Peter C. Clevenger b. 2 Feb 1833 Clinton County, Ohio, United States d. 16 Jul 1910 Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, United States: Tangled Roots

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Name	Peter C. Clevenger
Born	2 Feb 1833	Clinton County, Ohio, United States [1]
Gender	Male
Census	1870	Washington Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States [2]
	as Peter Clevenger, farmer, head of household
Died	16 Jul 1910	Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, United States [1]
	Cause: Disease of bladder with resulting disease of kidneys
Buried	19 Jul 1910	Clinton County, Ohio, United States [1, 3]
	Address: Sugar Grove Cemetery
Person ID	I10554	TangledRoots
Last Modified	22 Oct 2021

Father	Enos Clevenger, b. 15 Jan 1802, Frederick County, Virginia, United States , d. 22 Jun 1867, Clinton County, Ohio, United States (Age 65 years)
Mother	Christina Crouse, b. 1803, d. Sep 1871 (Age 68 years)
Married	28 Mar 1824	Frederick County, Virginia, United States
Family ID	F4090	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Ellen Mitchell, b. 29 Oct 1836, Washington Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States , d. 13 Aug 1922, Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, United States (Age 85 years)

Married 21 Feb 1856 Clinton County, Ohio, United States [4]

Children

1. John Randolph Clevenger, b. 19 Jun 1858, Cuba, Clinton County, Ohio, United States

, d. 15 Jan 1934, Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, United States

(Age 75 years)

Last Modified 16 Jan 2022

Family ID F4093 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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]