Surnames: BACON, FOWLER, CAMERON, LINTNER, SPIVEY, LEONARD, WITHROW, HOLBROOK, HICKS, YOUNG, JOHNSON From Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol. III, 1919 pages 22, 23, 24 Harry R. BACON, who owns and operates a modern and sanitary bakery at 29 1/2 High street, Hamilton, Ohio, is one of the business men of Butler county who is deserving of special commendation, for in spite of losses and obstacles which would have utterly discouraged the average man, he has gone steadily ahead and today is on the road leading towards a prosperity greater than that which he lost through misfortunes not of his own causing. Mr. Bacon was born at Oxford, Ohio, September 22, 1871, a son of Mahlon P. and Catherine (FOWLER) BACON. The paternal grandfather was born in England, but came to the United States, and located in Maryland, when still a lad. His educational training was confined to that offered by the common schools of his day and neighborhood, and he early became self-supporting, working first at logging, and later at farming. He later moved to Oxford, Ohio, and was interested there in logging and farming until his retirement. His death occurred in 1875,! when he had reached the unusual age of ninety-four years. The paternal grandmother bore the maiden name of Mary CAMERON, and she was born in Scotland. There were nine children in the grandparents' family, all of whom are now deceased. Mahlon P. BACON was born at Oxford Ohio, February J, 1822, and after he completed his attendance at the common schools of his locality, he embarked in farming, and was so engaged in Oxford township, until he attained his majority, when he bought a farm of his own, married a Philadelphia lady, Catherine FOWLER, and settled down on his property. For one term he served as trustee of Oxford township, being elected on the Republican ticket, and he always gave the candidates of that party a faithful support. He and his wife had the following children: George, who married Mary LINTNER, they have five children and own a farm at Somerville, Ohio; Edward, who married Anna SPIVEY, is in a transfer business at Lindenwald, Ohio; Frank, who married Br! idget LEONARD, has eleven children, and is a general contractor of Eas t Hamilton, Ohio; John, who married Mary WITHROW, has six children, and is engaged in farming near Somerville, Ohio; Sadie, who married S. M. HOLBROOK, is now a widow and lives at San Francisco, Cal.; Stella, who married Thomas HICKS, has no children, and lives at Louisville, Ky.; and Harry R., who was the fifth in order of birth. Harry R. BACON attended the common schools of Oxford, Ohio, and for two years the Jacksonboro High school, having for a fellow student a lad who afterwards became governor of Ohio, James COX. After leaving school, Harry R. BACON was engaged in farming near Seven Mile, Ohio, until he reached the age of twenty-three years, when he moved to Hamilton, Ohio, and was in a bicycle business for three years. In 1897, Mr. BACON began canvassing from house to house for orders for a tea, coffee and extract house, and not only was very successful in his work, but learned the business so thoroughly and the requirements of the trade, coming as he did in direct! contact with it, that in 1900, he opened a store of his own, on Front and High streets, Hamilton, Ohio. The knowledge and experience he had gained as a solicitor stood him in such good stead, that by 1913 he had branched out to such an extent that he had four tea and coffee stores, one bakery, and owned three lots, two residences and one stable. All of his holdings were entirely wiped out by the destructive flood of 1913, his loss amounting to $20,000.00. As though this were not enough discouragement, hardly had Mr. BACON begun to get upon his feet, than on Christmas night, 1913, he suffered another loss, this time from fire, his bakery and the stable in the rear, together with four horses in the stable were burned, and he was only partly protected by insurance. Once more Mr. BACON began at the bottom and worked his way up, and his efforts were rewarded, so that in May, 1918, he was able to open his new bakery at 29 1/2 High street, where he has since continued. In 18! 96 Mr. BACON was united in marriage with the daughter of Jacob and Mag delena YOUNG, natives of Germany and Cincinnati, Ohio, respectively. Jacob YOUNG came to the United States in 1855, and lived for a time at Chicago, Ill. When he was forty-five years old, he was married, and they later moved to Hamilton, Ohio. They had five children born to them, of whom two now survive, one being Mrs. BACON, and the other, Mrs. Anna JOHNSON, who lives in Hamilton. One daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. BACON, Fern Catherine, in 1897, on October 27, the same day of the month as Theodore Roosevelt, a fact of which the young lady is very proud. She is exceptionally gifted, her high soprano voice gaining for her the title of Hamilton's "sweetest singer." She was graduated from the Notre Dame Academy at the age of sixteen years, one year earlier than the usual course allows, on account of her hard work and exceptional capabilities. At the time of her graduation, she was awarded a silver medal on account of her progress in music, and she is an accomplished ! pianist, while her voice, of exceptional tone and quality, is still being carefully trained. The fame of this beautiful voice is not a local one, and those who understand its value from a professional standpoint, predict a wonderful future for this gifted girl in the musical world. During the administration of Mayor Fred A. Hinkle, Mr. Bacon served as a member of the civil service commission, and was a careful and efficient official. His fraternal affiliations are with the Elks, Moose and Foresters. Mr. BACON is well known as one who has always been alert and vigilant in behalf of his customers, and served them so well that they have ever been ready to follow him in his undertakings, and render him support when he met with those overwhelming losses, from which he is now recovering through his praiseworthy exertions. Gary King Batavia IL -----Original Message----- From: davis <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 15:23:38 -0800 Subject: Hi I am researching some family members that were in Butler County Ohio around 1860. Sallie Beaver Fowler was @ 3years old and supposedly born there. There are Fowlers in the memoirs of the Miami Valley could you please do a look-up on page 22, and 23. Thanks Deanna Davis