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The Underwood Farms Rural Historic District is located in northwestem Clinton County just east of the Warren County
line. The district is comprised of a row of three farmsteads and a church and cemetery that lie parallel and facing south to
State Route 73. The district includes frontage on SR 73, which is a straight two-lane paved road with swale for the length
of the district. SR 73 runs in a southeast-northwest direction between the communities of Wilmington in Clinton County
and Waynesville in Warren County. The closest hamlet to the district is Harveysburg, located less than a mile to the west
and known as the location of the Ohio Renaissance Festival that is held each year. Continuing to the west is Caesar Creek
State Park, the Little Miami River and the village of Waynesville, which is located five miles from the district. Two miles
to the east of the district is a junction of SR 73 and Interstate 71, where gas stations and Caesar's Creek Antiques Market
are located. The Clinton County seat of Wilmington is five miles further east past 1-71. The general terrain of the area
between Wilmington and Waynesville is gently rolling hills, with cultivated farm fields and forested areas that are
bisected by several streams and tributaries associated with the Little Miami River and Caesar's Creek.
The three farm properties in this nomination are contiguous and uninterrupted by later development. Each contains a
historic residence and associated farm-related outbuildings that are grouped together among a stand of trees and set well
back from the road in a fairly consistent line. Due to the southeast-northwest trajectory of SR 73, the three farm
complexes are located farther back from the road as one travels from east to west. The eastern two properties are reached
by long drives from SR 73, while the western properly is reached off of Brimstone Road, which forms the west boundary
of the district. Each farm property has operating farm fields, either located directly on SR 73 or to the north of the farm
building complex. The largest of the three properties is the eastern-most farm (Tower House) with approximately 200
acres that include a large undeveloped wooded tract in the northern third ofthe properly. Hedgerows generally indicate
the boundaries between farms. A small east-west stream traverses the farm fields in front of the western-most farm, its
In contrast to the deep setback of the farmsteads, Jonah's Run Baptist Church and Cemeteiy is located directly on SR 73
with a short setback among a stand of mature trees. The property is situated nearly at the east-west midpoint of the
district, on a parcel of land to the south of the center farmstead. The frame church building faces the road, with its historic
cemetery located to its immediate west. Jonah's Run, namesake ofthe church, is located outside ofthe district to the south
ofSR 73.
The nominated rural historic district contains 280 acres of land and 20 contributing historic resources, including 16
contributing buildings, three contributing structures and one contributing site. Two buildings are noncontributing.
Contributing buildings in the district include the frame church, two brick farmhouses, one frame farmhouse, one brick
bam, three large frame bams, one concrete block milk house, plus the following frame outbuildings: two wagon sheds,
small bam, smoke house, chicken house, com crib, and carriage house/garage. Contributing structures include two metal
comcribs and a windmill. The cemetery is the contributing site. The non-contributing buildings are a shed located on the
Jonah's Run Baptist Church property and a 1962 house located at the northem edge ofthe Tower House property, both
shown on the district map. Each of the four properties that comprise the district is described below.
Amos-Elihu-Daniel Underwood Farm
This property consists of 53.57 acres of farmland, a brick residence, one concrete block and five frame outbuildings. All
are contributing. The house and outbuildings sit among a stand of mature trees. The outbuildings are located to the north
and east of the farmhouse, centered around a circular driveway with access from Brimstone Road. Brimstone Road
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borders the complex on the west and SR 73 borders it on the south. To the east, the property adjoins the Zephaniah
Underwood property (see district map). On the south, the farmstead is set far back from its SR 73 frontage, with farm
fields occupying the acreage between it and the road. The fields are planted in rotation with com and soybean crops.
Bisecting the property east and west is a small stream that crosses in a southeasterly direction toward SR 73 and the
Jonah's Run Baptist Church property. A small windmill (contributing structure, photo 1) stands at the junction of the
stream and Brimstone Road.
House
c. 1850
Photos 1-18
The house on the Amos-Elihu-Daniel Underwood Farm is a two-story, brick Pre-Classic I House with a two-story brick
ell and one-story frame kitchen wing at the rear. (Photos 2, 7). Dimensions of the I-House are 33 by 20 feet, with the
brick ell being 18 by 16 feet. The house has elements of the Greek Revival style in the gable end returns, but is otherwise
vemacular. The gabled roof is covered with pressed metal shingles. Set within the ridgeline is a pair of chimneys at the
gable ends (Photos 3, 7-9). The south-facing fapade is three bays wide with two-over-two windows. First floor windows
are substantially taller than those on the second stoiy. Lintels and sills are simple limestone slabs without ornament. The
centrally located front door has a four-light transom but is otherwise unomamented. Covering the entry is a wood porch
resting on a rusticated concrete block foundation. The porch has two square posts supporting a low pitch shed roof, with a
cutout diamond pattern in the porch cornice above the coliunns.
Adjoining the house to the rear is the two-story gabled ell, which continues the west side elevation ofthe main house. A
clear break in the masonry at the second floor between the main house and the ell provides evidence that the second floor
of the ell was constmcted or modified at a later time. The west elevation consists of the gable end ofthe main house
block and the ell extension. Windows on this elevation are also two-over-two, with the same size differentiation between
floors as on the main facade. Two attic windows have been bricked-in. Fascia, soffit, and gable retums are covered with
aluminum siding. A side entry door facing Brimstone Road is present on this elevation, sheltered by a porch with four
posts that matches the design ofthe front porch (Photos 2, 5-7).
The north or rear elevation of the house consists ofthe gable end of the ell, the back of the main block, and the end of a
wood frame one-story kitchen addition from 1921. Windows on the brick portion ofthe house match the other elevations.
A small porchwith the same diamond detailing as the otherscoversa rear entry into the kitchen. The kitchen addition has
been covered with asbestos siding, however the original wood comer pilasters, window surrounds, and cornice are still
visible. (Photo 18)
The east elevation is a blank wall on the gable end, with the exception of one window in the comer on the first floor. The
windows on the kitchen addition are one-over-one, plus one fixed Craftsman type window on the east side. In the
southeast comer ofthe kitchen addition another door is present that provided direct access to the smoke house and the
location of a former privy to the east of the house. A porch covers this door as well, although it is simplified and without
the decorative diamond pattern. (Photos 3-4, 9)
Deed and tax record research for this property indicates that the house was likely built between 1850 and 1853 by Lewis
Dakin. Family historiesand tax records indicate that Daniel Underwood, son of Elihu and grandson of Amos, remodeled
the house in 1921. At that time an old summer kitchen and porch were removed, the new kitchen addition was
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constructed, and the existing porches wereadded to the home. The stylisticdetail ofthe porchesand their rusticated
concrete block foundations corroborate this remodeling date.
On the interior the house reflects its rural farmstead heritage. Original wood panel doors remain throughout. The large
front parlor (eastparlor) retains wood trimaround the front door, baseboard, and windows. Thewood fireplace mantle
andadjacent built-in cupboards are intact. Thetrim around the doors, cupboard, and mantle is very wide and large in
scale with an oversize bullseye motif. (Photos 10-12) Access to the smallerwest parlorand the second floorof the main
block was not gained.
The parlor in the rear ell has stained oak woodwork that appears to date from the late 19^ centuiy. The surrounds are
beveled at the comers and match the transom of the exterior door leading out to Brimstone Road. (Photo 15) This parlor
also contains the enclosed stair to the second floor, located along the north wall of this room. (Photo 13) It is probable
that this stair was constmcted at the time ofthe rear ell's enlargement. A metal fireplace mantle is in this room. (Photo
14) The 1921 kitchen retains its original window trim, built-in cupboard, and sink. The backdoor intothe kitchen
matches the door in the side parlor. (Photos 16, 17)
Outbuildings
The Bam (post-1850, photos21-30) is an example of a Three-Bay or English Bam with vertical boardsiding,standingseam metal roof, and limestone pier foundation. Extending acrossthe width of the rear of the bam is a shed-roofed
milking room on a concrete foundation (added c, 1943). The vertical board siding continues on all sidesof the bam. On
the fa9ade there is a center bay slidingdoor containingtwo smallsix-lightwindows. Other windows on this side include
an opening centered above the doorandtwoopenings in the eastbay. Theeastandwest sides of the bam both have three
multi-pane ground floor windows plusa door in the rearwing. A pairof tallandnarrow louvered openings exists at the
attic level on bothof the sidegable ends. The rear of the bam alsocontains a rowof small multi-pane windows. On the
interior, the bam contains hand-hewn beams with a number of machine-cutposts and beams supporting hayloft floors to
either side ofthe center bay. Exterior dimensions of the bam are 50 by 41 feet.
Immediately west of the bam is the concrete-block Milk House(c. 1943, photos 21-24). This smallone-story 1l-by-13
foot stmcture has a standing-seam gabled roofwith projecting eaves. Thesouth-facing front elevation contains an offcenterdoor and the otherthree sideseachhavea singlehorizontal window opening at the center. Arthur and Ruby Dale
Underwood Wilde (fourth generation Underwood family) added the milk house to the properly.
Located to the east of the bam, the Comcrib (c. 1943, photos 21,31-33) is a one-story frame structure with gabled
standing seam metal roof. Exterior dimensions are 26 by32 feet. Thegable is oriented north and south with a central
drive-though bay marked by sliding vertical board doors on both sides. Themost notable feature of thecomcrib is the
widely spaced diagonal siding that is slanted to a centerline oneach elevation. This was used to provide ventilation for
the com stored in cribs to either side of the center bay. The comcrib rests on a poured concrete slab foundation. It was
built to replace an earlier comcrib at the same location.
The Chicken House (c. 1900-1920, photos 19,34-35) is a one-story rectangular structure with standing-seam metal gabled
roof mnning east and west. Exterior dimensions are 32 by 16feet. Its features include vertical board siding anda
concrete foundation. Threemetal vents occupy the ridgeline. A wide sliding dooris located on the gabled westside,
indicating its earlier life as a wagon shed. The front (south) elevation in thisstmcture contains an entry door and three
evenly spaced windows with eightpanes each. The otherthree sides do not contain window openings.
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Located off the northeast comer of the house is the Carriage House/Garage (c. 1900, photos 18-19), a rectangular plan
building with wide vertical siding. Exterior dimensions are 22 by 30 feet. Its gabled roof is covered with pressed metal
shingles like those on the house. The east and west gable ends have a cross bar detail at the gable peak. The vertical
crosspiece extends above the ridgeline at both gables; it terminates in the front (west) gable in a weathervane. Below the
cross bar in the gable on each side is a six-over-sixpane double hung window. On the west side closest to the driveway,
the original sliding door has been removed and replaced with an overhead garage door. On the rear (east) side, there is a
door opening flanked by a small ground floor window. There are two man doors on the south side (the side closest to the
house), while the north side contains no openings.
Facing the house to the immediate west is the building known as the Smoke House (c. 1900, photos 8-9,20). This small
square frame stmcture (10 feet by 10 feet) has a standing-seam gabled roof with an overhang sheltering a center door.
Horizontal siding covers the gable face at the overhang, which rests on side triangle braces. The center door is
constmcted ofvertical board siding. The building appears to rest on a concrete foundation.
Zephaniah Underwood Farm
This property contains 18 acres, a brick residence and six farm-related outbuildings. All ofthe resources are contributing
to the district. Two ofthe outbuildings, the metal coracribs, are classified as stractures. The complex is located in a
grove of mature trees at the north end of a longtree-lined drive extending from SR 73, withthe house facing south. The
outbuildingsare situatedto the rear ofthe property,reached by the drive, which wraps around the east side ofthe house.
(Photo 34) In additionto the access drive from SR 73, this property includesa former farm field to the west ofthe house.
This is the smallest of the three farm properties today, but it was historically associated with the Tower House property
acreage to the east. The importanceofthis complex to the Underwood Farms is evidenced by the location ofthe brick
Fmit Bam and the largest bam in the district, alAough the latter is in dilapidated condition today.
House
c. 1846-1850
Photos 37-44
The Zephaniah Underwood house is a two-stoiy, five-bay. Classic1House constmcted ofbrick with vemacularFederal
elements. A two-stoiy ell is locatedto the rear ofthe house. Distinguishing the design is the use of raised brick piers
between bays, a treatmentthat is found on both the front and west five-bayelevations. A result is that the house has a
weighty, substantial qualityto it becauseof the pier-like appearance of the fa9ade. Additionally, the window lintelsare
wider and thicker than the sills, giving the house horizontal balance. Dimensions ofthe front block of the 1-House are 43
by 18 feet; dimensions ofthe rear ell are 31 by 17 feet. An illustration ofthis property appears in the 1876Atlas of
Clinton County (attachmentF) and clearly shows the two primaiy elevations with their pier design.
On the main fa9ade, the centrally located front door has been replaced and a recently constmcted wood porch coversthe
entry. The 1876atlas illustration indicates that a small front porch was located at the entryat that time. Window
openings have simple unadomed sandstone lintels andsills. Thewindows themselves have been replaced within the
originalopenings; the 1876 illustration and a pre-rehabilitation photoshow the original windows to be 6-over-6 sash.
Wood soffit and fascia boards exist at the eave line. Chinmeys are present within the roof ridgeline at both gable ends of
the front portion ofthe building. The brick on the main facades is common bond. (Photos 35-37)
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Thefive-bay west elevation forms the ell with thegable endof thefront section. Thebrick andwindow patterns match
that on the front. A door in the centerbaywas present at one time, but has been bricked-in with a window installed in its
place. (Photo 37) The 1876 atlas sketch indicates thatthis door also had a porch at onetime.
The rearof the building has one small window on the first floor of the rear (north) gabled end of the ell, one window on
the second floor ofthe east side of the ell, and a door on the first floor of the east side. A porch was originally located
here; since replaced with the current shed-roofed porch in about 2002. The back of the main block of the house hastwo
window openings on both floors. A chinmey is inthe ridgeline of the ell. The eastgable endof the main block is blank
without window openings or a cornice. (Photos 38-39)
Unlike the neighboring Amos-Elihu-Daniel Underwood house, this house wasvacant for a few years and suffered
deterioration, which resulted in the loss of some historic fabric. The current owners rehabilitatedit for occupancy in
2002-2003, including an asphalt shingle roof, newwindows and replacement of missing porches. Thishouse is a center
hall plan with a staircase inthefront entry foyer. The staircase has been replaced, butthe plan is intact. The original
fireplace is present inthe front (east) parlor. (Photo 41) Theoriginal wood window surrounds survive, including a
decorative coffered panel below the first floor >vindows. (Photo 40) The original wood floor is present on the second
floor. Many of the original wood doors withtheirhardware are also intact. Although the house has hadsome cosmetic
alterations, its mid-nineteenth centuiy floor plan remains intact and the house still conveys its farmsteadhistoiy.
Information aboutpast renovations of this house is contained in Matilda Underwood's memoir. Sheindicates that her
husband Zephaniah completed alterations to hishouse in 1869 or 1870. "...he hadgone onwith his improvments (sic) put
a slate roof on the brickhousewith modemcornicesand high flues and varandas (sic) paintedwhite and the house painted
redwith penciling." (Underwood, p. 35) This coincides with the image shown in the 1876 atlas.
Outbuildings
The Fruit Bam has an important association with the Underwood Orchards (c. 1900-1910, photos45-56). It appearsto
have been builtbythethird generation of Underwoods intheearly 1900s as thefamily orchard business was continuing to
thrive at that time. Thistwo-and-one-half stoiy building has a unique construction that wasdesigned to keep stores of
fruit cool. The fiuit bam is constructedof brick two layers thick, with a hollow intemal stmcture of wood ffame that was
filled with sawdust. The building hasa gabled slate roof, andrests on a stone foundation withthe basement level being
four feet below grade. Window openings are limited to small, narrow openings on theground andfirst floor of the east
and west gabled sides; alloriginally had iron shutters. On the primary east elevation, the three levels aremarked bythe
openings. At the ground level isa narrow central door, flanked by a pair oftall and narrow window openings. Above this
level is another center door opening thatis reached bya narrow setof metal stairs. Tall and narrow window openings
existto eithersideof this opening. Above the door, in the gable face, is another window opening. The rear (west)
elevation has identical window openings but no doors. Doors are also made of iron. Extemal dimensions of the fruitbam
are 34 feet by 47 feet.
On the interior the fruit bam is divided into two rooms: a front or anteroom, which is rectangular in plan, and a large
square room behind it, which was used for fruit storage and processing (photos 48-50, 56). This arrangement isreflected
on the exterior of the building, as the brick walls at the rearroom are about two feet wider on each side thanthe front
section of the building. This interior room configuration is present on both ground and first floors. The anteroom has
plaster walls and ceilings with a stone floor in the basement and wood floor on the first floor. Directly opposite the entry
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door is an interiordoor opening into the second room. Segmental-arched narrowwindowopenings flank the interiordoor
on both levels. The second room is roughly square in plan. Due to its use for fruit storage,this part of the bam is
uniquely constructed. The room is formed by a one-footthick interior wood stmcture, which is separated from the outer
brick walls by a four-inch gap (see Attachment M). This hollowwood structurewas filled with sawdustfor insulating
purposes. The interior wallsof the woodshellare comprised of widehorizontal boards at the ground floor level, and 1x 4
planks of tongue-and-groove horizontal boards on the first and second floor. In the basement a storage bin is centered in
the second room, with log posts at four comers and chicken wire from floor to ceiling. Notches in the wood support
stmcture show that this bin was originallyenclosed with wood slats. An interior wood stair leads from the groundto the
first floor, and a wood ladder hatch provides access from the first to the attic floor.
To the north ofthe Emit Bam is a small Bam (c. 1900, photo 59), consisting of a gabled frame section with an attached
shed-roofed wing. Extemal dimensions are 27 x 45 feet. The gabled bam had a sliding door, now missing, while the shed
has a largeopeningthat may not have been covered originally. A shed ofthis type was intended to provide limited
protection for storage of farm equipment. The building has vertical board siding and a standing-seam metal roof. It is in
generally poor stmctural condition, with areas of siding that are missing.
The Wagon Shed/Comcrib (c. 1900, photo 57) is located to the north of the house at the end ofthe driveway. It has
vertical board siding and a gabled standing-seam metal roof. A primaiy feature is the center drive-through bay that is
open on both gable ends. Framing in the wagon shed/comcrib is machine-sawn lumber. Extemal dimensions are 26 x 40
feet.
At the northeast comer of the farm complex is the large Bam (c. early 1900s,photo 58), comprisingthe main bam
housing animals for the farm use. While most of this building is in dilapidated condition, its overall form andmaterials
are still evident. It consists of a gable-roofedtwo-story bam with a long shed-roofedextension to the west. This westem
extension appearsto be later constmction having a pouredconcrete foundation and floor and newer lumber and is the
most intactportionofthe bam. The buildingis faced with vertical board sidingand containsa numberof windows and
doors. Extemal dimensions are 72 x 76 feet. Although a bam is shown in the 1876atlas illustration at this location, this
bam has a different ridge direction and therefore post-dates that year.
The farm complex has two round metal Comcribs (c. 1940, photos 47, 58),one located to the rear (west) of the Emit Bam
and one locatedto the south of the large bam near the driveway. Bothare madeof cormgated metal with a shallow
conical roof and a single door opening.
Tower House Farm
The Tower House property occupies 200.775 acres of land that extends from SR 73 to the rear in an irregularly shaped
parcel. Approximately two-thirds of the property is cultivated farm fields and one-third is forested (see aerial photograph,
attachment K). Tractor roads through the farm fields are visible in this photograph. The hilly, wooded section occupies
the northeast section of the property, with the route of a stream forming the north property line. At the northem endof the
cultivated fields, where Brimstone Road meets the property before tuming north, is a small ranch house built in 1962,
possibly as a tenant farmhouse (photo 83). This house is non-contributing because it post-dates the period of significance
for the district and does not contribute to the historic context of the nomination.
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The "Tower House," as itis known locally and among the Underwood family, sits prominently atthe end ofa long
driveway offof SR 73, dominating its site. Ithas long been a visual landmark in this part ofClinton County. Land in
front ofthe house is open, while the house and its outbuildings are surrounded by a number ofmature trees. The complex
ofbuildings includes the house and two outbuildings. All three are contributing. Both ofthe outbuildings are located at
the northeast comer ofthe developed property. The remnants ofthe foundations oftwo other outbuildings behind the
house are still visible.
House
1884-1886
Photos 60-68
Zephaniah Underwood built theTower House onhisproperty from 1884 to 1886, reportedly for hiswife Matilda, whom
he married in 1871. The house is a good example ofthe Stick style. (Photos 51-52) It is an irregular cross-shape in plan,
with a three-story tower prominently located on the west side ofthe building. The tower has paired windows on all four
sides, providing views across the countiyside. Below the tower windows, a roof overhang protects fixed windows that
provide light into the tower stairwell. The roofofthe tower ispyramidal with a decorative metal finial on top and gablefront dormers oneach side. (Photo 54) Windows around the house areone-over-one with simple wood surround. A wood
stringcourse that forms the window lintels andsills wraps around the building. Decorative wood brackets are undemeath
the deep angle of the eaves. (Photos 53, 55)
The fa9ade features a decorative bargeboard inthe gable. Ornate apex tmsses are located at the gable peak, framing the
fixed attic window. (Photos 51-53) A tile-type shingle pattern is in the gable surrounding the window. A small shedroofed porch is located intherecess created bythesetback inthefa9ade. It is original to thehouse and features carved
brackets and chamfered posts. The west elevation contains the base ofthe tower, which forms a bay window projection
fortherooms below it. (Photo 55) The windows arearranged ina random pattern onthis, the north (rear), and east
elevations. (Photo 56) A porch onthenortheast side of the building is formed from a second story projection. (Photo 58)
Another porch is at the southeast side of the building. (Photo 57) Neither of these two secondary porches has the
ornamentation that the front porch does.
TheTower House has a strong vertical emphasis due to the comer boards, thetower rising above the house, andthetall
narrow windows. The Stick style is evidentthrough the expression of frame stmcture in the exteriorwall treatment and
omamentation. Thehouse has seen little exterior alteration and maintains a high level of integrity. The interior of the
house retains original wood window, doorand baseboard trim, based upon notes from family members. Thehouse is
currently a rental property, and access to the interior has not been available for this nomination.
Outbuildings
Thetwooutbuildings on this property include a bamand wagon shed, both located to the rearof the house. TheBam (c.
1890, photos 69-70) is a tall English Three-Bay bam with standing-seam metal gabled roofmnning eastand west. The
structure is faced with vertical board siding, which is missing insome places. To thewest of thebam is a Wagon Shed (c.
1890, photos 69-70), with its open gable end facing the house. The wagon shed is defined by anoverhanging gable roof
that is supported by post brackets. Thebuilding is faced with vertical board siding andfeatures a standing-seam metal
roof. Access to these two buildings was not attainable during research for this nomination.
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The Jonah's Run property includes thechurch, adjacent cemetery and approximately eight acres of land. The church
faces the road, with thecemetery to its immediate west anda circular gravel drive to the immediate east. Mature trees line
the road frontage and arescattered about the property. This small rural frame church was originally constructed in 1838
and remodeled in 1872, according to church history. It haselements of both the Greek Revival and Italianate stylistic
periods in its current from. The gable end ofthe church faces the road. (Photos 71-72) The church isrectangular in plan
andhas a low one-stoiy addition extending eastfrom the rear, northeast comer of the building. Thecemetery, with the
first grave dating to 1839, isbeside the church on the west side. Asmall shed, located behind the church, isofrecent
vintage and considered noncontributing. (Photos73-75)
The fa9ade features a central door with a semi-circular rose window transom and a surround that iscomprised ofa
pediment supported by embedded pilasters. (Photo 74) Above the door isa pedimented window opening in the front gable
that hasbeencovered over. A small steeple is inthe ridgeline on axiswith the door. There are comerpilasters that
support comice retums. The east and west side elevations have triple-hung three-over-three windows within openings
with a segmental arch wood lintel. There are four bays onthe west elevation and three bays onthe east elevation (the
fourth having been converted to an interior door when therear wing was added). Above thewindows thecomice
continues from the retums on the frontfa9ade. (Photo 73) On the east elevation, a doorwithADA ramp was added
between the first two window bays.
Therearof the building has a one-story shed roofaddition, constmcted after 1872 to house a Sunday school room anda
pump roof for the water tothe baptistery in the pulpit. Itwas expanded about 1930 to house a kitchen and two Sunday
school rooms. On the west side, the addition is flush with the west side ofthe church. On the east, it was extendedwith a
one-stoiy gable roofed addition inthe 1960s. This later wing was built to house a combination auditorium and Sunday
school rooms. Abutting the original building is a recessed entry to the addition, which serves as the primary entrance to
the church facility today. This change in entrance resulted in theorientation of the sanctuary being reversed, with the
pulpit shifted tothe front orsouth end ofthe building. Shifts infloorboard pattems illustrate this change in orientation.
The original front entry was no longer used after this change. Despite the shift inorientation, the interior of the church
retains much of its historic fabric including wooden pews, wood flooring, andwood door andwindow surrounds, and
chair rail molding. (Photos 76-78) A door at the back ofdiesanctuary leads into thehall that connects the kitchen and an
office. (Photo 79) These spaces are within the shed roofrearaddition. A foyer connects the sanctuary space to the
combination auditorium-Sunday schoolrooms in the east addition.
The church maintains a basic level of historic integrity. Although the original portion of the building has been covered
with vinyl siding, itscharacter defining features remain intact, including original wood window and door surrounds,
comer pilasters, and frieze and comice. The addition was placed in a manner that does not overwhelm the historic church.
It sits at therear ofthe building and is low to the ground; the roofpeak ofthe addition is well below the comice line of the
original church.
Jonah's Run Cemeteiy occupies a rectangular plot of ground to thewest ofthechurch. There is nofence, butseveral trees
serve to mark thecemetery's location. The cemetery consists of evenly spaced rows of grave markers with their
inscriptions facing west. Most are simple limestone markers, but there are several obelisk-type monuments, most notably
a row of five at the east end of the cemetery, nearest the church.
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The landscape isan important component ofthis nomination as itreinforces the rural character ofthe agricultural setting,
as well as the spatial relationship between the family farms and the church. The three farmsteads and the church comprise
280 acres of land. Although the acreage ofthe individual farms is somewhat smaller than it was during the period of
significance, there is enough acreage remaining toillustrate the historic setting and agricultural significance. The aerial
photos (Attachment K) show that the land contained within the historic district boundary is predominantly cultivated
fields, particularly com. Although the orchards no longer exist today, they remained in the district throu^ the period of
significance and up until about 1961. Linear woodlots are scattered throughout the district, primarily around the
farmsteads and sometimes along property lines. Several acres of the northem portion of theTower House property are
thickly wooded. Astream roughly paralleling the property line winds its way through the woods. Astream begins in the
Zephaniah Underwood property, is part ofthe property line for a distance and then curves to the west and on into Warren
County. (Attachment J) Importantly, the land ofthe Underwood Farms Rural Historic District conveys a sense oftime
and place as it is uninterrupted by modem constraction. To the east and west along S.R. 73 are scattered individual
contemporary houses, a housing subdivision, and the site ofthe Renaissance Festival. The simple character ofJonah's
Run Baptist Church and Cemetery conveys a strong connection to the area's mral heritage, and the sweeping countryside
vistas between thethree farmsteads provide a physical sense of continuity from the nineteenth century to the present.
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Contributing Resources (20):
Building: Church
Site: Cemetery
Buildings:
House
Fmit Bam
Large Bam
Small Bam/Shed
Wagon Shed
Buildings:
House
Stmctures:
Metal Comcribs (2)
Smoke House
Carriage House/Garage
Underwood TowerHouseFarm
Chicken House
Com Crib
Bam
Milk House
Stmcture:
Windmill
Buildings:
House
Bam
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The Underwood Farms Rural Historic District meets Criteria A and C for agriculture and architecture. Under Criterion A
the district is significantfor its portrayalof nineteenth and early twentieth century rural development. The farmsteads,
their outbuildingsand cultivatedfields remain intact, illustratingthe agricultural history of this district. The district has a
special association with the Underwood family, who settled this property beginning in 1853. The family connection
amongthe three farm properties lastedfor nearly 100years, from the early 1850s to the early 1950s, through four
generations of Underwoods. Of particularimportance in the area of agriculture is the contribution of properties in this
district tothe Clinton County orchard industry during the 19* century and first half ofthe 20* century. Both Zephaniah
and Daniel Underwood were instrumental in building the successful UnderwoodOrchard Farm during the district's period
of significance. UnderCriterion C the district is significant as a collection of buildings and landscapes that expressthe
development of this rural property begirming in 1838. Jonah's Run Baptist Church is an important contributor underthis
Criterion, as itrepresents early 19* century rural church architecture. The three houses illustrate mid and late-19* century
architectural development. The Amos-Elihu-Daniel Underwood House and the Zephaniah Underwood House are intact
mid-19* century brick I-Houses with Greek Revival and Federal elements, respectively. The Tower House, built by
Zephaniah, is an excellent 1880s example ofthe Stick style, a style rarely seen in rural Ohio. Each of the farm properties
includes outbuildings that contribute to the character of this rural district.
Early Propeitv History
The oldest property in the district is Jonah's Run Baptist Church and Cemetery, established in 1838. Members of the
Dakin family built both ofthe brick 19th century farmhouses in the district, according to Underwoodfamily records as
well as deed and propertytax research. PreservedDakin came to this area fromNew York State in 1806, purchasing 2000
acres in Clinton County to the east and south ofthe nominated property for his colony of Quakers. Eventually, family
members purchased land outside ofthis tract, including the subject property. Lewis Dakin purchased the westem-most
property, a tract of 51 acres, from JamesHaines in 1850. An increase in property valuation indicates the housewasthere
by 1853. The middle property was underthe ownership of James W. Dakin before 1846, although no house is indicated
on the tax records. A substantial increase in property valuation between 1846 and 1850 indicates construction of the
house.
Amos Underwood(1786-1867)came from York County, Pennsylvania, to Ohio, settling in Liberty Township, Clinton
County in 1825. He remained there for nearly 30 yearswhen he relocated to Chester Township in 1853 and purchased a
farm from Lewis Dakinat the western edge of Clinton County. This property straddled the county line, comprising51
acres in Clinton Countyand 35 acres in WarrenCounty. The farmstead was located on the Clinton County side, with
access from the Wilmington-Waynesville Pike by the lane that later became known as Brimstone Road. Tax records
indicate that Lewis Dakin built the brick residence (also known as the "west brick") in about 1850. In the 1860 census
Amos Underwood, age 74, is listed as a farmer with three children living in his home including his youngest son, Elihu,
age 21. Amos Underwood andhis children were Hicksite Quakers attending the Harveysburg Weekly Meeting and the
Miami Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Waynesville, NR 1998).
WTien Amos passed away in 1867, Elihu became the ownerof his father's house. He too is listed as a farmer in the 1870
census, with his wife, Hester, and three children. The 1882 county history said of Elihu, "Mr. Underwood is an
agriculturist of more than ordinary intelligence, and believes in supporting all projects which would prove of benefit to the
countyor township in which he resides." (p.949) At that writing he owned 88 acres of land.
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Zephaniah Underwood (1820-1900), the fourth of Amosand Mary Shirk Underwood's 11 children, cameto Clinton
Countywith his parentsat the age of five. In 1856, at the age of 36, he purchased 38 acres in the southeastcomer of the
nominated propertynear his father's farm. This parcel of land is shown on the 1859Clinton CountyAtlas as "Clinton
Nursery," likelyrepresenting the beginnings of the Underwood orchardbusiness. A buildingshownon this property in
1859 is no longer there, and may be the "cottage home" that burned in 1871 (M. Underwood memoir, page 56B). The
1860 census lists Zephaniah as a nurseryman with a real estate value of $3000.
During this period, the middle farm (also known as the "east brick") remained under the ownershipof James W. Dakin.
He is shown as the owner of 154 acres in the tax records of 1850 and the county atlas of 1859. Zephaniah Underwood
beganto expandhis real estate holdings with the purchase ofthis farm in 1867, followed by his acquisition of another 100
acres of land to the north and east, bringing the total acreage of his farm to 292 acres by 1870. Zephaniah's holdings
continued to grow, and by the year of his death in 1900 he owned a total of 420 acres in Clinton County and 78 in
neighboringWarrenCounty. Althoughthe census had only once listed him as a nurseryman, he was known in the area for
his orchards. "He was one of the most extensive growers of fruit in this section of the state and at the time of his death
had an excellent orchard of one hundred acres." (Brown, p. 930)
In 1871,at the age of 51, Zephaniah was married to Matilda J. Downing, 30 years his junior. They had four children.
When the youngest child, Olive, died at a year and a half, Zephaniah built the Tower House on his property as a gift for
Matilda to aid in her grieving. This house, representingZephaniah's success in life as well his admiration for his wife,
was completed in 1886. A fifth child was bom in the Tower House.
Matilda and Zephaniah were active in issues of concern to the Quakers such as temperance and suffrage. Zephaniah
joined the Prohibition Parly in the 1880s and Matildaparticipated in the Women's ChristianTemperance Union. In a
written family history it is noted that, "Matilda also traveled far and wide promoting Prohibition and may have been a
founding member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Women marched to the saloons, to get the saloonkeepers
to close in Hillsboro in December 1873 and in Washington Court House and Wilmington in January 1874. The first
convention was in Springfield,Ohio in 1874." (Doster) Of her involvementwith the W.C.T.U. Matilda wrote in her
memoir, "The women Friends have had more to do in the founding ofthe W.C.T.U. when it came to being established
throughout the country as we wereaccustomed to taking part in our Meetings for worship and dicpline (sic) in fact were
the first womens (sic) Meetingfounded in any country that I know of." (p. 69) A 49-daycmsade to close three saloons
also took place in Waynesville in January 1874. Although both the Wilmington and Waynesville crusadeswere led by
local Quaker women and both towns were in close proximity, additional research into the history of the W.C.T.U. has not
yielded anyspecific information on Matilda Underwood. It is conceivable thatsheparticipated in both crusades and could
have been a founding member, but there is not enough documentation at the presenttime to support listingunderCriterion
B. Family history also indicates that Matilda Underwood wasa minister in the Harveysburg Grove Meeting andtraveled
extensively to promote the right of women to vote. The 1915 countyhistoiy also mentioned Matilda's ministry in its
profile of Zephaniah Underwood. "Hiswidow has been an active minister in the Society of Friends since 1885, and Mr.
Underwood took great pleasure in traveling with her in the work." (Brown, p. 931)
Zephaniah died in 1900, at the age of 80. Three years later, Matilda married his younger brother Elihu, who had been
widowed in 1899. They resided in Matilda's Tower House, wherethey livedfor the remainder of their lives. At that time,
the third generation of Chester Township Underwoods continued the farming and orchardoperations on the property.
Daniel Underwood, eldest son of Elihu and Hester, inherited the west farm property and remainedthere until his death in
1942. Joseph and Zephaniah Jr., sons of Zephaniah and Matilda, also remained on the farm. According to family histoiy,
Zephaniah Jr. received training in agriculture from theOhio State University; Joseph and Zephaniah also kept a detailed
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farm journal from 1902-1910. Neither is listed in the 1910 Census for Clinton County. However, the 1920 Census
records show that Zephaniah was widowed and living with Matilda and Elihu in the Tower House and Joseph was living
with a wife and daughter in the east brick. Elihu died in 1929 and Matilda in 1932. The east brick and Tower House
property remained in the Underwood family through at least the early 1950s, when it was still owned by the family of
Rulb Tomlinson, eldest daughter of Zephaniah and Matilda.
Daniel Underwood, the eldest son of Elihu, was married in 1902 to Wilhelmina Hahn, a local schoolteacher. They had
four daughters, the eldest of whom is still living today (2005, Esther Underwood Doster). Daniel Underwood continued
the family tradition of fruit growing for another 40 years. At his death in 1942, his obituary noted that he was a "well
known orchard operator." {Western Star, 05/07/1942) Whilhelmina sold the property a few years later to their youngest
daughter. Ruby Dale, and her husband, Arthur Wilde. They kept the property until 1951 when it was sold out of the
Underwood family alter nearly 100 years. The land was divided separating the western portion across Brimstone Road
from the farmstead proper. Mr. and Mrs. Don Grismer purchased the farmstead; Mrs. Grismer still owns the property
today.
Underwood Orchard Farm
Like most rural families in the county, the Underwoods were farmers. From 1850-1910 the predominant crop grown in
Clinton County was com, while hogs accounted for the highest number of livestock in roughly the same period. The
Underwoods did plant com and other crops and had a dairy operation, but beginning with Zephaniah the family was
widely known for their fruit orchards.
The establishment of orchards in Ohio began with the pioneer settlers in Marietta. An apple orchard consisting of four to
five acres was planted along the Ohio River in 1790. Settlers brought young fruit trees or grafts with them when they
migrated to the new Ohio lands. The type of fruit that was in a given area depended greatly on where the settlers were
from and what was in the area that they had left. Although a few nurseries were established in scattered areas ofthe state,
they were not commonplace and people largely depended on grafting for growing fmit trees. The earliest nurseiy in
southwest Ohio dated from 1813 and was located near Waynesville.
Peaches were the primary fruit produced during the first half of the 1800s in Ohio. In southwest Ohio the opening of the
Little Miami Railroad in 1850 facilitated a market for peaches inCincinnati, with Clark and Warren counties asthe center
of production. "By 1850there were even a few persons in these and adjacent counties who depended for a livelihood
exclusively on peaches." (Jones, p. 215) The growth of peaches generally declined by the 1860s (except along Lake Erie)
and apples became the predominant fmit grown in Ohio. Despite the overall decline in Ohio peach production, Zephaniah
was still growing them during the 1860s. Matilda's memoir mentions walking in a peach orchard c. 1868-69. "I
remember one time it must have been Firstday aftemoon Zephaniah was there and we went through the young peech (sic)
orchard it was beautiful..." (p. 27)
Statistics for Clinton County indicate that 11 orchards were operating in the county from 1860-69. (Attachment 1) The
1870s were the highest grossing decade, up through 1910, in terms of bushels produced. A review of the Agricultural
Schedule from the 1880 Census indicates that Zephaniah had the largest number of apple trees and total orchard acreage
of any farm in Chester Township (statistics were from 1879). He had 70 acres in orchard, containing 2,000 trees that
produced 1,000 bushels providing a production value of $150.00. Several farms in the township had apple orchards, but
these tended to average between one and five acres. The next largest amount of orchard acreage in the township was 14
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acres with 420 trees. In addition to his successfiil orchard business, Zephaniah also maintained a general farm which grew
com, oats and wheat, and had cows, chickens, pigs, and sheep. The total value of his farm (land and buildings) was
$14,687 and the farm's production value was $2077 in 1880. With respect toother farms in the township, Zephaniah's
farm production value was above average in that year (1880 isthe only year available for the Agricultural Schedule from
Clinton County). Statewide, apple orchard production decreased over the next 20 years, and dramatically dropped offin
the first decade of 1900. The statistical maps for those years indicate that only five orchards remained inClinton County.
Zephaniah's home, the east brick, was featured inan illustration appearing inthe 1876 Clinton County Atlas. The house
occupies a bucolic setting, with a horse andcarriage crossing in front, the long driveto the house, and well-tended
pastures toeither side. The artist has located a grove ofsmaller (fruit) trees tothe west ofthe house, and the land appears
wooded tothe rear, astoday. In addition tothe fhiit orchards, Zephaniah also planted a walnut grove according to
Matilda's memoir. Shealso mentions a failed attempt at a locust grove. Theappleorchard, however, wasa central focus
of the family's life. Writing in her memoir, Matilda Underwood relates: "One day I went to backorchard that is the
nearest part of it, to see ifthere were any ripe apples and the ground was justcovered with the most beautiful large
Summer Queens and harvest apples yellow and red I soon had my basket full and all1could cany inmy apron 1made
such adue (sic) about them that Z. was very much amused and pleased. 1understand now the pleasure it must have given
him to have some oneto appreciate the fhiits of hisyears of labor." (Underwood, p. 50)
A family anecdote from the 1880s involved Daniel (Elihu's son), and his cousins, Zephaniah and Joseph (Zephaniah's
sons), traveling to Dayton in theiryouth with apples to sell. After 1900, this next generation carried onthe Underwood
Orchard Farm. Both of the adjacent farms were used for the orchard business. The west farm, owned byDaniel
Underwood, was planted with anorchard after heacquired it in 1903. The 1982 Clinton County history described Daniel
as "... a horticulturist inClinton County who specialized in producing fine apples. Hewas a perfectionist in his work and
used the most scientific methods ofhis time in growing the fruit and preparing it for market." (p. 349) Afamily photo
dated 1905 (Attachment G)shows apple grading taking place at this farm in front of the old com crib (replaced with the
present one in 1943). Esther Underwood Doster recalls that theapple grader had electric motors to power the belts that
moved the apples. Another photo from the same period shows Daniel and Wilhelmina Underwood in their extensive
orchard (Attachment H). Across the fields to the east, the brickfruit bamwas builtto provide a centralized location for
storage and processing offmit. Zephaniah Jr. attended Ohio State University inagriculture during this period, and may
have been responsible for the fhiit bam's unique constmction. According to family letters, Zephaniah and Joseph
maintained a daily joumal of farm records between 1902 and 1910 showing fmit and dairy operations, hay and grains, and
the names of farm workers. A sketch map of the farm from 1926and 1927 (Attachment L) shows the farm on Brimstone
Road with the extensive apple orchard located behind it. The map shows the orchard planted in20east-west rows by 15
north-south rows, yielding Golden Delicious, Rome Beauty, Wine Sap, Jonathan, andCortland apples. Daniel's orchard
operation was successful enough that he could afford to install a Delco electric plant in the basement of his home in 1919,
making hisfamily thefirst to have electricity inthe area. TheTower House was also electrified inthatyear.
PatGrismer, current owner of the Amos-Elihu-Daniel farm, indicates thatat purchase in 1951, approximately 30 acres of
apple trees were still planted behind the outbuildings. The apple orchard lasted another tenyears, but no longer exists on
this property.
Jonah's Run Baptist Church and Cemetery
Jonah's Run Baptist Church property is linked to the three farmsteads by its physical proximity and its visual impact upon
the mral character of the land. It introduces a historic religious element into a rural agricultural district. Although the
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church's histoiy is distinct from the Quaker faith most closely associated with the historic owners of the three farms, there
are nevertheless family connections with this church as well.
Members of the Collett family and other local neighbors established this small country church as a Baptist congregation.
The Colletts were an early family in ChesterTownship and owned large tracts of land, particularlyon the south side ofthe
Wilmington-Waynesville Pike (SR 73). The congregationformally organized in February, 1838. Daniel Collett donated
a narrow strip of land on the north side of the pike in the fall of 1838 and construction on the church building was begun.
His daughter, Mercy Collett, donated 26 acres to the church upon her death the following year. Grounds for a cemetery
were set aside on the property and Mercy Collett was the first to be buried there. The church was named for the small
stream located to the south and running through the Collett property. Jonah's Run Baptist Church has held services since
its founding in 1838.
When the Underwoods relocated to Chester Township and purchased the two Dakin farms, Jonah's Run Baptist Church
had already been there for 15years. As the church property was of an irregular linear configuration along the road, both
farm properties abutted the propertyofthe church. Althoughthe Underwoods were Quakers for many generations, they
had a connection to the church. It is not known for what reason, except maybe proximity, but Elihu's daughter, Sara
Catherine (Kitty), attended the Baptist church. Wilhelmina Hahn, the wife of his son Daniel Underwood, also attended
Jonah's Run. She walked their four daughters across the fields to attend services at the church, even though they also
belonged to the Miami Monthly Meeting as did the rest ofthe Underwoods. Esther Underwood, the oldest daughter of
Wilhelmina and Daniel, married into the Collett family and became a formal member ofJonah's Run. However she
continued with her Quaker upbringing, including teaching oftemperance classes, and has donated money to both
congregations. In fact the money that she donated to Jonah's Run Church was used to purchase property that had been
formerly a part of the Underwood farm.
Historic Context
The Underwoods were prominent farmers in western Clinton County and eastern Warren County. They conductedtheir
business and attended Quaker meeting in Harveysburgand Waynesville in Warren County. This spread the family's
sphereof influence into two counties. Although Amos and ElihuUnderwood are held in highregard in the county
histories, much attention is given to Zephaniah and his nephew, Daniel. Both operated successful orchards and were
known for their generosity to the surrounding community.
As the landscape setting remains intactand there is a familial and historic connection between the individual farms and
the church, a rural historic district is proposed. Although the churchpredates the Underwood ownership of the farms,
there was a family tie to it by the 1890s. Kitty Underwood, Elihu's, daughter, lived in her father's home for the first 30
yearsof her lifeandattended the Baptist church ratherthan her family's Quaker meeting house. She provided the first
link between the neighboring Underwoods and the Baptist congregation, which continued into the late 20* century with
her niece, Esther Underwood Doster, attending both congregations.
Each property stands alone as an individual historic document, but evaluated comprehensively they form a cohesive
historic district. Viewed as a collection of nineteenth century properties they convey a strong sense of time and place.
They are tied together by history and by the landscape of which they are inextricably a part.
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Architectural Context
The Underwood Farms Rural Historic District meets Criterion C for architectural significance. The row of three
farmsteads, combined with surrounding open space and the location of a countryside house of worship, comprise an
important illustration of 19'** century development ina rural setting inClinton County, Ohio.
The houses of both the Amos-Elihu-Daniel Underwood Farm and the Zephaniah Underwood Farm are good examples of
the mid-19'*' century brick I-House as it was constructed ina rural setting ofthe period. Each ofthese houses retains its
original I-House form along with an attached two-stoiy ell. Each property retains related outbuildings that contribute to
the agricultural character of the district.
The Amos-Elihu-Daniel Underwood Farm is a veiy intact historic farmstead. The complex, including the house along
with the outbuildings clustered behind it (bam, milk house, comcrib, chicken house, carriage house, and smoke house), is
representative ofa typical farmstead ofthe late 19*** and early 20*** centuries. The L-shaped brick house isvernacular with
comice returns on the gable end, suggesting a Greek Revival influence. The house has a high degree of integrity and is a
good representative of the pre-classic I-House building type.
The Zephaniah Underwood Farm is a good representative ofa mid nineteenth century farmstead, although the wood frame
bams are in deteriorated condition. The conical, metal comcribs and the brick fhiit bam also illustrate the farm's various
crop productions and its early twentieth century history. The brick fruit bam is atypical and speaks to the success ofthe
Underwood orchard business. The house makes a strong statement of symmetiy and solidity through the use of projecting
piers between bays on the main facades. Although it has newer windows and doors, the house retains its overall
architectural character.
Incontrast to the restrained and symmetrical form ofthe mid-19'*' century brick I-Houses, the 1886 Tower House is
fanciful in its design. It is a good, and relatively rare, example of a Stick style house in a mral setting. The house
maintains a high degree of integrity. Although the style was popular for a few decades in the late 19 century, the Stick
style is not commonly found in the mral Ohio landscape. As it was meantto be, this is a picturesque representative of the
style, and with the associated outbuildings behind illustratesthe success of a farmer and his wife who were both of a
certain status within his community. It might be noted that the house does not reflect the plainness of form and stylethat
is normallyassociatedwith the Quaker faith. The house was also noteworthy locally when it was constmcted due to the
fact that it was the first house in the area to have indoor plumbing.
Jonah's Run Baptist Church represents early 19*** centuiy mral church architecture. Although it has been sided and an
addition was added off of the rear ofthe building, the church is still a good example ofmral religious architecture with
elements of the Greek Revival and Italianate styles. Its roadside setting, including the adjacent cemetery, is intact. The
church still conveys the histoiy of a mid-nineteenth century countryside house of worship.
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2005.
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The boundary includesthe current Clinton County parcels, comprising 280 acres that relate to the historic properties
(Attachment K):
Parcel # 0300018348 (Elihu Underwood Farm)
Parcel # 0300182217 (Zephaniah Underwood Farm)
Parcel # 0300022084 (Tower House)
Parcel # 0300215599, 0300182151,0300215600 (Jonah's Run Church)
Boundary Justification
The nominated district includes remaining land that is associated with the Underwood Farm properties and Jonah's Run
Baptist Church. The boundaries include the public rights of way on the south and west sides (SR 73 and Brimstone Road)
and the current property boundaries on the north and east.
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t-Mary Ann Wilcocks m: ABT 1680
3 Thomas Underwood b: ABT 1670
3 Elizabeth Underwood b; .'\BT 1672
3 Samuel Underwood b; ABT 1682
3 AlexanderSamuel Underwood b: /\BT 1688in Maryland d: Oct 31, 1767in York Co. Pa.
+Mary Jane Harris
4 Mary Underwood b:ABT 1711
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4 William Underwood b: Mar 18, 1720/21 in London Grove, Pa. d: May 18, 1785 in York, Pa.
+Ruth Beals b:ABT 1721 inNottingham, Pa. m: Nov 2, 1740 in London Grove, Pa. d:Nov 14, 1789 inCentre Co., Pa
5 William Underwood b: Jan 26, 1743/44
5 Elihu Underwood b: Oct 25,1745
5 Zephaniah Underwood b: Dec 13, 1747 in Warrington ?, PA, York d: Sep 21, 1807 in PA, Center
+Rcbecca Lewis b:Jul 27, 1750 inChester County, PA m: May 20, 1771 inNewbenr Meeting, PA, York County d:Nov 19
1838 in OH, Clinton
6 William Underwood b:Jan 10, 1773
6 Mary Underwood b: Mar 21,1774
6 William Underwood b:Jul 15, 1776
6 Zephaniah Underwood b:0ct8, 1778
6 Jacob Underwood b: Mar 17,1781
6 Zephaniah Underwood b: /\pr 4, 1784in YorkCo. Pa. d: Jul 1852in CentreCo., Pa.
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+Hannah Bailey b: in York Co. Pa. m: Dec 11, 1825 d: in Centre Co, Pa.
Lydia Underwood b: Oct 29, 1749
Jane Underwood b:Mar3,1751/52
Olive Underwood b: Mar 27, 1754
Jacob Underwood b: Oct 25, 1756
Ruth Underwood b: Oct 3,1759
2 Reuben Underwood b: Get 17, 1814 in OH, Columbiana County d: Jul 27, 1843
2 Isaac Underwood b: Sep 30. 1816 in OH, Columbiana County d; Nov 13, 1878
+Catherine Lavina Dakin b: Apr 19, 1834 m;Jun 27, 1855 in Hillsboro, Ohio d: May 27, 1899
2 John Undenvood b: Get 26, 1818 in NewLisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio d: Dec 19, 1891
+CatherineThomas b:ABT 1822 in Paintersville. Ohio m: Get 10, 1842 in Paintersville,Ohio d: ABT 1898
2 Zephaniah Underwood b: Nov 10, 1820 inOH, Columbiana County d: Apr 17, 1900
-^121 xMatilda Jane Downing b: Apr 11, 1851 in Bald Eagle,Ccntre Co., Pa. m: Dec 28, 1871 in Home ofJohn Underwood, Warren Co. Ohio d: Mar
24, 1932 in Har\'eysburg, Ohio
2 /Kmos Underwood b: Mar5, 1823 in New Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio d: May 18, 1850
+Sarah Muiphy b: ABT 1827 in Ohio m: in Ohio
2 Lewis Underwood b: Mar 16, 1825 in OH, Columbiana County d: Feb 27, 1887in Sheridan, Ind.
+SardhBrown Strattan b: Apr 11, 1833 in Sheridan,Ind. m: Get 1851 in Sheridan, Indiana d; ABT 1934
2 Asenath Underwood b:Nov 24, 1827 inClinton County, OH. d: Feb 8, 1911 In Wellington,Kansas
-t-Daniel Haworth Bailey b: Apr 8, 1826 in Clinton County, Ohio m: Nov 7, 1850 inClinton Co., Ohio d: Mar 30, 1909 in Wellingion,Kansas
2 ThomasElwood Underwood b: Aug 22, 1829in OH, ClintonCounty d: Mar 11, 1850
+Unknown
2 Priscilla Jane Underwood b:Dcc 16, 1831 in OH, Clinton County d: Jul 16, 1854
+James Moore
2 [1] Elihu Underwood b:Feb 17, 1839 inOH, Clinton County d; 1929 inOH, Clinton County
-(-Hester Kirk b: Nov23, 1838 in Clarksville, Ohio m: Get 17, 1861 d: Sep29, 1899
''2nd of [1] Elihu Underwood:
+[2] Matilda Jane Downing b: Apr 11,185I inBald Eagle,Centre Co., Pa. m: 1902 d: Mar 24,1932 inHarveysburg, Ohio
+Jonathan Ellis Macy b: ,\BT 1861 m: Nov 30, 1883 in Home near Sheridan, Ind. by John Pennington d:ABT 1921
3 Arthur Warren Macy b: Sep 15, 1884 d: Oct27. 1984
+Bertha Ethel(Edna) McMath b: in Noblesville, Ind. m: Jun 15, 1910 in Noblesvillc, Ind.
4 Betty Macy b:ABT 1915
+William E. P. Smith b; ABT 1915
4 Joe Macy
5 One son Macy
+Ora Anna Mendenhall b; Dec 19, 1872 m: Sep 19, 1888 in ByHeniy Hodgin d: ABT 1930
3 Lillian Katherine Underwood b: Jan 2, 1894 d: Jan 22, 1976
+Doyle Retus Paddock b:Nov 11, 1894 in Sheirdan, Ind. m: Aug 10, 1911 d; Sep 28, 1967
4 Ruthanna Paddock b: Jun 10, 1912
+Charles Thistlewaite b:Sep 24, 1848 m: Apr 11, 1872 inSheridan, Indiana d:Aug 1940
3 MaiyElizabethThistlewaite b: Mar20,1873 in Sheirdan, Ind. d: Jan 5, 1897 in Indiana
+NelsonPaiT m:Mar4,1891
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+Linley M. Reagan b: ABT 1852 in Sheirdan, Ind. m;Apr 1, 1880 in Sheridan, Indiana
3 Clara C. Reagan b: Mar26,1881 in Sheridan, Ind. d; Apr12,1887in Sheirdan, Ind.
3 Reason Reagan b: Nov 5, 1882 in Sheirdan, Ind.
+AdaS. Vickory b: ABT 1886 in Sheridan, Ind. m: Aug31, 1907in Sheridan, Indiana
4 Daughter Reagan
3 Eldon'Reagan b: Feb 26,1884 in Sheirdan, Ind.
2 Amos Underwood b: Mar 20,1858 in Sheridan, Ind.
5 Michael Lee Underwood b: Mar 15, 1958 d: May6, 1978 In Parachute accident
3 Maiy C. Underwood b: Feb 14, 1895
+Herschel Whistler
.. +Matiida Jane Downing b: Apr 11. 1851 in Bald Eagle,Centre Co., Pa. m: Dec 28, 1871 in Home ofJohn Underwood, Warren Co Ohio d- Mar ''4 1932
in Harveysburg,Ohio
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+Alva Curtis Tomlinson b: Jan2, 1873 in Randolph Co. Ind. m: Jun 16, 1898
3 Paul Tomlinson b:Oct24, 1901
3 Ruth Matilda Tomlinson b: May 15, 1904 in Knox. Indiana d: Jul 23, 2003
+Raymond C. LaRue b: Jun 9, 1905 m: Dec 27, 1934 in Waynesville White Brick Meeting House d: Mar 24, 1966 in Ketterina OH
4 Joan Doe LaRue b: Jan 25, 1937
+Dr. Kenneth Earl DeHaven b: Feb 14, 1939 in Dartmouth m: Dec 22, 1968 in Dayton, OH
5 David Lyon DeHaven b: Oct 2, 1969
5 Kathleen LaRue DeHaven b: Jan 12, 1972
4 Sandra Shank
+John Moyer
5 Daughter Moyer
5 John Moyer
4 Ruth Shank
+Earl Edmondson b: Jun2, 1906 m:Nov 13, 1931 d: Jul25, 1999 inGreenville, Maine
4 Evelyn Joy Edmondson b: Nov 28,1932
+Mervyn Curran
5 Laura Curran
+Edward Pamell
6 Adam Pamell
5 Lisa Curran
+JohnBuhia
6 John M. Buhta
5 Michael Curran
6 Dan Curran
6 MacGregor Curran
6 Jordan Curran
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6 Kipplin Curran
5 Benjamin Curran
+Mary Baran
Earl Joseph Edmondson b: 1934
Frank Hurbert Edmondson b:Feb5, 1937
+AllieEnga
John Earnest Edmondson b: Jul 6,1940
David Emil Edmonson b; Mar 2, 1945
George Edmondson
.... 2 Jane Eva Underwood b: Feb 6, 1888 inTower House, Harveysburg, Ohio d: May 1986 inTucson, Arizona
+Corwin Eber Haines b:Aug 24, 1885 inClinton Co. Ohio m: Feb 12, 1910 d: inClinton Co, Ohio
3 Tad Haines
+Maiy Emma
3 Elvin Haines
+Ruth
3 Nina Haines
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3 Marcia Jane Haines b: Oct29, 1922 inChester Twp. Clinton Co. Ohio
.. +Francis Heniy Desotelle b;Jun 19, 1922 m: Sep 20,1948 in Wilmore, Kentucky d; Ju! 25, 1966
2 Mary Francis Underwood b: Jun 12, 1853 in Preble Co. Ohio d: Jul 27, 1853 in Sheirdan, Ind.
2 Williain Edward Underwood b: Nov 7, 1856 in Sheridan, Ind. d: Dec 31, 1935 in Pendlcton, Ind.
+Eva E. Cox b: May 7, 1858 in Sheridan. Ind. m: Oct 7, 1882 in Sheridan, Indiana d: ABT 1943 in Pendleton, Ind.
3 Laura D. Underwood b: Aug 2, 1883 in Sheridan, Ind. d: Dec 20, 1972 in California
+Isaac Davis b; ABT 1878 m; Jan 25, 1905 d: ABT 1930
3 Lewis W. Underwood b: Sep 19, 1885 in Sheridan, Ind. d: ABT 1921 in Florida
+Bertha L. Brown b: Mar 28, 1893 m: Jan 27, 1909 in Sunnyside, Washington
4 Stanley Underwood b: Feb 17, 1917 in Sunnyside, Washington d: ABT 1985
+Shirley McMillen m: Jan 26, 1945 in Prosser, Washington
5 Charles Underwood b: Jan 2, 1946
.. +Daniel Haworth Bailey b: Apr 8, 1826 in Clinton County, Ohio m: Nov 7, 1850 inClinton Co., Ohio d; Mar 30, 1909 in Wellington,Kansas
2 AmosHaworth Bailey b: Dec 27, 1851 in ClintonCounty, OH.
+Ellis Smart
3 Willeia Bailey
3 Myrtle Bailey
3 Eldredge Bailey
3 Earl Bailey
3 Arthur Bailey
3 Frank Bailey
2 Nathan Hunt Bailey b: Jan 10, 1854 in Clinton County, OH.
+Ida Sloan
3 Daniel Bailey
3 Wilbur Bailey
3 Lizzie Maud Bailey
3 Forest Bailey
3 Mary Bailey
3 Vemon Bailey
2 Mary Anna Bailey b: Aug 10,1862 in Dublin, Wayne Co. Indiana
2 Elmer Elsworth Bailey b: Aug 18,1864 in Dublin, Wayne Co. Indiana
2 Harriett Bailey b: Oct 4, 1866 in Duglin, Wayne City, Indiana d: ABT Apr 1933 in Los Angeles, California
+John Wallace Weightman b: Oct 26, 1863 in LcavenworthCity, Kansas m: Mar 30, 1887 in Lawrence, Douglas Cty, Kansas d: Jan 26,1947
3 Helen Weightman b: Dec 31, 1887 in Hastings, Nebraska d: in Lawton, Oklahoma
+Arthur Otis Holliday b: May 24, 1870 m: May 30,1948
3 Julia Weightman b: May 26,1890 in Hutchison, Kansas
3 Maiy Muriel Weightman b: Dec 23, 1890 in Goodland, Kansas d: Jun 13, 1971 in Whittier, California
+John Walter Faux b: Jun 6,1888 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois m; Nov 25, 1914 in Los Angelos, California d: ABT 1969 In Los
Angeles, California
4 Richard William Faux b: Jul 25,1921 in Tulare, Tulare Co., California
+Kathleen Ann Leiper b; Dec 6, 1925 in Nyack, Rockland Cty., New York m: Sep 30, 1950 in Hartford. Connecticut
5 Caleb Alan Faux b: Jul 21, 1952 in Noblesville, Indiana
-Kiwendolyn Finegan b: May I, 1952 in Lynchburg, Virginia m: Aug 17,1980 in Cincinnati, Ohio
6 Devin Michael Faux b: Sep 14,1983
6 Brendan McCarrell Faux b: Apr 18, 1986
5 Cynthia Ann Faux b: Dec 28, 1954 in Rochester, New York
+Robert H. Bevan, Jr. b: Jun 9, 1953 in Wilmington,Ohio m: Jun 9, 1973 in Cincinnati, Ohio
6 Robert Bevin III b; Jul 13, 1975 in Wilmington, Ohio
+Jennifer Davis b: Jun 12,1975 m: May 31, 1W7 in Waynesville, OH.
7 Brianna Nicole Bevan b: Nov 8,1998 in Cleveland, Tenn.
7 Luke Robert Bevan b: Nov 25, 2003 in Cleveland, Tenn.
4 Joan Weightman
4 William Weightman
3 Matthew Underwood Weightman b; Feb26, 1903
2 Laura Bailey b: Oct 4, 1866 in Dublin, Wayne Co. Indiana
... +Arthur Holliday
3 Harold Holliday
2 Albert Bailey b;0ct4, 1869
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4 George Campbell
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5 Child Campbell
4 Child Campbell
4 Child Campbell
2 Addison Leslie Underwood b: Mar 13, 1861 in Wilmington, Ohio d: Mar 23, 1943
+Mary Alice Rcvelee m: Apr 24, 1886
3 Beatrice Underwood
+Chaney
3 Alraira Underwood
3 Leslie Underwood
3 Arthur Underwood
2 [I] Thomas KellyUnderwood b: Sep 6, 1869in Wilmington, Ohio d; Jan 29,1924 in Farmville, Virginia
+Alma Blanch Haworth b: Sep 12, 1872 in Dover, Clinton Co. Ohio m: Feb 17, 1892 d: ABT Oct 1903
3 Vera Hester Underwood b:Nov 16, 1900 d: ABT 2000
+Roy Gilliam m; Sep 21, 1921 in Virginia d: Dec 22, 1934 in Farmville, Va.
4 Thomas Roy Gilliam b:Feb4,1923
4 Maiy Jean Gilliam b:Oct 16, 1925
+Stanley Marsh b: Jul 19, 1924 m:Aug6,1949 in Virginia
5 John Marsh b: Jul 2, 1957
+Salane Pauleite m: Mar25,1986
6 Claire Marsh b: Feb 1,1987
+01ive Green b: Jul27, 1877 in OHio m: Dec 21, 1904 d: Oct 16,1969in Rochester Hills, Michigan
3 Robert William Underwood b: Jun 19, 1906 in Whittier, California d: Mar 29, 1999 inCharlolttsville, Virginia
+Eva b: Jul 26, 1902 m:Jul 27, 1935 in Virginia d: Jan 31, 1996 in Charlolttsville, Virginia
3 Grace Underwood b:May 25,1908in Whittier, California d: Aug 7,1999 in Rochester Hills, Michigan
+Floyd Hill Geil b; Aug 8,1908 inAvon Twp., Michigan m: Apr 21, 1930 inUtica, Michigan d:Aug 17, 1998 inRochester Hills, Michigan
4 Shirley Elaine Geil b: Feb 9,1931 in Pontiac, Michigan d: Jan 21, 1979 in Sturgis, Michigan
+WilllamLouis Dobberteen b: Nov 27, 1930in Sturgis, Michigan m: Mar 11,1951
5 [2] Thomas Scott Dobberteen b: Mar 19, 1955
+Barbara Kelly Cook m: in Sturgis, Michigan
*2nd of [2] Thomas Scott Dobberteen:
+Karcn
+Barbara Bale b: Oct 17, 1962 in Holland, Michigan m: Jul 27, 1985 in Fenviile, Michigan
+Michael Hagaman b; Mar 17, 1966 in Dayton, Ohio m: Sep 9, 1989 in Sturgis, Michigan
6 Jacob Hagaman b: Mar 17, 1996
6 Kyle William Hagaman b: Mar 27, 2001
4 LaDonna Joan Geil b: May 19, 1936
+Ronald Edward Guyett b: Apr 29, 1934 inPontiac, Michigan m: Mar 2, 1957 inRochester, Michigan
5 Mary Ellen Guyett b: Dec 18, 1959
+Ronald Joseph Welder b: Fcb 14, 1953 m: Aug31, 1985
6 Ronald Joseph Welder b: Dec 17, 1987
6 Kyle Edward Weider b: Sep 10, 1983
5 Ronald Floyd Guyett
+Lisa Jo Hudson b: Sep 30, 1963 in Hillsboro, Ohio m: Dec 4, 1994 inRochester, Michigan
6 Jessica Atm Guyett b: Jun 10, 1995
6 Tyler Hudson b: Jan 10, 1998
4 John Thomas Geil b: Mar 11, 1938 d; Aug 2, 1938
3 Miriam Underwood b: Jun 6, 1913 in Virginia d: Jul 2,2002 in Bradenton, Florida
+EverettBatchelor b: Mar 15, 1912 m; ABT 1936in Rochester, Michigan d: Feb 5, 1998in Bradenton, Florida
4 Eric Edward Batchelor b: Apr 16, 1937
4 Bruce Batchelor b: May 5,1940in Pontiac, Michigan d:Jan 1,1966 inI 75 Interstate Highway inMichigan
4 Kathleen Batchelor bi Apr 28,1942
2 Evan Lewis Underwood b: Aug 2, 1873 in Virginia d: Mar 2,1932
... +Susannah Haworth m:Nov23, 1898
3 William Russell Underwood d:ABT 1995
2 Asenath Ann Underwood b: Feb 12,1867 in Wilmington, Ohio d: Aug 26, 1948 in Centralia, Lewis, Washington
... +Wilson Haynes b: Dec9,1862 in ClintonCo, Ohio m: Dec 24, 1891 in Wilmington, Ohio d: Jun 3, 1937 in Tonaset, California
3 Florence Haynes b: Jul 19, 1884 in Dayton, Ohio d; Apr 18, 1957 in Norman, Oklahoma
+John Houston Grant b: Jul 9,1884 in Puluski, tn. m: May 15, 1904 in WashitaCo., Ok. d: Mar 25, 1962 in Norman, Ok.
4 Wilson Grant b: Aug 9, 1905 d: Sep 25, 1906
4 Orville Houston Grant b: Jul 28, 1907 d: ABT 1990
+GenevaPalmer m:Jull 1, 1937
5 Kathy Grant
4 Curtis Grant b: Feb 27,1910 d: ABT 2003
3 [4] John WilburHaynes b: Sep 4, 1889in Dayton, Ohio d: Sep 7,1968 in Guyman, Ok.
+Ethel Alice Roberts b:Jul 17,1890 inNacogdoches, Tx. m: Dec 20,1911 in Washita Co., Ok. d:Jun 22, 1954 inOklahoma City, Ok.
4 Emory Alonzo Haynes b: Jul 27,1913 d: Jan 26,1990
4-Emily Alice Smith m: Oct 21, 1933
5 Charlotte Haynes
4 O'Leta Haynes b: Jul 29, 1915
+Martin Luther Hatchett m: Feb 15, 1936
5 Child Hatchett
5 Child Hatchett
5 Child Hatchett
+Clyde L. Atwater
4 Bemice Elsie Haynes b: Dec 21, 1922 d: ABT 1995
+Clifford Randal Johnson
5 Cherie Johnson
2nd
5 Linda Baker
5 Margaret Baker
5 Tom Baker
5 Carolyn Lancaster
5 Margaret Lancaster
5 Melinda Lancaster
5 Maiy Lancaster
5 Michelle Lancaster
5 Marsha Lancaster
3 Aivaretta Marie Haynes b: Nov 11, 1894 inCloud Chief, Washita, Oklahoma d: Nov 15, 1979 in Bountifiil, Davis, Utah
.. +Joel Henry Hastings b: May 27,1888 inGrandbuiy, Hood, Texas m:Jun 14,1916inCordell, Washita, Oklahoma d: Feb 28, 1962 inGrand
Junction, Mesa, Colorado
5 Victor Hastings
4 Ina Wannabclle Hastings b:Sep6, 1924
+Donald R. Iverson m: Sep 5, 1947
5 Alan Iverson
5 Debra Ivcrson
5 Lance Iverson
5 Jeffrey Iverson
5 Victor Ivcrson
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3 Linnie Lorena Haynes b: Jul 18, 1896in Cloud Chief, Washita, OK d: Apr2, 1992 in Lacey, WA
.... +John"Jack"Glenn b: Jun 16, 1896 in Negaunee, MI m: May 25,1921 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada d: May 20, 1973 in Lincoln, NE
4 DollyMargaretGlenn b: Apr 14,1930 in Oklahoma City, OK
+David Arthur Yates b: Apr 3, 1931 inKalispeli, MT m: Feb23, 1951 in Pullman, WA
5 Katherine Ann Yates b: Jun 2,1952 in Pullman, WA
+Frederick Thomas McGee b: Nov 17, 1950in Wenatchee, WA m: Mar 18, 1973 in Lacey, WA
6 David Lawrence McGee b: Mar 29, 1977 in Wenatchee, WA
6 Michael Patrick McGee b: Dec 25, 1978 in Wenatchee, WA
+Susan Mary Keinhofer b: Mar 10, 1957 in Morristown, NJ m: Mar 15, 1980 in Bellevue, WA
6 Ryan Anthony Yates b:Nov 17,1981 in01ympia,WA
6 Eric Douglas Yates b: Sep 7,1984 in Olympia, WA
6 Sarah Elizabeth Yates b: Mar 3, 1986 in Olympia, WA
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6 Tanya Hanlon
6 Amy Hanlon
5 Lee Todd
+Pauline Andrews b: Dec 13, 1914 in Clarksville, Ohyio d: Sep 14, 1954
5 Phyllis Jean Gillam b; ABT Apr 1936 d; ABT Apr 1936
5 Keith Gillam b: Jun 20, 1938 d: Jun 20, 1938
7 Alison Berger
5 [1] Linda Elaine Gillam b; Sep 30, 1946
+ChrisHersey
6 Heather Hersey
6 Kristina Hersey
*2nd of {1 ] Linda Elaine Gillam:
+Stcve St. Dennis
6 Melissa St.Dennis
6 Aspen Gillam
5 John Daniel Gillam b: Jan 31, 1959
+Patty Gillam
6 Jonica Gillam
6 Joshua Gillam
6 Jacob Gillam
6 Craig Holland
6 Carlie Holland
+Glen Erwin Murphy b: May 16, 1923 in ClintonCo,. Ohio m: Sep I, 1945 d: Jan 20, 2003
5 Jean Ann Murphy b: Mar 29, 1947
+Thomas Gravlin
6 Thomas Emerson Gravlin
+Edith Maijorie Oglesbee b: Sep9,1906 inLumbarton, Ohio m:Aug 15, 1929 in Wilmington, Ohio, Clinton
4 Donald Arthur Gillam b: Aug 15,1932 in Ohio, Clinton
+Joanne Lewis Gillam
6 JayaLynn
5 Karl Lewis Gillam b: Aug 9, 1969
4 Wanda Martee Gillam b: Jun 26,1933 in Ohio, Clinton
+Don Parks b; Nov 15,1930 in Jamestown, Ohio
5 [4J Cynthia Louise Parks b: Apr 24, 1957
+Daryl Malone
6 Daryl Malone, Jr.
6 Danielle Malone
6 Ashley Call
5 Brian Keith Parks b: Jun 27, 1960
+Pamela Parks
6 Aaron Parks
6 Michelle Parks
6 Jordan Parks
Harris
Elliot Harris
Joshua Harris
Sarah Harris
... +Edwin S. Pumas b: Apr 18, 1868 m; Sep 27, 1888 in Waynesville, Of!
3 Seth Elisha Pumas b: Dec 4, 1889
+Sara Hill
+Stephen Vamer
6 Jcfferey Scott Vamer b;Nov27, 1978
6 Andrea Grace Vamer b: Dec 30, 1981
+Theresa Ann b: Apr 3,1960inMont. Co. Dayton, Ohio m: Aug 13, 1983 in Quaker meeting house Waynesville, Ohio
6 Michael Seth Pumas b: Jan 3, 1985
6 Marjorie Louise Pumas b: Jul 27, 1986
6 David Patrick Pumas b: Feb 22, 1988
3 Lawrence Webber Pumas b; Mar 31, 1891
... +Atha Bailey
4 Willard Pumas
-t-Mildred Pumas
5 Douglas Pumas
5 Kenneth Pumas
+Elizabeth
6 Eli Pumas
5 Andrew Pumas
5 Daniel Pumas
5 Tiffany L.Fumas
5 Valerie V. Pumas
2 Daniel Bailey Underwood b: Feb 12, 1868in Brimstone Rd. Clinton Co. d: Apr 30, 1942 in OH, Clinton
... +Wilhelmina Elizabeth Sophia Hahn b: Aug 1, 1880 in Blanchcster,OH, Brown Co. m: Jun 18, 1902 in Blanchester, Ohio d: Feb 12, 1967 in
Clinton Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, Ohio
3 Elsa Mae Underwood b: Sep 26, 1904 d: Oct 6, 1904
3 Esther Ruth Underwood b: Mar 29, 1903 in Brimstone Rd. Clinton Co., Ohio
+WilliamSexton Doster b: Mar 20, 1899 in Massie Twp., Clinton Co., Ohio m: Jun 18, 1930 in Underwood Orchard, BrimstoneRd. Clilnton
Co., Ohio d: Sep 17, 1984 in Clinton Co., Ohio
4 Daniel Howard Doster b: Mar 20, 1933 in Chester Twp, OH, Clinton Co.
+Barbara Lou Gibbs b: Jan 7, 1934 in Columbus, OH, Franklin m; Feb 18, 1956 in Columbus, OH, Franklin
5 David Alan Doster b: Jun 8, 1957 in Portsmouth, VA
+Cynthia Joan Shear b: Sep 27, 1956 in Marion, IN m: Jul 19, 1980in West Lafayette, IN,Tippecanoe
6 Ashlee Cain Doster b: Oct 11,1984 in MI
+Melody Jane Frazier b: Feb 23, 1959 m: Jun 12, 1983 in Henderson, NC
6 William Frazier Doster b: May 6,1990
6 Daniel James Doster b: May 28, 1991 in Indianapolis, IN, Marion
6 Elizabeth Doster
6 Bryan Dunivant
3 Sara Cecilia Underwood b:Jul 12, 1906 in Underwood Orchard, Clinton Co. d: Jun25,1999inQuaker Heights Nursing Home, Waynesville,
Ohio
+Raymond West Braddock b;Jul 14, 1907 in Waynesville, OH, Warren Co. m: Aug 17, 1930 in Waynesville, OH, Miami Monthly Meeting d:
Mar 28, 1990 in Kettering Hospital, Dayton, Ohio
4 Jennie Lee Braddock b: Oct 12, 1931 in Waynesville, OH, Warren
+John Stephen Fischer b: May 23, 1930 in Budapest, Hungary m: Aug 10, 1954 in Waynesville, Ohio - Miami Monthly Meeting
5 Paul Stephen Fischer b: Nov 18, 1952 in New York, New York
+Maria Cardona b: Dec 9, 1960 in New Jersey m; Jun 30, 1990 in New Jersey
6 Stefan John Fischer b: Nov 13, 1999
+Stanley Brian Weldy b; Oct28,1963 m:Oct 19, 1991 in Waynesville, Ohio- Miami Monthly Meeting
6 Michael Alexander Weldy b:Sep6, 1995
6 Sasha Gabriel Weldy b:May3, 1996
6 Ariane Darias Grace Fischer b:Oct 16, 1999
5 Marika Anne Fischer Hoyt b:Apr 11, 1962 in Highland Park, New Jersey
+William Truman Hoyt b: Oct 2, 1958 in New Jersey m; Mar 20. 1988 in Bloomington Friends Meeting, Bloomington, Ind.
6 Truman John Fischer Hoyt b: Apr26. 1994 d: Aug 5, 1994 in Children's Hospital, Gin. Ohio
6 Mara Kathleen Fischer Hoyt b: Aug 15, 1995
6 WilhelminaGrace Hoyt b;0ct3, 1999
5 Lawrence John Fischer b: Nov 27, 1964 in Highland Park, N.J.
4 Wilhelmina Braddock b: Aug 8, 1934 in 8800 New Burlington Rd.,Wayncsville, OH, Warren County
+Byron Monroe Branson b:Jun 24, 1929 inGreensboro, NC m: Sep 7. 1957 in Wayncsville, OH, Miami Monthly Meeting
5 SaraCarolyn Branson b: Aug 25, 1958in 7595 New Burlington Rd., Wayncsville, OH
+Leigh Norman Homstad b: Feb 14, 1945 m: Apr27, 1991 in Miami Monthly Meeting, Wayncsville, OH
6 Annika Liese Branson Homstad b:Jul 15, 1994
6 Mari Alisa Branson Homstad b: Mar 14,1997
5 Hannah Bess Branson b: Dec 13, 1959 in 7595 New Burlington Rd., Wayncsville, OH
6 Cecilia Adela Branson b: Mar 23,2003 in Guatemala
6 Elana Lucia Branson b: Nov 26, 2004
3 AdaGrace Underwood b: Jan 19, 1909in Brimstone Rd., Harveysburg, Ohio d; Dec20,1964 in Clinton Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, OH
+Fred Dewayne Braddock b: Sep 13,1896 in 7595 New Burlington Rd. Wayncsville, OH, WarrenCounty ra: Oct 11, 1935 d: Feb 12, 1979 in
+Arthur Wilde b: May 13,1912 m: Dec25,1935 in Underwood Orchard, Brimstone Rd. Clilnton Co.,Ohio d: Apr6, 1969
4 Daniel Underwood Wilde b: Dec 27, 1937
+Joseph Lownes Heston b: Apr 2, 1857 m: Dec 20, 1905 in Jonahs Run Baptist, Harveysburg, OH d: Feb 8,1930
3 Edward Elihu Heston b: Jun 3, 1908 d: Feb 28, 1954
3 Mary Letitia Heston b: Sep 7, 1909
+Luther H. Hartsock b: Feb 11, 1909 m: Jun 9, 1941 in Jonahs Run Baptist Church, Harveysburg, OH
4 Roger Luther Hartsock b: Nov 20, 1943
+Cheryl Kay Wonderling b: Jun 8,1945 m: Apr 23,1967 in Wooster, Ohio
5 Sandra Milenna Hartsock b: Jul 14,1974
+Cecilia Ro.se Gisnnetti b: Oct 23, 1946 m: Jul 19, 1974 in Detroit, MI
.. +MatildaJane Downing b: Apr 11, 1851 in Bald Eagle,Centre Co., Pa. m; 1902 d: Mar 24, 1932 in Harveysburg, Ohio