Infant Clevenger

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• Census: 1870, Washington Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States; as Randolph Clevenger, works on farm, in the house of Peter Clevenger

John married Bell Moon. Bell and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1870, Washington Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States; as Peter Clevenger, farmer, head of household

Notes:

Peter Clevenger, farmer, P.O. Cuba, a representative citizen and author of the history of Washington Township, was born in the township of his residence February 2, 1833. His parents, Enos Clevenger and Christina Krouse, were natives of Frederick county, Va. His father was born October, 1800, and his mother 1808. They were married in Virginia in 1824, and came to this county in the fall of 1825. Mr. Clevenger came to Clinton county in 1824 on horseback, but remained only a short time. The year of his settlement in Washington township (1825) he bought a farm of seventy-five acres on J. Blackwell's survey., No. 1.382. Mr. Clevenger was a man prominent in his day. For twelve years he filled the office of Justice of the Peace, and as Trustee of the township for several terms, besides various local positions. he died October, 1867. Mrs. Clevenger departed this life September, 1871. They had eight children, of whom our subject is the second son and fifth child. He was reared to manhood on his father's farm, and educated in the country schools. He is of English progenitor on his father's side and of German by his mother. His paternal great-grandfather and brother emigrated from England with Lord Fairfax's colony about 1738-39, and served in the French, Indian and Revolutionary wars, and was present with the victors at Yorktown. our subject's maternal grandfather, john Krouse, was born in Hesse-Cassel, Germany. He was a soldier in the war of the Revolution of the British side and was captured at the surrender of Yorktown, and with other prisoners was taken to Winchester Barracks. In 1853 and 1854, Mr. Clevenger took a course of instructions in surveying and civil engineering. He has been engaged in the former department since 1856 and the latter since 1869. he has been employed as engineer by the County Commissioners more or less since 1808. February 21, 1856, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary E. Mitchell, daughter of John and Mary Mitchell, and a native of Washington Township, where her birth occurred October, 1837. They have one child--J. Randolph. He was born June 19, 1857. Mr. Clevenger owns a valuable farm of 582 acres, located in Washington, Vernon and Marion Townships. his farm near Cuba is adorned with a substantial frame residence built in 1876 at a cost of $3,000. Its neat and well-arranged lawn and surroundings plainly indicate that a first=class farmer resides there. Mr. Clevenger superintends his farm and rearing stock, and has been very successful in financial pursuits; 1871-72 and 1873, he was engaged in the mercantile business with Mr. S. T. Moon, of Cuba. Mr. Clevenger is identified with the I.O.O.F., and in politics is Democratic. he has occupied various official relations in his township. He has been Township Clerk since 1865 and Justice of the Peace since 1866. Mr. Clevenger is one of the leading and most influential citizens of Washington Township, and a personal sketch of him in this volume is eminently appropriate. [Source: W. H. Beers & County, Chicago, 1882, "The History of Clinton County, Ohio", (Evansville, Indiana: A Reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1971), Washington Twp., pg. 1138-1139]

Peter married Mary Ellen Mitchell on 21 Feb 1856 in Clinton County, Ohio, United States. Mary was born on 29 Oct 1836 in Washington Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States; died on 13 Aug 1922 in Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 16 Aug 1922 in Clinton County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1870, Washington Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States; as Mary E. Clevenger, in the house of Peter Clevenger

Enos married Christina Crouse on 28 Mar 1824 in Frederick County, Virginia, United States. Christina was born in 1803; died in Sep 1871. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]