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Born 1839, Liberty Township
From 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)
WOODSON OGLESBEE, farmer, P. 0. Port William. Woodson, whose name appears above, was born June 21, 1839, in Liberty Township, near where his present house stands. He is a brother of Hiram, whose sketch appears above. Our subject grew to maturity in his native township, where he has since lived. He remained at home, giving his father the advantage of his time until twenty-two years of age, when ho married Mary E. Haines, who was born in Cfinton County, Ohio, in 1841, and died in May, 1879, leaving husband and four children. The latter are, respectively, Charles A., Alden M., Mary E., and Hiram J. Afterward Mr. Oglesbee married for his second companion Lucy M. Fawcett, of Clinton County, Ohio. He is one of the well-to-do farmers of Liberty Township, and owns 174 acres of land in Clinton and Greene Counties, under good cultivation and improvement. He gives his entire time to farming and erin ' for his stock.
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.
Their biographies name Woodson Oglesbee: Harold K. Katzenmeyer
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