History of Hillsboro, (Highland County) Ohio United States of America

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John Hussey, educator, was born in Hillsboro, Ohio, Aug. 19, 1831; son of Dr. Zimri and Virginia (Boxley) Hussey; grandson of Stephen and Mary (Underwood) Hussey; great grandson of Stephen and Martha (Chamness) Hussey, and great5 grandson of Christopher Hussey, who was born in Dorking, Surrey, England, in 1598, and came to America in 1630 in company with John Winthrop. He was graduated from Miami university in 1854 and from Lane Theological seminary in 1859, and was ordained by the Hamilton presbytery, June 17, 1859. He served as pastor of the Lockland and Sharon, Ohio, Presbyterian churches, 1859-67. He served on the U.S. Christian commission in 1864; was captured by Gen. Bragg at the battle of Chickamauga and imprisoned in Libby prison and Thunder castle. He was finally exchanged, and was professor in the Glendale (Ohio) Female college until 1873. He was also a member of the fish commission and of the geological surveys of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. He was professor in Hanover college, 1873-74, and professor of languages in Purdue university, Lafayette, Ind., and later of natural science there, 1874-79. In 1879 he was stricken with paralysis, from which he never recovered. He was married, June 27, 1867, to Isabella Shepherd,'and bad five sons and three daughters. He made valuable collections of botanical and geological specimens, which were exhibited at the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago, 1893. Hanover gave him the degree of Ph.D in 1871. He died in Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 26, 1888.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Joseph Jefferson McDowell, representative, was born in Burke county, N.C., Nov. 13, 1800; son of Joseph and Margaret (Moffett) McDowell of Quaker Meadow, and a descendant of Ephraim McDowell, who left Ireland, May 20, 1729, arrived in America in August, 1829, and settled, with other hardy pioneers from Ireland, in Augusta county, Va., between 1730 and 1740, and married Margaret Irvine. Joseph J. was married to Sally Allen, daughter of the Rev. John and Elizabeth (Allen) McCue. He engaged in agriculture, removed to Kentucky, and thence to Highland county, Ohio, and was a representative in the Ohio legislature, 1832; state senator, 1833-35; was made brigadier-general of the state militia in 1834; in 1835 was admitted to the bar, and practised in Hillsboro. He was a Democratic representative from the seventh Ohio district in the 28th and 29th congresses, 1843-47. He died in Hillsboro, Ohio, Jan. 17, 1877.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor