Seth Linton

As printed in 1882

SETH LINTON, farmer, P. 0. Wilmington, was born in Union Township, Octotober 10, 1812. He was the son of Nathan and Rachel (Smith) Linton. For the genealogy of the family, the reader is referred to the sketch of James Linton, deceased, in the biographies of Vernon Township. Our subject’s mother was born January 18, 1790, and died April 4, 1859. She was the daughter of Seth Smith, who was born May 19, 1761, and died April 1, 1837, and Elizabeth (Littler) Smith, his wife who was born April 9, 1769, and died July 7, 1842. The father of the latter was Samuel Littler, who immigrated to America from England with William Penn. Our subject grew up in the early days of Clinton County, and is well versed in its pioneer history. He was educated in the subscription schools of his day and in a school taught by his father in the milkhouse on their farm. After leaving school he assisted his father on the farm, and when still young bought 200 acres of land for $5 per acre. This land he improved and afterward sold for $50 per acre. He early commenced keeping a nursery, and that business has since occupied a large share of his life. He now owns 233 acres of land on which is located a nursery consisting of the best varieties of fruit and ornamental trees and shrubbery. He also owns an orange grove of ten acres in Florida. He was married, September 21, 1836, to Sarah Ann Moore, at Lytle’s Creek- Meeting. She was born in this county December 7, 1819, and was a daughter of Joshua Moore, who was born in Chester County, Penn., October 10, 1791, and died February 7, 1874, and Nancy (Stratton) Moore, his wife, who was born November 16, 1797, and died December 19, 1881. They were married at Springfield Meeting and had twelve children, nine boys and three girls. By his marriage, Mr. Linton has had six children, viz.: Nathan M., born March 18, 1838, an attorney, and now a member of the Ohio Legislature; Nancy L., born January 3, 1840, and now the wife of Thomas

McMillan, a farmer; Rachel, born October 8, 1841, and now the wife of E. Snowden, a farmer; Joshua, born April 2, 1843, and married to Olive Hadley, by whom he has had six children, three living; Oliver, born August 5, 1845, and married to Sarah Hiat, by whom he has two children; Amanda, born November 11, 1848, and now the wife of Jacob Lewis, a farmer. Mrs. Linton is an ordained minister of the Society of Friends (Orthodox), and attends each yearly meeting held in the United States, with the exception of one held in Kansas. She has traveled many thousand miles during her ministry, always paying her own expenses. She is well known through Clinton County, and the State of Ohio, and highly respected by one and all. Mr. Linton has been very liberal to his children, giving each a large sum of money when attaining their majority. He is strongly opposed to the use of tobacco and all intoxicants, and is in politics a Prohibitionist. He and his family are members of the Society of Friends, as have been his ancestors for two centuries.

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.