the church, which office he filled twenty-five years; then he was made an Elder, which office he has since held. As a neighbor, a citizen and a Christian, Mr. Vandervort is held in high esteem and respect throughout the community. He lias boon twice married; first, October 19, 1836, to Matilda McKenzie, daughter of John and Isabel McKenzie, natives of Kentucky, who became residents of Ohio, and died in Clinton County, and were interred in the cemetery at New Antioch. By this union they had four children — Mary Emily, wife of E. W. Marble; Alpheus, who serw-d three years in the war of the rebellion, enlisting in Company B, Fortieth Ohio Yoi unter Infantry, in December, 1861, and engaged in the battles of Chickamauga Lookout Mountain and others, and was under Gen. Garfield in his celebrated eon quest on the Big Sandy and through Eastern Kentucky; Samantha, wife of l>r W. W. Canny, of Camden, Preble Co., Ohio; and John W. Mrs. Vandervort di-- 1 June 20, 1876. On August 26, 1879, Mr. Vandevort married for his second will Mrs. Mary Ann Mitchell, a daughter of James and Mary Fleming, natives of Pennsylvania, but who settled in Clinton County in July, 1828; he died in 183G; in widow still survives and resides near Wilmington, aged eighty years. Few men hav. lived a long and active life with a greater degree of integrity, moral and Christian character than Mr. Vandervort, who was never sued in law, neither has he ever mird any man, and is truly an example of one who “lives at peace with all men” ns far as is possible.

As printed in The history of Clinton County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, cities, towns, etc.; general and local statistics; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history of the (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.