The Jamesons and Related Families (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: The following article was provided by the Allen County, Ohio Historical Society in Lima, Ohio: GEORGE JAMESON Alonzo S. Bower April 16,1937 "A Lawyer and a gentleman in the highest sense. George Jameson came to Lima, Ohio, Allen County at about the Civil War period, 1867. I, as a boy, remember them very well when they lived in the last house, a cottage, with an orchard, chicken yard, stable and outhouses, situated on the west side of South Tanner Street, which is now Central Avenue. Of all the housekeepers Mrs. Jameson is remembered as being very pleasant and generous to all comers especially children who were attracted by the wonderful churn Mr. Jameson had constructed, it was operated by a tread-mill which was powered by a dog, a large Mastiff, who, when led into the mill had naught to do but keep going until the butter was churned. At my home my Mother, having six boys all in a row, such duties as churning and like chores descended upon each boy in turn as his elders graduated. Mr. Jameson's churn attracted my attention and I went there often, I liked buttermilk and the lady was very generous. Later Mr. Jameson purchased from Mr. Brierton a farm on the Allentown Road, this land l(ie)ing east of Cole Street and to Charles Street and from Elm Street to Wayne Street on the south and north. These Streets were not platted at that time, later this was done and several houses built on it by Mr. Jameson as well as a fine home for himself, this home at 910 West Market is now known as the Baxter home. The Jamesons had one son Charles who married an only daughter of Mr. Edwin Sanford who lived on the corner of North and Elizabeth Streets. It was the Woodlawn Cemetery, The Fair ground on the Bellefountaine Road, The Union Depot on N. Tanner Street, The Jameson p...