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Transcription contributed by Martie Callihan 10 October 2005 |
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The History of Warren County Ohio Part V. Biographical Sketches Wayne Township (Chicago, IL: W. H. Beers Co, 1882; reprint, Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, 1992) |
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AMOS B. SIDES, dealer in grain and agricultural implements, Waynesville, born in Warren County Sept 5, 1839, is a son of Samuel and Mary (Butter) Sides, natives of Lancaster Co., Penn.; they emigrated to Ohio and located in Warren County in 1837, about three miles north of Lebanon, and here they spent the balance of their lives; he died June 23, 1854, aged 55 years; his wife died Nov. 22, 1858, aged 57 years. They were parents of twelve children, eight sons and four daughters; eight now survive—Samuel, John E., George W., Henry K, Amos B., Sarah (now Mrs. Haines) and Martha M. (now Mrs. Dunwiddie). Mr. Sides, when he arrived in this county, was a poor man; his capital consisted of two $10 gold pieces, one of which he gave |
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for one barrel of potatoes, the largest of which was not larger than a walnut He rented land for several years. In 1849 or 1850, he purchased a farm of 50 acres, upon which he lived two years, when he sold this place and bought 120 acres, upon which he lived till his death, at which time he was worth $8,000— the fruits of industry and energy. The subject of this sketch, was 15 years of age when his father died, after which he worked from place to place by the month till 20 years of age; thence he entered upon farming, which business he followed about ten years. In the spring of 1870, he, with his brother, John B., entered upon the lumber trade at Corwin, at which they continued three-years; thence he formed a partnership with his brother, George W., as dealers in grain and agricultural implements, in Waynesville, where they have continued to the present time. They have established a good trade and are doing a very prosperous business, second to but few in the county. Mr. Sides is not only an active business man, but has filled many of the offices of his township, having served as Assessor, Township Trustee and a member of the Council of Waynesville. On April 11, 1861, he was married, to Miss Prudie E., daughter of Wesley and Susan Haines, whose history is given in the sketch of Ner Haines. By this union they have one child—Susan F., born Jan. 30, 1862. |
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