Willis Ross Honeyman

Other Events:

• Birth: 11 Dec 1865, Kessler, Miami County, Ohio, United States
• Census: 1900, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Willis Honeyman, farmer, head of household
• Census: 1910, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Willis R. Honeyman, farmer, head of household
• Census: 1920, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Willis Honeyman, farmer, head of household

Notes:

Willis R. Honeyman, Miami county is indebted for some of its best citizenship to the emigrants from Virginia, who have contributed materially to the agricultural development of this region. From this eastern community of settled conditions and ideals have journeyed many whose names stand for sterling worth in the Miami valley and among them none are more typical than the Honeyman family, a worthy representative of which is found in Willis R. Honeyman, of Monroe township. Mr. Honeyman was born December 11, 1865, in this township, a son of Eli and Annie (Miller) Honeyman, natives of the same county, and a grandson of an early settler from Virginia. The parents passed their entire lives in agricultural pursuits in this county, where both were held in the highest esteem. They had seven children, of whom only two are living: Willis R., and Oliver, who is now living retired at Dayton after many years of agricultural activities, having sold his share in the home estate to this brother. Willis R. Honeyman acquired his education in the public schools after leaving which he began farming on the home place, and after the death of his parents obtained a share of the home place. Later he bought the interest of his brother, and at this time is farming 118 acres, all in a high state of cultivation and with excellent improvements. Mr. Honeyman is a farmer and stock raiser of intelligence, experience and capability, a business man with an excellent reputation for soundness and integrity, and a citizen who has supported all worthy movements both in times of peace and war. He married, November 3, 1886, Hattie Cordelia, daughter of Philip and Mary ( Schrader) Vance, of Troy, and to this union there have been born six children: Bertha, the wife of Harvey Gray, of Tippecanoe City, and Robert, John, Albert, Glenn and Roy at home. During the recent war period, Robert and Albert were particularly active in the sale of war savings stamps, and the other members of the family also did their share in the various movements. Mr. Honeyman is a member of the Knights of Pythias.

Willis married Hattie Cordelia Vance on 3 Nov 1886 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. Hattie (daughter of Phillip Vance and Mary Schrader) was born on 1 Jun 1868 in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; died on 29 Apr 1935 in Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 1 May 1935 in Nashville, Miami County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Bertha Minnet Honeyman was born on 29 Jan 1890 in Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; died on 12 Mar 1952 in Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 15 Mar 1952 in Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio, United States.
2. Robert Elden Honeyman was born on 18 Sep 1891 in Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; died in Jan 1969 in Ohio, United States; was buried in Jan 1969 in Nashville, Miami County, Ohio, United States.
3. John Henry Honeyman was born on 6 Dec 1893 in Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; died on 24 Nov 1962 in Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Nov 1962 in Nashville, Miami County, Ohio, United States.
4. Charles Albert Honeyman was born on 27 Oct 1895 in Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; died in 1954; was buried in 1954 in Nashville, Miami County, Ohio, United States.
5. Glenn Dewey Honeyman was born on 19 Feb 1898 in Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; died on 28 Jun 1950 in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 1 Jul 1950 in Nashville, Miami County, Ohio, United States.
6. Roy Gilbert Honeyman was born on 20 May 1910 in Ohio, United States; died on 20 Mar 1977 in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Mar 1977 in Nashville, Miami County, Ohio, United States.

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Eli Honeyman, in the household of John Honeyman
• Census: 1860, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Eli Honeyman, farm laborer, in the household of John Q. Kesler
• History / Bio: 1880; The History of Miami County, Ohio (Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880), p650
• Census: 1900, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Eli Honeyman, retired, head of household
• Probate: 26 May 1905, Miami County, Ohio, United States

Notes:

...Samuel, served with the First Philadelphia Regiment during the Revolutionary War. During the latter years of his life, he removed his family to Hampshire County, West Virginia, the only son Charles, with his wife Barbara Moore, moved to Miami county with most of their children. Their son, John, bought the Honeyman homestead in 1834. John and wife, Mary Orm were the parents of Eli W., who married Anna Miller. Their son Oliver Miller Honeyman, married Mary Elizabeth Cress. The surname was derived in ye olden days when the family were bee-keepers. (Source: Marie Wilson Musgrave, "The Honeyman Family", (July 1995), pg. 11)

History / Bio:

...Eli W. Honeyman, farmer; P. O. Troy; is a prominent farmer; his parents, John and Mary Honeyman, of Virginia, were pioneers, who emigrated to Miami County early in its settlement. John was a soldier in the war of 1812; we regret so little can be learned of them. Eli was born in Miami County, May 14, 1834; Sept. 29, 1859, he was united in marriage to Miss Annie, daughter of John and Mary Miller. They were also pioneers, and should have a place in this history; their children were ten in number, four only survive--Albert, whose sketch appears in connection with other noted men of Monroe Township, Thomas J., Rhoda Z. and Annie, the wife of Eli Honeyman. They have been the parents of seven children, of whom Oliver M., Willis R., Mattie and Ory, survive; Oliver was born March 7, 1863; Willis, Dec. 11, 1865; Mattie, May 27, 1872; Ory, Jan. 4, 1874. They are all attending school and learning rapidly. Mr. Honeyman has always been prosperous in business, and owns a nice farm of 119 acres; he has been connected with the public schools in capacity of Director. He is a conservative Republican and a good neighbor. (Reference: Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, Inc., 1973, reprint, "The History of Miami County Ohio", (Original by W. H. Beers and County, 1880), pg. 650)

Eli married Anna Miller on 29 Sep 1859 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. Anna was born on 18 Jul 1838 in Kessler, Miami County, Ohio, United States; died on 22 Feb 1918 in Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 24 Feb 1918 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1860, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Anna Honeyman, in the household of John Q. Kesler
• Census: 1900, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Anna Honeyman, wife, 7 children/2 living, in the household of Eli Honeyman
• Census: 1910, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Anna Honeyman, widowed, 7 children born/2 living, head of household

Other Events:

• Military: 29 Jul 1814, Romney, Hampshire County, Viirginia, United States; drafted to serve in the War of 1812 as a Private in Captain Samuel Cockrills Co., Virginia Military
• Military: 8 Dec 1814, Norfolk, Virginia, United States; was discharged from the military
• Census: 1830, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as John Honeyman
• Census: 1850, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as John Honeyman, farmer, head of household
• Census: 1860, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as John Honeyman, farmer, in the household of John Q. Kesler
• Military Pension: 1 Apr 1871; applied for Survivors' Pension, certificate #6829

Notes:

...John Honeyman, probably brother of Benjamin, died December 7, 1875, age 80 yrs; wife Mary, died November 12, 1867, age 65 yrs. War 1812. Son Eli W., born May 14, 1834 Miami County, married Septemeber 29, 1859, Anna Miller (daughter of John and Mary Miller)
...John Honeyman was first buried in the Honeyman Cemetery, exhumed due to family squabble. No one remembered facts. Moved to Curtis Cemetery about a mile south of the first burial site. (Source: 977.d2b, pg. 76)

Birth:
now West Virginia

John married Mary Ann Orm on 2 Jan 1827. Mary was born in 1801 in Virginia, United States; died on 12 Nov 1867; was buried in Nov 1867 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Dolly Orm
• Census: 1850, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Mary Honeyman, in the household of John Honeyman
• Census: 1860, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Mary Honeyman, in the household of John Q. Kesler

Other Events:

• Name: Charles Hunnaman
• Occupation: Farmer

Notes:

Charles Honeyman, of Hampshire County, Virginia, resided for a number of his later years on the farm of his son Michael in Miami County, Ohio, near West Milton, where others of his children resided.

NOTE:
Virginia - First permanent settlement was established in 1607. It was made a royal colony in 1624. Large areas west of the Alleghenies became part of colony before the Revolution. The colony became the 10th state in 1788. Hampshire County - Formed in 1753 (or 1754) from Augusta and Frederick counties, Virginia. It became part of West Virginia in 1863.

Birth:
now West Virginia

Charles married Barbara Moore about 1788. Barbara was born on 27 Dec 1769 in Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 25 Aug 1845 in Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Aug 1845 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]